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WHAT A LOVELY ROOM — Each of the four rooms available at the Roseberry House bed and breakfast includes a queen-sized bed and full bathroom. This room, the Brittany, features a beautiful antique bedroom suite with an armoire and nightstand and Breton wheel motif. This room is situated at the front of the house with a view looking down North Lassen Street to historic Uptown. Ruth Ellis
Susanville bed and breakfast provides all the comforts of home IF YOU’RE TRAVELING or just wanting to get away for several nights, a visit to Susanville’s bed and breakfast might be just the ticket. The Roseberry House, operated by Richard and Charmy Sorem at 609 North St, has been a fixture in Lassen County since 1902, and it was once considered the community’s finest home. When people sign up to stay at the Roseberry House, they will be placed in one of four bedrooms — all with queen-sized beds, full bathrooms and televisions. They also will have breakfast prepared. According to Richard, he and Charmy cook whatever a person wants and they respect any dietary restrictions. People may want a waffle or an omelet, eggs over easy or poached. Stuffed French toast could be considered a Roseberry House specialty with its cream cheese and homemade jam filling. Charmy said guests seem to really like the muffins, baked every morning, and her threeinch chocolate chip cookies served when guests arrive. Guests are provided with a key to the private entrance to the house so they can come and go as they please. There is a small balcony at the end of the upstairs hall with two chairs so people can sit and relax while enjoying the views down North Lassen Street. The French Suite also has a 46
twin bed and sitting area to better accommodate guests, and the Sorems provide a crib, a toddler bed and queen aero bed. Tea, coffee and treats are provided in the parlor as well as reading material, and a larger television. Richard said, “The difference in staying at a bed and breakfast rather than a motel or hotel is there is a lot of personal service between the innkeepers and people.” Richard said the Roseberry House provides a place for state employees who come to Lassen County for work. It is a second bedroom for locals who might have family coming to town and for snowbirds that drive through Lassen County in search of warmer climates during the winter. The bed and breakfast also has rented to some international travelers, too. Another part of the ambiance of a bed and breakfast is sitting around and eating with other guests or the owners. Charmy said renters will ask when the other guests are eating breakfast so they can eat together. Thomas and Viola Roseberry built the Roseberry House after they moved from Modoc County to Susanville when Thomas was appointed registrar of the United States Land Office in 1892. Prior to moving to Susanville,
Roseberry served in the California Legislature as an assemblyman from Modoc and Lassen counties. According to Richard, the house was used as a boarding house and apartments, and in 1987 it was converted into a bed
and breakfast. Then they sold the building to Ivan and Cleone Walker and after 15 years, Richard and Charmy took over in Jan. 1, 2004. For more information or to make reservations go to roseberryhouse.com or call (530) 257-5675. ❖
Ruth Ellis
DEDICATED PROPRIETORS — The Roseberry House is run by innkeepers Richard and Charmy Sorem, who took over the bed and breakfast in 2004.
Lassen County Visitors Guide 2011-12