If you’re looking for a family-friendly bed and breakfast in Manheim, look no further than Country Vistas.
While staying at Country Vistas, visitors can check out Kreider Farms (1.5 mi) and Myers Strawberry Farm (2.6 mi), some of Manheim's top attractions.
You’ll enjoy relaxing rooms that offer air conditioning and a refrigerator, and you can stay connected during your stay as Country Vistas offers guests free wifi.
Plus, Country Vistas offers free breakfast, providing a pleasant respite from your busy day. For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available.
If you like Italian restaurants, Country Vistas is conveniently located near A & M Pizza, Graziano's Pizzeria & Grill, and Two Cousins Pizza.
The staff at Country Vistas looks forward to serving you during your upcoming visit.
You couldn't ask for more gracious hosts! Carol and Steve were readily available if needed, but not at all intrusive. They know the area so well, and can provide suggestions for dining and activities. The breakfasts are truly indescribably delicious with many of the items farm to table! Breakfast was always served right on time, and the variety of items from day to day was impressive. The setting is so serene and there are multiple locations on the property to comfortably sit and enjoy the scenery. The farm activities provided were thoroughly enjoyed by the children. The room, and bathroom, were spacious and immaculately clean. This was my first B&B experience and I stayed for three nights. I wish that I had found Country Vistas sooner!
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Date of stay: September 2021
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Carol and Steve were very gracious hosts! They were so patient with our three kids who have very high energy. The kids had a blast with all the farm activities The breakfast every morning was delicious The atmosphere was so peaceful. We would stay here again in a heartbeat! Highly recommend
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Date of stay: September 2021Trip type: Traveled with family
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Just what we envisioned. Gracious hosts (Carol & Steve), delicious breakfasts, comfortable rooms and, overall, a home away from home.
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Date of stay: July 2012
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We chose to stay at Country Vistas since it was close to the Ren Faire. Who knew there would be a freak snow storm in October and the Ren Faire would be closed the whole weekend. Even though our original plan did not work out, we had a wonderful time and the area was just beautiful covered in snow. There was another family staying on a return visit and it was great to talk with them about what plans they had and was excursions they felt were the best. My husband loved talking with everyone and really enjoyed our hosts stories about the area. Steve and Carol were very accomodating (letting us use the breakfast table to have our dinner since we were snowed in) and gave us a great suggestion for entertainment for our young kids (the childrens museum which they really enjoyed). They both have so much knowledge about the surrounding area and things to do that if you do not have a plan, no worries, they will take care of you. The rooms are really spacious and sooo clean. We stayed in the Pines Loft room. It was very quiet with a view of the backyard and pasture. The room was a little cold but we never mentioned that so we can not fault anyone for it. One thing to note, to get to this room you have to either go outside or through the garage and up an unheated stairway. If that does not appeal to you, select one of the other rooms which are on the ground floor off of the common area. There are no TVs in the rooms or the common area so bring your laptop if that is something you can not live without. There are games and toys for the kids and Steve even took the kids out for the daily chores and pony rides with 5 inches of snow on the ground. The goats are wonderful and the kids loved them. There were picnic tables and a playset outside but we did not use them due to the weather. The kids did go out and build a snowman. Last but definitely not least, the food. Both meals were delicious. Carol is even willing to pass out her recipes. The baked oatmeal and the blueberry tea cake were fabulous. I am regretting that I did not ask for the recipe for the zuchhini fritatta. I am looking forward to next year when we hope to return for the Ren Faire (maybe closer to the end of summer though)!
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Date of stay: October 2011
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Room Tip:The Pines Loft room is the most peaceful but it is on the second floor.
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We stayed at the Country Vistas in August 2006. Due to overbooking or a miscommunication of dates our stay was limited to just one night. (We found out about it the day before our arrival) We chose the CV because it was one of the closer B&Bs to Hershey where we also spent a couple nights. Our stay was nice. Carol, Steve and their children are all very open and friendly. The rooms are very well kept and the breakfast was fantastic. My daughter really enjoyed feeding the goats and gathering the eggs during morning chores. While the property is large I think calling it "a farm" is a little bit of a stretch. It is in a residential area with homes all around. There is a nice big family room for the guest to use, filled with activities for the childen. While we were not expecting a TV in our room, one in the family room would have been nice. Overall we enjoyed our short stay but would suggest that in the future they mail a confirmation and deposit receipt once a reservation is made. Had they done that and we caught the mistake earlie, we could have made other arrangements.
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Date of stay: August 2006
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The first place I’ve ever booked where my husband didn’t have a single complaint! Both boys (ages 4 ½ and 10 mo) had a great time with the animals. The 4 year old didn’t want to go to any other attractions – nothing could compare to “the farm”. He loved playing with their boys – he thought their 13-year-old, who took them around for morning chores, was his new best friend. There was plenty to do, with a swingset, several swinging benches and chairs to enjoy the view, tetherball and basketball, a good selection of games/puzzles/books inside, and of course the animals. The food was delicious, and when I informed Carol of my son’s and my allergies, she offered to cook some special food just for us! I have had friends and family who have not been so helpful! The room was beautifully done and very clean (we stayed in the loft room, which had a separate entrance). My son soaked through his pull-up the first night and wet the bed, and she happily washed the sheets and re-made the bed for him that night. They were all so helpful and pleasant – the boys were so well behaved and a good example for all the children visiting. One final comment – be sure to bring extra clothes – feeding animals is messy work!
