We booked 3 nights at the Hillside Inn, greatly influenced by Tripadvisor reviews, and the positive reviews were right on target!
Lovely and quiet neighborhood, comfy room, sparkling clean hot tub, great bathroom amenities, plus Annie. Unlike most B&Bs, where it's "this is what we're serving for breakfast," at the Hillside Inn, Annie asks "what would you like for breakfast tomorrow?" And then, since we were the only guests those 3 nights, she joined us for breakfast and interesting conversation. And that's where the coincidence occured.
In breakfast conversation, we realize Annie is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Greg was born, and near where we live in a suburb. We then learn she attended and graduated from the University of Wisconsin, as did we. (Go Badgers!) Turns out, both Annie and Susie were in nursing school at UW, and then the realization hits that they graduated together!! Then the "do you remember Lynda, do you remember Glenda, do you remember Carlene" conversation got started, and Greg went to play golf. Annie even searched for college pictures and found a few. What fun! Also amazing is the fact that her oldest and second children have the same first and middle names as ours! It was a bit eerie, for sure.
In addition, Annie was/is a font of knowledge about Bend, lent us info to get us on good nearby hiking/walking trails, and was flexible enough to have Greg join her for golf one afternoon.
Bottom line, if we move to Bend sometime, we would be eager to have Annie as a friend; and if we don't move to Bend, staying at the Hillside Inn with Annie will be our first choice.
Greg and Susie
Brookfield, Wisconsin