Culver Indiana Hotels feat. Aquaman: Bed and Breakfast

With summer 2006 quickly approaching, what better time for a round-up of Culver Hotel accomodations for parents and alumni visiting Culver Academy than now? This week we’ll be glancing through the surprisingly extensive Culver Indiana hotel scene, tossing in some pictures and blurbs about the many options out there along the way. After you’re done reading these you can check out the Culverpedia entry on Culver Indiana Hotels and can chime in with feedback in the new discussion thread over in the forums.

Because I’m not really an expert of any kind when it comes to writing about the hospitality industry, I thought it might be a good idea to bring in someone who knows his stuff when it comes to this sort of thing. So throughout this article and the ones that follow you’ll also be hearing comments and opinions from a Go Culver.com guest writer, the Lord of Atlantis himself, Aquaman!

Aquaman, a frequent visitor to the Lake Maxinkuckee region, has stayed in his share of fishy places over the years. So when I told him about this article series, he practically jumped at the chance to help out. Thanks Aquaman!

Ok, lets get started. Today we’re off to the…
Culver Bed and Breakfast Inn! (site link) (googlemap link)

Located right on E. Lakeshore Drive (just keep on driving past the Edgewater Grille) the Culver Bed and Breakfast Inn bills itself as “a 1917…historical landmark” boasting hardwood floors, brass light fixtures, leaded glass windows, and a built-in buffet.”

I suppose the alternative–dirt floors, cardboard light fixtures, and no windows–wouldn’t be very appealing to many Culver Academy visitors so that’s one we can put in the win column for the Culver B&B, or CBBINN, or CABIN as Aquaman and I will straightfacedly call it from here on out.

All rooms at the CABIN are non-smoking, which should not be interpreted as meaning that the rooms are un-cool, for in fact, as Aquaman points out, all rooms are actually quite cool by merit of being air-conditioned. They also come equipped with cable TV, a coffee maker, and a hair dryer, necessities when vacationing in northern Indiana. Aquaman would have liked a salt water jacuzzi, but I think thats a bit much to expect.
The CABIN offers a quaint bevy of accomodation options worth taking a look at:

The Lake Room:

“Decorated in Paul Brent’s Seashore Designs” (I had no clue who this was, but apparently Aquaman is familiar with his work over here) the Lake Room offers up a Queen Size canopy bed (can you call it a canopy bed when it appears to use fishing net?), a private bath, and a white whicker sitting area. There also appear to be crustaceans affixed to the side of the bed. As will become clear shortly, this is the most unique room in the CABIN. Aquaman says he would definitely sleep here if given a choice of Culver Hotel Accomodations.
Designed to make you feel you’re right by the lake a night in the Lake Room will set you back a cool $120 smacker’s a night. Aquaman awards the Lake Room an 8 out of 10 for wet freshness.
The North Room:

This next room should probably be renamed the “Wicker Room” seeing as it “abounds” in in the stuff “from the comfortable chair and ottoman to the queen size sofa sleeper.” Bottom-line? You’re falling asleep in this room, fool. Oddly enough, the designers seem to have quite the thing for palm trees…which is a little odd for a room called the “north room”. Bah.

Anyway, this is the stately fancy schmancy room in the house and yet a night here (where Aquaman says he would most definitely NOT sleep) will also set you back $120 General Washingtons. Aquaman isn’t digging the brown color-scheme so he only gives this room a 5 out of 10.
Grandma’s Room:

Next up we have, yes, Grandma’s Room, named so, not because it smells like a grandma, or because it looks like the sort of place a grandma would like to stay over in, but because this is honestly your grandma’s room. Last time you visited during the holidays, when she pinched your cheeks and commented on your weight, you forgot to check out her room didn’t you? Because if you had, you’d have recognized this joint right off the bat. Your grandma’s been holed up here for the last 4 years and you had NO IDEA.

Anyway, grandma’s room sports an antique walnut bed and a box of warm cookies under the bed. For better or worse the dresser next to the bed comes furnished with “Grandma’s Clothes” as well. A night here runs a more modest $90 a night. Aquaman awards this room a 7 out of 10. Aquaman likes cookies almost as much as he likes tuna.

Jenny’s Room:

Our next stop will be at Jenny’s Room. There’s not a whole lot one can say about Jenny’s room except that, judging by the picture, Jenny was or is a bit of a slob. Bed-making like that would never fly at Culver Summer Camps! Described as a “cozy corner to snuggle in with a good book” Jenny’s room also costs $90 a night.

The brass bed frame does however mean that you can practice your doorplate-shining skills while you lay in bed. Perhaps not a bad notion. Aquaman gives this one a 6 out of 10. “Not fit for the King of Atlantis and his brood,” he says.
The Balloon Room:

Last up on our grand tour of the Culver Bed and Breakfast Inn is the Balloon Room, a sitting room named after the GIANT HONKING PICTURE OF A BALLOON that used to jump off the wall and thwock guests on the head while they tried to drink their coffee and eat their micowaved popcorn in the early evening.

THE STORY: The CABIN owners originally named this part of the house “The Plaid Room” in honor of the left-most wall, however this enraged the GIANT HONKING PICTURE OF A BALLOON so much that it started attacking anyone who sat down in the white wicker chair by the window. The current name was worked out between the owners and the G.H.P.B. as a sort of compromise, a new name in exchange for no more attacking unsuspecting guests. Aquaman, who has negotiated peace settlements with the likes of the United States government and also his evil half brother, Black Manta, knows how difficult it can be to reach a position all parties can agree on. For this reason he awards the balloon room a 9 out of 10. Not bad.

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So there you have it, a quick look at the Culver Bed and Breakfast Inn in Culver, Indiana based on zero first-hand experience and perhaps one too many root beers for lunch. The intraweb is a grand thing!

*sends Aquaman back to Atlantis*

In all seriousness though, the Culver Bed and Breakfast looks like a pretty agreeable place to stay from the offerings they have up on their web site. I think you’ll find as we continue through the ranks of Culver Hotels that it’s tough to beat the prices on the cheaper rooms and still stay in town. We’ll see throughout the week eh? Until tomorrow, beware GIANT HONKING PICTURES OF BALLOONS who may suddenly decide to leap from the wall into your publicity photo for the website that represents your business.

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