the Leaf room at rooms2stay™

rooms2stay™ is a boutique BnB that is big on hospitality. Three private rooms are available in a 100 y .o. historical home situated on a red bricked, maple tree-lined street. Off-street, covered parking for guests. RECENT NOTE: From pandemic lessons learned, newer cleaning routines for rooms2stay for an even safer place to stay have been added. Please read more about it under title/ description space description. Thanks for considering for rooms2stay for your accommodation. As businesses, etc. are reopening, it's exciting to see the influx of new people joining Airbnb for their accommodations. If you don't have a review yet please provide some information about yourself during your booking request for your safety and mine. Thanks! In times like these PLEASE READ: Your stay and safety are very important to rooms2stay. In light of the outbreak of the coronavirus, rooms2stay wants to assure you all the necessary precautionary measures are being taken to ensure a safe experience for our guests. To that end Cat, the hostess, is upping her game on cleaning protocols, disinfecting much as possible to keep rooms2stay “cootie” free as possible. This will also involve guest participation. The first request is to wash your hands, with soap, before you enter your room when you check-in and then again on return from your coming and goings. Please make reservations 24 hours before booking your stay so protocols can be accomplished. Not only will common areas such as stair rails, doorknobs, light switches, surfaces, but laundry will also be sanitized (comforters) as well as the standard towel and sheet change. A new option is the availability of commercially prepackaged foods for breakfast choice. As much as she enjoys concocted special family-style breakfasts (which she will still do, one breakfast per guest, if so desired at no additional charge served between 7 and 9:30 a.m.) and table settings she will do all with plastic gloves on. She is a food handling permit carrier! Cat’s preference is to usually not use bamboo or paper products when serving foodstuff. She is going "green" with future use of disposable and biodegradable plates, flatware, paper travel mugs, etc. use. She’s looking forward to the creative challenge of integrating all without losing the charm of a cozy quaint BnB and turning it into a sterilized hotel experience. rooms2stay is an ideal overnight accommodation for business travelers, visiting college parents, grad students, and professors. Baker University is one block away. This Airbnb listing is authorized and has been inspected by the city. Not handicap accessible nor suitable for children. Prefer guests 23 years of age and older. Ages 13 to 23 y.o. need to be accompanied by a parent. This site is not handicapped accessible. The hostess lives on-site (downstairs) and will personally greet you when you come. There is a shared bathroom for the guests on the same floor as their rooms, house robes are provided for each guest. A desk/writing surface (with office supplies and free wifi) and a dressing area is available for guest convenience in each room. Each room is keyed for security. Other amenities (full kitchen, outdoor sitting areas with grill use, and limited washer and dryer) can be made available by request. The books and piano are for use to read or play but please ask first. Continental breakfast will be provided, no extra fee. Free wifi. The hostess also enjoys playing concierge and loves hospitality. She has lived in surrounding area for over 25 years. Baldwin City is a quaint, one traffic light, bedroom community, in rural country operating in a digital world! People come here to find a relaxing place to unwind during their travels. Situated 20 miles from Lawrence and Ottawa (location of Kansas University and Ottawa University), approximately 1-hour drive from Kansas City MCI airport and forty minutes from Kansas City which provides the bigger urban fix. The main campus of Baker University is in Baldwin City. Meanwhile the rural agricultural community (AgEco) and surrounding farm towns offer a variety of unique events like county fairs, wine tastings with entertainment, a dinner train Kansas Belle (and most recently a three year contract with Polar Express™ train ride during e.o.y festivities, country markets at farms, city farmers market, art and holiday vendor events in historic old barns, and of course: Baldwin City's signature annual Maple Leaf Festival, now running strong for over 60 years! There is no public transportation in town. Uber, Lyft and/or taxi is available from Lawrence with prior coordination (FYI Uber's fee to and from Kansas City airport is $100) 5% of the funds received for each booking is donated by the host to a charitable cause introduced to me by one of my guests who personally started and runs at the grassroots level for a Zimbabwe Orphanage (blind orphans) & Education Fund .  5% discount for military and teachers, Please let the hostess know beforehand of any dietary preferences. Instructions will be provided for check-out once you arrive. Eateries are limited in town and hours open vary, suggest you grab a bite to eat before arriving. If sick upon arrival please be sensitive and consider another overnight accommodation elsewhere that is not as much a community setting as a bed and breakfast. If unavoidable there may be a cleanup fee of an extra night's rate. Also, there is personal damage insurance but it doesn’t preclude a guest from financial responsibility for any damages claimed by the hostess if Airbnb determines a guest was at fault. No firearms or drugs allowed. This is a no-smoking environment (to include vaping).