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| - Without a doubt one of the nicest places I have ever had the pleasure of laying my head...
...having wine and cheese...
....or breakfasting.
The Inn on Negley is gorgeously appointed. The individual rooms, all named for varieties of apple, are spectacular. We were in the lovely Northern Spy. The bed was wonderfully comfortable, the linens unbelievably soft and luxurious. L'Occitane bath products smelled divine. The Shadyside neighborhood outside of downtown is quiet but still conveniently located to all the Pittsburgh doings.
Breakfast each morning, cooked by the hospitable Chef Jackie, is pure pleasure. Each night on your pillow a menu card appears; check off what you'd like in the morning, what time you'll be eating, and drop it off in the dining room. The next day, Jackie is ready and waiting with a fresh fruit plate, the pastry of the day, and fantastically strong and flavorful coffee. Omelets and fritattas are made with local produce and eggs. Irish oatmeal is served with milk from a nearby creamery. Toast bread changes daily but is always whole-grain and delicious. Breakfast meats are lean and filling.
Afternoons, iced tea and cookies are set out, and in the evenings wine and cheese served. Enjoy them in a rocker on the front porch, relaxing on the back deck retreat, or in the privacy of your room.
Staff is not only eminently professional, but warm and gracious. Heidi at the front desk was beyond helpful in making suggestions for what to do in the city or where to eat (I will be forever indebted to her for recommending what was probably our best meal of the trip at Soba). If you ever find yourself in Pittsburgh, lodgings can't get much better than the Inn on Negley.
That's probably sufficient gushing.
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