Bed & Breakfast in St Francisville, Louisiana

Louisiana

Desert Plantation B & B

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8069 Sage Hill Rd St Francisville LA 70775

Business Description

If you are looking for a bed & breakfast in St Francisville, LA, come to Desert Plantation B & B. We offer comfortable and well-kept rooms to ensure that you are satisfied with your stay. Our rooms have a wide variety of features that will make your stay more inviting. Our staff is on hand and very knowledgeable. We strive to offer our services at rates that are affordable. For a great hotel in St Francisville, LA, call on Desert Plantation B & B.

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Welcome to Desert Plantation Weddings and B&B Desert Plantation is a National Register antebellum St. Francisville bed and breakfast on a one-thousand acre Louisiana plantation in the beautiful, rolling countryside along the edge of the Tunica Hills. Just a few miles from Pond, MS and close to Clark Creek Natural Area. The inn is conveniently located just 50 miles from both Baton Rouge, LA and Natchez, Mississippi.

The home's decor features period furnishings, and each room is thoughtfully appointed with antiques and a private bath. Amenities include a swimming pool on the grounds.

Desert Plantation offers B&B lodging in a country retreat setting. Peaceful trails are available for walking with a large variety of wildlife, birds, and wildflowers for viewing and photographing.

Enjoy refreshments on the veranda, a Southern-style full country breakfast each morning, and an optional dinner in the evening. Families with children and most pets are welcome.

Sites in the area include the Old Pond Store, Clark's Creek Natural Area, and Greenwood Plantation. Hunting is available in the area. Historic tours are available in Woodville and St. Francisville, each only about 20 minutes away. In October, there's the Angola Prison Rodeo, which is just 5 miles away from The Desert Plantation, promising a day full of fun and excitement.

The historic setting at Desert Plantation is also the perfect place for Louisiana destination weddings. For more details about our Wedding, anniversary, and Honeymoon Packages, please contact us.

History

Colonel Robert Semple bought Desert Plantation in Louisiana in 1808 for $12,000.00 from Daniel Clark, affiliated with Louis and Clark Expedition. It was originally part of two Spanish land grants.

Semple was married to Isabelle Turnbull. The Turnbulls, a prominent family in the area at the time, built Rosedown in St. Francisville. Desert Plantation was built by Colonel Semple and Isabelle in 1808. It was completed in 1812. Colonel Semple acted as architect and builder with help only from the on-site slaves. Colonel Semple died one year after Desert was completed in 1812 of Yellow Fever. Isabelle lived in Desert Plantation for 60 years after her husband's death. She used the house over that time as a hospital for Yellow Fever victims.

Desert Plantation was a cotton plantation of about 1500 acres and consisted of two cotton gins, one and one-half miles of slave quarters, a milk room, a dairy, an outside kitchen, and the main house. After Isabella died in 1873, the plantation passed to the hands of her heirs: her son Robert, and two grandchildren, Sarah Jane Young and Robert Semple Young, all who are buried in the Semple graveyard at Desert Plantation.

In 1883, Desert Plantation was sold to Robert Norman, who only farmed the land. He put four sharecropper families in the house who did not treat it kindly.

In 1900, Daniel Fielding Merwin bought "The Desert Plantation" as it was called then. It took the family two years to renovate, for it was in very poor shape. Since then, there have been three generations of the Merwin Family to live in the Desert House. Guests of our St. Francisville, Louisiana bed and breakfast are invited to come experience the hospitality and southern country charm of this beautiful antebellum home.

Scenery

Desert Plantation Bed and Breakfast is the ideal destination for your Louisiana family vacation. If you are looking for a spot that offers something for everyone and also provides activities for fun, quality time spent as a group, then start making plans to stay with us in St. Francisville.

Ready for a wild time? The Angola Prison Rodeo is coming up soon with events held every Sunday in October. Book reservations now for a weekend getaway at Desert Plantation, then head to the rodeo Sunday morning for a day full of fun and excitement.

Just a few miles down the road from the Desert Plantation Bed and Breakfast is Clarks Creek Natural Area, a Mississippi State Park, which offers bicycling, hiking, and 14 beautiful waterfalls. Also about four miles from the B&B is Fort Adams, Mississippi, which is a historic Civil War battle site with remnants of the old fort high up on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.

If you like touring towns with beautiful old and new homes, you might want to try the spring pilgrimage in St. Francisville or the spring and fall pilgrimages in Natchez, Mississippi. In early December is Christmas in the Country, which is a fun-filled day for the whole family and a perfect way to get into the holiday spirit. For the music lovers, there is the Baton Rouge Symphony at Hemingbough Convention Center, and for the bird watchers, there is the Audubon Country BirdFest in St. Francisville, LA in April.

Additional area activities include:

Hiking, biking, waterfalls, swimming, horseback riding, bird watching, nature photography, geocaching, fossil & artifact collecting, ATVs, hunting & fishing, romance , and peace & quiet. There are lots of recreational experiences to choose from for your fun Louisiana family vacation.

rooms & Rates

Our historic Louisiana bed and breakfast inn in Francisville, LA is furnished with antebellum family furniture handed down from generation to generation; one of the plantation suites has the original Desert furniture. Each of the four guest suites is furnished with antiques, including four-poster queen sized beds. All room rates include a full southern breakfast.

There are two upstairs guestrooms with a balcony between them, wet bar, TV, refrigerator, and microwave for your convenience.

Families with Children are Welcome at Desert Plantation Bed and Breakfast.

The Desert Suite:

The Desert Suite is a large suite downstairs off of the front veranda. Suite has gas logs, refrigerator, coffee pot, Direct TV and private bathroom with a jacuzzi tub and shower. All antiques date back to early 1800s. The four poster bed is in between a queen and king. Family friendly and some small house broken pets are allowed. A full southern breakfast is served in dinning room and is included with rental rate at $175.00 per night.

The Catherine Suite:

The Catherine Suite has gas logs in the fireplace, private bath with antique claw foot tub with hand held shower, flat screen TV with direct tv, antique four poster Mallard bed which is original to the house, coffee pot and mini fridge. A full southern breakfast served in the dining room is included with the overnight stay at $150.00 per night.

The Isabelle Suite:

Sleeps 3 with a Queen teaster bed and twin bed, gas logs in fireplace, private bath with antique clawfoot tub, dormer look-out window. Kitchenette with sitting area and dining table located in upstairs hall is accessible by both upstairs rooms at

$150.00 per night.

The Semple Suite:

Sleeps 4 with a Queen teaster antique bed and Queen sleigh bed, gas logs in fireplace, private bathroom with antique footed tub,dormer look-out window, uses the same kitchenette/sitting room as other upstairs suite at $150.00 per night.

Rent the House:

Rental of house, grounds, and pool for 2 nights. Includes 4 suites that sleep no more than 12 guest.

$1,250 per weekend, additional nights available for $550.00 per night.