The Empress, an Arkansas bed and breakfast, was lovingly totally restored in 1995 and the carriage house restored in 2005. All of our Little Rock, AR spa suite accommodations offer, jacuzzis, aromatherapy steam sauna and state of the art spa amenities. All rooms provide cable TV, CD and tape players, separate sitting areas, luxury robes. fireplaces, phones, king or queen feather beds and come with a two course gourmet breakfast by candlelight. Two also offer multiple jet massage showers and footbaths. Of course, all provide our usual First Rate Service, décor, and service!!!

Victoria's Garden Suite
$255.00/night All the charm and warmth of an Irish cottage overlooking a Romantic Heirloom Moonlight Garden in our newly restored Carriage House. It's your dream to escape to a lovely Irish cottage by the sea. The simplicity of a picket fence featherbed, two cozy rockers together in front of the fire, the peaceful view form the balcony and the trickling water of an ages old quartz fountain. The scent of the moonlight garden wafts over the balcony thru French doors. Morning rays brighten a glorious spa bath with its homey touches of long ago. But the vision of the two of you in the Jacuzzi or double sized aromatherapy spa shower is the image branded in your mind forever! This vision is about to become reality! Queen size featherbed, fireplace, separate sitting area with matching wicker rockers. Garden views from balcony. Elegant sunny bath with couples steam shower, jacuzzi, aromatherapy. Done with white, pale lilac, and yellows.

"We have had the opportunity of visiting over 80 countries on 6 continents and The Empress is the very best B&B we have ever visited. The ambiance, the soft & comfortable beds & the very nice people made our stay memorable. The B&B's of England & Mainland Europe take second place. We will recommend The Empress to all who visit Little Rock"
Barbara & Marvin Easton

John Edward Murray Room
$185.00/Night
Named for the youngest brigadier general of the Confederate Army and an Arkansan.
This tower room mini-suite boasts an antique Austrian king size bed in walnut with matching marble topped end tables and washstand with room side Victorian sink and Pullman bath with shower. Hues of gray-blue and brown lend this room an air of dignified serenity as the bed nestles behind portieres and tassels and overlooks the front fishpond with fountain. Victorian parlor settee and chair ring the fireplace for that quiet romantic getaway for two.

"When I woke up on the magnificent bed and saw the round ceiling, I thought for a moment I was in the White House."
Dave Lweigert, Annapolis, Maryland

The Washburn-Welch Room
$185.00/Night.
Named for Presbyterian ministers who evangelized Arkansas in the 1820's and preached the first sermon west of the Mississippi. Escape to the solitude of this spacious octagonal room finished in shades of French Aubergine and green, complimented by a French walnut king sized bed, that can be converted to twin sized beds, and lace at the windows. Recall the treasures of a past era in the travel worn hump back trunk or curl up in a cozy Victorian settee. Explore a cherished history in the old family bible or reflect on a favorite psalm, a balm for the soul. The claw foot tub invites a soak, which would have been "sinfully" wasteful in 1820.

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"Absolutely magnificent! I love antiques from the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Just seeing the house from the street for the first time was breathtaking. I felt like I had been reincarnated as a southern belle, very pampered and spoiled. And breakfast is like nothing you could experience again except for a return here. Even my rough and tough river-man husband loved it! I will be back."
Rodney and Lou Ann Stokes, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

The Petit Jean Room
$155.00/Night
The legend of Petit Jean, the French girl who couldn't bear to see her love sail away to the new world. She sailed unbeknownst to him, as the cabin boy, and was undiscovered until sickness claimed her life, on the banks of the Arkansas River. Filled with relics of military and sea regimen, the Petit Jean room reflects the strength required to leave family for a world unknown and the softness of the love that inspired the courage. Done in dark walnut, the ornately carved high backed Empire queen bed is in striking contrast to the romantic blues and whites of the sitting area and the room side marble sink and Pullman bath with shower. This is definitely a room for lovers.

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"...first class Bed and Breakfast, exceeding any place I've been before...breakfast was exceptional."

Margie Cowden, Austin, Texas

The Eliza Bertrand Cunningham Room
$135.00/Night
This light and airy room reflects the hope and potential of the first Caucasian female resident of Little Rock, and mother of the first caucasian child, Chester. A queen size four-poster bedstead graces this cozy room with Victorian love seat and chair sitting area. Light rose and violet create a warm and delicate feeling hard to achieve without 14' ceilings and dark oak antiques. Pedestal sink with shower in Pullman bath surrounded by a collection of seashells from a Victorian summer by the sea.