In the center of Princeton, a two-minute walk from the university campus, this inn has hosted visitors for more than a century. Built as a private home in 1770, the structure was moved in 1875 from its original site on the Princeton campus to its current location. It’s the town’s only full-time bed-and-breakfast, so guests should book far in advance for the fall and spring, when visiting educators, alums, and parents fill its rooms. Albert Einstein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Bertrand Russell are listed among the inn’s distinguished guests.
The rooms here vary in color scheme and decor, featuring French, Early American, and English antiques and repro-ductions. There is a unifying theme, however: the peacock. This showy bird appears on screens, in bedside lamps, and on mantels. The owners, animal lovers, even have six live peacocks (not on the premises), and pets are welcome. On most nights, guests can take advantage ofa special $32 prix-fixe menu at Le Plumet Royal, the inn’s ordinarily ultra-expensive French restaurant.
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