This is an old Friendship mansion that has been refurbished an partitioned to provide suited for…read morerenters and temporary stays. These are close to public transportation and some shops, restaurants, etc. A long walk to the Universities but a shorter walk to the Hillman Cancer Center and Shadyside hospital. I could see this being a pleasant place to stay for a person working nearby. Would be more economical as compared with hotels for short stays.

The Friendship Suites made my stay in Pittsburgh a breeze. Robert, the owner sent me detailed…read moredirections on how to reach the suites via public transportation. Rooms come as either singles or 1 bedrooms. I chose a basement suite and it turned out to be much more than I could have expected. A large comfy bed, flat screen HDTV with Premium sports and movie channels, a kitchen with all the amenities from Oven to Spatula, a full bathroom, and a small dining /work table. The suites are housed in a turn of the century victorian house converted into apartments and conveniently located off bus lines to Downtown. The best thing is supermarkets and bars are nearby, all which Robert gives you maps and descriptions of. Got Laundry? no problem, the suites have their own laundry room and each room has an ironing board, laundry basket, and iron. It's home away from home.

Step into the 1800s with a stay at this elegantly restored, turn of the century, mansion. Beautiful…read moredecor and lovely gardens will have you longing to spend time on the grounds. The room was immaculate and the service exceeded my expectations. I'm glad I chose to stay here and look forward to returning. Do yourself a favor and try the gooey chocolate chip cookies, they are baked fresh daily.

This place is beautiful and has so much history and character…read more I would highly recommend staying here. It's in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood. Karl and Jeff, thank you for sharing your historic home with us. Beth & Haley ps...wonderful mother and daughter trip!!

Given the pictures and amenities, you would think this would be a great house to take your family…read moreto. When speaking with the owner, she represents that the house is comfortable, fully equipped, and immaculate. However, on the first night of our one-week stay with 7 people, we pulled down the sheets on the master bed and found human hair clumped in multiple places and stuck to the top sheet and the bottom sheet of the queen-sized bed. In addition, the upstairs bathtub had a dirt ring in it, and hair was stuck to the side of it, which I discovered as I was getting ready to bath a baby in it. Also, the shower/tub combo in the downstairs bathroom had hair and dirt in it, and the downstairs toilet had FECES stuck to the side of the toilet bowl, so it wasn't cleaned, either. In the kitchen, the refrigerator handle (previously glued, I found out), came off in my hand. The fully equipped kitchen that she boasts in her amenities and comments is NOT. For a family of 7, I had a 3 quart saucepan, a small skillet, and a cooky sheet to cook on. The dish drainer rack had mold on it, so obviously, no one would want to use that. The front porch is dark and the light switch is taped in the OFF position to keep the light off. The steps are treacherous in the dark and even more when they are wet. The sidewalk and path to the front steps is uneven and dangerous. The step down from the side kitchen door is very high and uneven. Every bathtub/shower is dangerous with bath mats that move as you stand on them, so they are not secure places to stand in water. I reached the owner the first time (about the bed sheets), and she said she was sorry. She did NOT offer to come out and replace the sheets, just told me where I could find more. Upon finding the other issues, I made calls to her, and then also emailed her (which she insists is the best way to get her), but absolutely NO reply back to us. I called her once more after we returned from the trip, and gave her full and complete details. She said that ''no one cooks in places like this, you should have brought your own pots and pans", and had no comment about the human hair, feces, broken refrigerator, dirty tub, dirty shower, or her failure to even call us back when we reported those issues. BEWARE. She did, however, cash the full amount for our stay. BEWARE.

I stopped at Polymath Park after touring Fallingwater which is about a half hour drive between the…read moretwo sites. Polymath Park is located near to the Seven Springs Ski Resort and can be a bit hard to find, it is located a bit off the main roads. Polymath Park has relocated 2 Frank Lloyd Wright houses and 2 houses by one of his apprentices. It is an interesting idea to help preserve architectural history in a unique way. Polymath Park offers tours of the houses and the option to do overnight stays. Because of the timing I did the 2 house Frank Lloyd Wright only tour. The tour is nicely run, you meet at the building by the entrance to the park and then they drive you around in a van. The 2 relocated houses are interesting. Mantyla is a dramatic Usonian house highlighted by the dramatic V overhang and the central kitchen area. Mantyla is a very nice example of how the Usonian houses each have their own personality. Polymath Park has done a great job of citing the house to reflect how it is designed to reflect its surroundings. The other house was the Duncan house which was one of the few Usonian houses to be prefabricated as an attempt to make Frank Lloyd Wright designs available to a larger number of people. While a bit generic, which is to be expected for a prefabricated house it is an interesting visit to see what Wright was attempting and how he still managed to infuse quite a bit of his design elements even into a more mass market house. Our guide was great, friendly and knowledgeable. The tour did not go into great detail on the designs of the houses but did a great job of giving the history of the houses and how they were relocated to Polymath Park. If you are interested in Frank Lloyd Wright Polymath Park is well worth a visit. It is great to see how they are working to preserve Wright's legacy in a unique way.

Amazing place to visit if you're a FLW, architecture, or design enthusiast or just want to have a…read moreunique adventure. We booked the lunch tour, which included a three course meal and visiting three of the houses: Baltur, Duncan, and Mantyla. The lunch is inside - not the treehouse dining - which was fine as it was pouring on the day we went! Service was very friendly and the food was beautiful, seasonal, and delicious - I'm going to be dreaming about that fig amuse bouche for a long time! Visitors only get to choose the main course, app and dessert are chef's choice though they do ask for food restrictions when you order. As for the tour, you ride a shuttle to each house. All three houses are different and beautiful in their own way. Baltur was not designed by FLW himself but an apprentice, and it's fascinating to see how he diverged from his teacher. Our tour guide added so much color and backstory to each stop and truly did a fantastic job. While we didn't stay overnight, that is an option and definitely something we're considering for the future!

