Book direct at Raintree Bed & Breakfast, New Castle

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Raintree Bed & Breakfast, located one block north of the Henry County Historical Society Museum is easily accessible to the downtown area. The Raintree Bed and Breakfast is an upstairs six-room suite with two separate bedrooms, kitchen, and sun porch. For further information contact the innkeeper Dave McAlister.

The public is welcome to enjoy refreshments and tours of the home from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Innkeeper and owner Dave McAlister will show them around, ushering in a new era to his home of five years.McAlister, formerly of Fishers, works out of his home operating his own software development business. He said opening Raintree Bed and Breakfast is a good fit with his home business.

"I've always had an enjoyment with history," he says. "I do love it here."The Henry County Convention and Visitors Bureau has been assisting him in the venture, helping with marketing. His motto is "At-home stay while you're away."As a business traveler, McAlister knows first-hand the need for such practical accommodations as a data line, desk, room to spread out and feel comfortable while on the road. While his B & B is certainly user-friendly for the business crowd, it's open to visitors of all sorts who may be passing through town for whatever reason.

His approach is a bit unique to some B & Bs. Rather than renting out a variety of rooms with stylish names, he is opening his entire upstairs as one unit, complete with two bedrooms, living room with TV and VCR, efficiency kitchen and bath. The space includes a unique upstairs porch which overlooks an English-style garden instead of grass in the backyard.