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We are looking for clean / COVID compliant hotels along the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP). We will have an inexperienced SaG vehicle to meet us at various locations. Our plan is to start in Cumberland, ride the first day to Meyersdale, ride the 2nd day to Ohiopyle, the third day to West Newton, and finish the fourth and final day in Pittsburgh. Because we have a SaG vehicle- we can stay away form the trail and we can stay in the same hotel for multiple nights. Suugestions? TIA.

We stayed at the Parker House BnB in Confluence. The cleanest BnB I have ever stayed at.

We stayed at Paddler's Lane Retreat in Confluence last September because other lodging options were not available. The BnB is RIGHT NEXT to a railroad track, so you will hear trains going by. The first time a train went by, we each thought the train sounded as though it would come crashing through the lodging house, that's how loud it was. That said, the BnB provides earplugs for your use, and we were told that only a handful of trains that go by each night. We were both tired from having biked 86 miles from Pittsburgh that day that we both slept right through the subsequent train noises, and we are not people who are used to sleeping with train noises. The hosts were very gracious. We ended up being the only ones at the house that night, so we were told that we could each sleep in a separate room, even though we had only paid for one room. The beds in both rooms were on the mushy side ~ we both prefer our beds on the firmer side. Breakfast was very good. I had contacted the host beforehand and specifically requested eggs and some type of carbs, and they were accommodating. I think we had eggs, French toast (or pancakes, I can't recall), yogurt, fresh fruit, coffee and orange juice. It was a delicious meal and prepared us for our 122 mile ride to Hancock that day. CONS: The BnB is further away from the towpath and dining options in town; it is right next to train tracks; and (for us) it had mushy beds. PROS: As I recall, the BnB was priced cheaper than other lodging options in the area (maybe because of the proximity to the train tracks?), good breakfast, accommodating hosts, and the property itself was really beautiful. If we had to do it again, we'd go for a place closer to the towpath, just because we didn't like to bike the extra miles since we were already going to bike very high miles that day (but that is a personal preference). That said, Paddler's Inn is a solid option.

Last year we stayed at the Smith House Inn, a B&B in an old but well-maintained house. The rooms were clean and comfortable. We had a good breakfast and the folks running the place were friendly.

The Smith House Inn is a short walk to downtown, to local restaurants, and really to everything in Confluence because the town isn’t that big.

I don’t know about it’s COVID status or whether it’s open right now but you could give them a call.

Last year we stayed at the Smith House Inn, a B&B in an old but well-maintained house. The rooms were clean and comfortable. We had a good breakfast and the folks running the place were friendly.

The Smith House Inn is a short walk to downtown, to local restaurants, and really to everything in Confluence because the town isn’t that big.

I don’t know about it’s COVID status or whether it’s open right now but you could give them a call.