COMPASSIONATE ABOUT SHARING THEIR LOVE WITH VISITORS.
♪ ERIN: PORTSMOUTH’S NEW HAMPSHIRE IS FULL OF HISTORY AND TRAVELERS LOOKING TO SOAK IT ALL IN WHILE ENJOYING TOP-NOTCH MEALS IN THIS FOODIE MECCA AND ALL OF THE
ENTERTAINMENT THE CITY HAS TO OFFER.
>> I LOVE THE HOSPITALITY>> INDUSTRY.
I LOVE RUNNING INTO PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK LOOKING AT A MAP AND DIDN’T KNOW WHERE THEY WERE OR WHERE THEY WERE GOING OR WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO AND INTERRUPTING THEM AND SAYING
WHAT ARE YOU INTERESTED IN?
ERIN: THE PORTSMOUTH POWER COUPLE ARE ON A QUEST TO NOT ONLY FAILURE BELLIES WITH TO VICIOUS -- WITH DELICIOUS CUISINE, THEY OWN AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANTS, BUT TO OFFER UP --
ALSO OFFER YOU A PLACE TO LAY YOUR HEAD THAT HAS AS MUCH CHARACTER AS THE OLD PORT CITIES THEY SHARE IS IT GOOD WITH.
>> WE VISITED THE SAILMAKERSHOUSE.COM.
IT WAS A BNB WHEN IT WAS FOR SALE AND WE FELL IN LOVE.
WE KNEW THAT WE COULD RING IT BACK TO LIFE.
ERIN: THEY SET THEIR SIGHTS ON EXPANDING THEIR HOSPITALITY EMPIRE, PURCHASING TWO HISTORIC HOMES FROM THE 1800S.
THE SAILMAKER’S HOUSE IN DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH AND THE WATER STREET INN ACROSS THE BRIDGE IN KITTERY.
>> I LOVE REALLY SAVING THESE OLD HOUSES AND MAKING THEM OPEN TO MORE PEOPLE TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE.
YOUR IN A HISTORIC TOWN AND CITY OR -- YOU ARE IN A HISTORIC TOWN OR CITY OR AREA.
IT IS NICE TO GET A TASTE FOR THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE BUILDINGS.
ERIN: STAYING IS A BIT OF A HYBRID EXPERIENCE.
IT HAS THE AMENITIES OF A FANCY HOTEL STAY, THE INTIMACY OF A BED AND BREAKFAST AND INDEPENDENCE OF AN AIRBNB WHERE YOU CAN GO.
>> OUR INNS ARE INDEPENDENT AND WE CATER TO AN INDEPENDENT TRAVELER.
WE LIKE USING OUR INNS AS A JUMPING OFF POINT TO EXPERIENCE THE REST OF THE SEACOAST WHETHER IT IS LOCAL ATTRACTIONS OR FOOD OR ENTERTAINMENT AND THEN WE ARE HERE TO BE YOUR CONCIERGE OR YOU
CAN COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE.
ERIN: THE SAILMAKER’S HOUSE WAS THE FIRST TO OPEN AFTER UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS.
>> IT>> IN THE 1800S THIS HOUSE WAS OWNED BY JOHN HOLBROOK THE SAILMAKER.
THIS WAS HIS HOME THE HIGH ME.
WE ARE IN THE NEWER SECTION HERE.
ERIN: IT OFFERS A PRIME LOCATION RENOVATED TO AN OASIS FOR THE MODERN TRAVELER.
IT HAS A LARGE GARDEN FOR GUESTS TO ENJOY, A RARE FIND IN THE CROWDED HISTORIC DISTRICT.
>> THE SAILMAKER’S HOUSE IS ECLECTIC BUT SLIGHTLY NAUTICAL IN THAT ALL OF THE HEADBOARDS ARE SEAGRASS HEADBOARDS, BLUE AND DEEPER COLORS.
ERIN: ONE THING AMANDA KNEW, THE ROOMS MUST HAVE THEIR OWN ELEVATED BATHROOMS.
>> WHEN WE REFINISHED THIS, WE DID INSTALL CUSTOM BATHROOMS EVERYWHERE, TILE FLOORS AND SHOWERS AND BATH TUBS.
I REALLY LIKE THE FEEL THAT THIS CREATES.
ERIN: THE WATER STREET INN IN KITTERY WAS THE SECOND PROJECTION TOOK ON.
THIS 1879 HOUSE HAS EIGHT GUEST ROOMS.
>> IT IS A VICTORIAN BUILDING, THREE-STORY BRICK VICTORIAN.
HERE WE ADAPTED A LOT OF WHAT WAS EXISTING, SOME OF THE PAINT COLORS AND WE JUST REVIVED THEM AND REFRESHED THEM AND THEN ACCENTUATED THEM WITH THE FURNISHINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE.
♪ >> I FELL IN LOVE WITH THESE TITLES ON THE FLOOR.
-- TILES ON THE FLOOR.
THEY EMULATE THE FLOW OF WATER WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS ROOM NUMBER ONE.
ORIGINALLY THIS WAS A VERY DARK ROOM AND HAD BROWN WALLPAPER.
I KNEW I NEEDED TO LIGHTEN IT UP . THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS TO DO ONE FOCAL WALL WITH A GEOMETRIC ON IT.
WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WALLPAPERS, I CAME ACROSS THIS ONE.
ERIN: THE GUESTS RAVE ABOUT HOW COMFORTABLE THEY ARE, ENJOYING THE HIGH-END HOTEL IN A ROOM FULL OF CHARM.
>> PEOPLE OF OUR PILLOWS AND BEDS.
WE DO HAVE HIGH-END SHEETS, AND WE HAVE CUSTOM ACTRESSES.
ERIN: THERE ALSO TECHNOLOGICALLY SAVVY, TEXTING GUESTS WHEN THE ROOMS ARE READY, USING KEYLESS ENTRY AND MAKING SURE EACH ROOM HAS CLIMATE CONTROL.
>> WE HAVE GUEST BOOKS IN EACH LOBBY.
EVEN THOUGH I MIGHT NOT SEE EVERY GUEST ON A DAILY BASIS, I GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND THEY ARE LOVING THEIR EXPERIENCE THE WAY WE HAVE IT SET UP, ENJOYING A SUPER LEAN ROOM AND ANTIQUE
HISTORIC HOUSE WITH A MODERN AMENITY THEY WOULD FIND HERE BUT ON A MORE INDEPENDENT BASIS.
ERIN: THE COUPLE IS NOT DONE YET.
THEY HAVE MORE HISTORIC TRANSFORMATIONS ON THE HORIZON SO MORE TRAVELERS CAN ENJOY THE CULTURE OF PORT CITY DAY AND NIGHT.