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Date of stay: August 2006
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Our family stayed in two comfortable rooms at County Vistas with a shared bath. From the moment we entered this perfect home, we knew it was going to be special. And it was. Inn keepers Carol and Steve made us feel welcome and comfortable. They give children tours of the farm - goats and kids (to hold), kittens, sheep and a lamb, chickens, calfs, and Lila the small horse. Our grand daughter rode on Lila around the 5 acre farm. She petted the goats, held kids, petted chickens and gathered their eggs. Carol took us on the tour 2 days and Steve for one. Lovely, lovely people and B&B. we highly recommend it for children 3 and older who are well behaved and interested in animals.
Be prepared to eat a huge, delicious breakfast too.
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Date of stay: April 2016
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This is a fantastic b&b run by a great family! For families with kids this is an easy choice and the breakfast that is served is super. But the best part is the family running this bed and breakfast. If we ever come to this area again we would look nowhere else.
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Date of stay: July 2015
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What can I say? We're on (I think) our fifth stay here. When looking for a B&B in Lancaster County, there's simply no reason to look anywhere else.
I've lived in Lancaster County for the past three years. My mom typically comes to visit me at least once and sometimes twice a year. She discovered Country Vistas on her first visit here, and we haven't looked back since. She looks forward to her semiannual visits to Steve and Carol's place almost as much as (or perhaps more than) visiting me.
It's impossible to leave the Erks' house without feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. The setting is the ultimate in restfulness away from the busy city life, hearkening back to a simpler time when the focus was on your family and the land.
Carol is such a gracious host, too: even though I live only five miles away, she always sets up the extra sofa bed in our room so that I can stay, too, and enjoy her wonderful breakfasts. She's always engaging when it's appropriate but also respectful of her guests' time, neither imposing on them nor being more than a few steps away with recommendations on things to see and do in the area or just positive conversation.
The breakfasts are out of this world. I crave Carol's baked oatmeal, though literally everything is amazing and fresh and delicious. Eggs are fresh every day from the chicken coop visible from the kitchen window, asparagus is picked from the vegetable garden (in season), and other jams and jellies and things are homemade from their own berry patch. It's a working mini-farm, too--the daughter of the other folks we met at breakfast this morning (who have been here a couple of days) was excited to report on witnessing the birth of a baby goat!
Steve and the kids--a couple of whom we've witnessed graduate and head off to college in the last three years--are wonderful, too. All of them are the epitome of polite and gracious. The family stays well out of the guests' hair, though (the kids young and old are well trained!), and you would barely even know they exist if you didn't ask about them.
It is quite well located for the sights in northern Lancaster County with relatively easy access to sights in southern Dauphin County (primarily Hersheypark, only a half hour away). Manheim with its pleasant central square is of course only a few minutes away from the property, while the towns of Mount Joy (with several restaurants worth eating at and an easily-accessible Amtrak station), Lititz (with the famous Wilbur Chocolate Co., the historic Sturgis Pretzel bakery, and the delicious Tomato Pie Cafe as well as a beautiful park and many other shops lining the main street), and other pleasant towns as well as the very-much-worth-visiting Root's Country Market on Tuesdays are all within ten minutes' drive time. It's only slightly farther than that to historic downtown Lancaster, and an easy 20 minutes' drive will take you to the tourist Mecca on the east side of Lancaster City that is the Rockvale Outlets, Dutch Wonderland, the American Music Theater, and all of the famous Pennsylvania Dutch restaurants and Amish communities of Bird-In-Hand, Intercourse, and Paradise with all of their buggies and schoolchildren riding pedal-less bikes and farmers tilling the fields with teams of horses and of course quilts and furniture and other trinkets and treasures galore.
One nice thing that I believe is new in the last year is free and open wifi (there used to be a locked wifi access point, but I never asked about connecting to it). The connection is a little slow but about as good as you can get given the rural setting (for the techies, it seems to be a ~6-8m/768k DSL connection, based on a test just now), but you're not here to stare at a computer screen all day.
Other reviews have commented on the amenities available (board games, toys for kids, the large front room, the views, etc.), so I'll leave you to read those, but just know that as a local resident, I can vouch for the quality and authenticity of these folks (very representative of what Lancaster County has to offer) and the accommodations they provide.
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Date of stay: March 2015
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My husband and I along with 3 year old twins had a perfect vacation while staying at Country Vistas. A beautiful location, welcoming atmosphere, and fulfilling experience from morning breakfast to nightly pony ride. We loved the fresh fruits and vegetables for breakfast and very clean accommodations.
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Date of stay: June 2011
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United StatesPennsylvaniaLancaster CountyManheim
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