Bally House Bed and Breakfast is a restored home in Grand Marais, Minnesota. The Bally Family built and established the property as a personal home in 1913. It served three generations of the Bally's, and in 2014 it was converted into a bed and breakfast by the now owners, Randy and Cheryl Woodward. The home has four rooms available to rent with private bathrooms, decorated with rustic farm style décor. A rotating menu is served every morning with waffles, quiche, omelets, muffins, and pancakes. Bally House Bed and Breakfast is open from May to October, its busiest season being in the early fall.
The Bally House Bed and Breakfast sits a block away from Lake Superior's northwestern banks in Grand Marais, Minnesota. It has been in operation since 2014, and offers an authentic lodging experience for those visiting the northern Minnesota region. The house is a little over 100 years old, initially constructed by the Bally family and serving them for three generations. Today, the building offers four rooms as part of a rustic bed and breakfast experience. Each of the four bedrooms has a private bathroom, dressers for storing luggage clothing, an alarm clock, free WiFi, and a hairdryer. There is daily room service, and it includes fresh towels. The rooms vary when it comes to the beds that are offered, with one containing two twin-sized beds, one with a queen-sized bed, and the remaining two with full-sized beds. The room with the queen-sized bed—referred to as the North Guest Room—is the most-reserved room at Bally House Bed and Breakfast. All of the rooms at the Bally House Bed and Breakfast accommodate up to two guests.
Every morning, the innkeepers of Bally House provide a complimentary breakfast to those who are visiting. These breakfasts are on a rotating menu with three different options. Among other things, guests can expect to eat strawberry waffles, quiche, omelets, hash browns, English muffins, or pancakes. Some guests who visit Bally House Bed and Breakfast view the daily breakfasts as one of the property's most popular features. The property is open from May to October of each year. Their busiest seasons are in the middle of the summer and the transition between summer and fall. The trees change colors in the autumn months, which can be a big draw for visitors.
The desired feel of the Bally House Bed and Breakfast as stated by the property owners is to be like "grandma's house." Innkeepers Randy and Cheryl Woodward want to make guests' experience akin to that of visiting an old relative, and they feel that the decorations in the bed and breakfast add to that ideal. The décor in Bally House is antique in nature. The various rooms have artifacts and knick-knacks that are thematically sorted by time periods, though the effect is a subtle one. The grounds of the property are quaint and homely, offering guests the chance to wander through the handful of gardens on the northern and western sides of the house. To further help to create the environment of "grandma's house," Randy bakes cookies each afternoon for the visitors of the bed and breakfast. He and Cheryl hope that guests can have a "comfortable and relaxing experience."
The home inspired environment, along with the food and the historical element of the house, all contribute to Bally House's culture and atmosphere. One guest commented, "We have stayed twice now at the Bally House. Our room was charming and very comfortable. We enjoyed our conversations with Innkeepers Randy and Cheryl, who were very warm and hospitable. Had a lovely evening outside by the fire. Breakfast was wonderful as were Randy's freshly baked cookies!" Popular things to do in the area include hiking on the trails near Grand Marais, visiting art galleries or museums, or taking part in the many boating activities possible on the nearby Lake Superior.
The Bally House Bed and Breakfast was first built in the year 1913 by Sam Bally in the Grand Marais, Minnesota Region. Sam had previously arrived in the area to work in the lumber industry. In 1911, he built the Bally Blacksmith Shop as a new business. The Bally House served as the personal home of the Bally family for three generations. Sam's son and grandson—Albert and Bill, respectively—continued to work as blacksmiths and brought good memories to many members of the community. In the 1990s, the Bally Blacksmith Shop closed down. The Bally House remained functional, though at some point it was converted into a bed and breakfast. Around the year 2004, it ceased operations. Later, in 2014, Randy and Cheryl Woodward restored the Bally House to its former business and became the new innkeepers. Randy and Cheryl spent some time in the early years of their career's working in the hospitability industry, and wanted to create something together that they could welcome guests to enjoy along with them. The Bally House Bed and Breakfast has done just that.
121 3rd Street
Marais, Minnesota 55604
United States
Bed and Breakfast
Randy & Cheryl Woodward
