Jewel Box B&B, Capitola, CA -- Review

[Guest guest]

The Jewel Box is the bed and breakfast that I stayed at this past

weekend in Capitola that served a wonderful gluten-free breakfast.

One of their websites indicated that they could do gluten-free

breakfast and I spoke to the innkeeper Tina Distad about it when we

booked the reservation. Given that I am used to having a hard-boiled

egg and some fruit at best for breakfast when I travel, Tina exceeded

all of my expectations.

The breakfast spread was large and wonderful. Everything was organic

and locally-produced when possible. Tina made me delicious

gluten-free banana bread (and gave me the recipe) to accompany her

spread of regular breads and pastries. There was also organic dairy

and soy yogurt, hard-boiled eggs, tons of delicious fruit, nut butters

and jam, freshly-squeezed orange juice, apple juice, milk and cream

from a local dairy, soy milk, tea, and coffee. It was far and away

the best breakfast I have ever had while traveling and not cooking my

own food.

The suite we had for the night was also fabulous--it included a nice

bathroom with a jet tub and a very comfortable bed. There was a

living room with books, games and DVDs for relaxing and a nice outdoor

deck. The B & B is a quick walk to the village and beach at Capitola

and an easy drive to Santa Cruz.

Overall, I highly recommend The Jewel Box and would definitely stay

there again when I am in the area.

http://www.jewelboxbnb.com/

http://www.ibbp.com/jewelboxbedbreakfast.html