A blast from the past! We spent a weekend here and all I can say is that this home reminded me of…read moremy Italian side, from 50 years ago, my Grandmother's homes and my Aunts and Uncle's home. If you grew up that way, you will know as soon as you go through the door. Nostalgia here to the max! A true labor of love. You will really enjoy this trip down memory lane, the town is wonderful with very friendly folks. Very very nice.

From the owner: America's only time machine nostalgic vacation house rental features memorabilia of decades past…read moreallowing guests to revisit the 1950s, 60s, 70s, & 80s with a walk down memory lane. It is an experience --just like staying at grandma's house when you were a kid.

I had stayed at Neville House a few previous occasions with my husband, a veteran having treatment…read moreat Pittsburgh Veterans Hospital. If I had written a review one of those times, it would've been probably a four star review. We just found that the staff was not very friendly for a facility that works with people going through difficult times. I was alone on this visit as my husband was admitted to the hospital and I was in the middle of discussions with the hospital regarding end of life care. I am diabetic and stress is a huge factor in my blood sugar levels. Check out time is 10:00 AM but I was having a hard time with nausea and dizzy spells due to my sugar levels. The front desk called 10:03 AM reminding me to check out. I told him that I was ill and would do my best to be out by 10:30AM. To make a very long story somewhat shorter, the front desk and the manager of the Neville House lied and to officials at the VA and we're just horrible. They were treating me like a hardened criminal because I was sick in my room and didn't get down to check out until 11:30 AM, partly because of the circus they were causing. They made me pay for an additional full night even though I had spoken with the cleaning lady on the way down and she said that she hadn't even been ready to get to my room. I paid and asked to speak to the manager and was given a business card. I saw in the lobby and was going to call the manager, but before I could do that the front desk attendant said she had her on the line. After a little go-around about how they are a nonprofit specifically created to help people in my situation and I wasn't causing them any extra cost or expense, she asked to speak to the front desk clerk and clearly told her to 'just get her out of there'. This woman'a salary is paid from a nonprofit organization that was designed to help patients and their families during troubling times. My husband is dying, I have a disease raging out-of-control. No one asked me if I was okay, no one asked me if I had proper medicine with me, no one asked me if I needed a doctor, no one asked me if I was able to drive. These people should be ashamed of themselves for how they treated me.

Just want to say that the Neville house was wonderful to us when we stayed there a month ago and we…read morer goin back on April 5 of this year staff are so wonderful

You want to experience what it is like to live in Pittsburgh this is the place to stay. The PBGH…read more(how cool is that with the initials also being for the 'burgh), is an acceptable walk for a die hard Steeler fan to to shopping, restaurants, and parks. You won't have to walk up 30 plus stairsteps (only four or five here) to arrive to the front door of your accommodations like many of the surrounding homes throughout the area. You will get a feel for what it might have been like when Westinghouse and Telsa took strolls together in the Point Breeze neighborhood and see wonderful front yard gardens, and old style homes that are breathtaking. When you get back to your room you will appreciate this older three story house that provides comfort and a sense you have arrived home. Simplicity at its best. Well done to Marco and his family for having the inspiration to bring comfort and hospitality to this historical part of the 'burgh. John

The Point Breeze Guest House is a quiet and comfortable place to stay, and it's conveniently…read morelocated close to everything in Pittsburgh. The home itself is a beautiful 1880 Victorian, which adds a lot of character to the experience. We stayed in the third-floor east view room and overall had a good stay. The space was clean, comfortable, and the bathroom was well kept. The only downside was the bed placement--it's positioned in the corner, and both of us ended up with a few bruises on our knees from the bed frame, which was a bit inconvenient. It's also pet-friendly, which was great for our dog. He did well overall, but being a senior, the stairs were a bit much for him after a while. Breakfast was simple with options like cereal, oatmeal, bananas, apples, tea, and coffee. It was fine, though we were expecting a more traditional bed-and-breakfast style meal with a bit more variety. If I owned the property, I'd love to add a front deck to make the outdoor space even more inviting.

Enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea here. The decor is so sweet and charming and the service is…read moreattentive. I really enjoyed the selection of teas (we tried several) as well as the food. Everything from the sandwiches to the scones to the sweets were tasty. They weren't the fanciest I've experienced at afternoon tea but they were good! That being said, they advertise it as high tea which is NOT correct. That's an entirely different thing (more of a supper) and is not interchangeable with "afternoon tea." What they have here is afternoon tea and I wish they would advertise it as such. Aside from that pet peeve of mine, using the wrong terminology, it's a nice spot and I would recommend it if you're in the area.

What an incredible experience! We booked a high tea for 12pm, and we brought our infant daughter…read more They were beyond accommodating and welcoming to us! Excellent service in a cozy inn. You get a perfect 19th century setting, which makes for the perfect ambiance. For the tea, I had green tea and hot cinnamon, and both were excellent! The cinnamon takes the cake for best tea with excellent flavor, especially with the hints or orange. Our food was delectable. The pimento cheese sandwich and crostini were fantastic. The chicken salad stuffed gouger was divine. The scones were the best I've had. Crunchy on the outside, while warm and fluffy in the middle. I could have eaten ten of the cinnamon scones. Excellent cheesecake and cream puff. The star of the show was chocolate mousse on a pecan crust. Just yum!!! Phenomenal service, tea, and food made for a wonderful afternoon high tea!! We will be back.

Our recent stay at the Brownsville Bed and Breakfast was outstanding. The property is well…read moremaintained and tastefully furnished. The Cranmer's could not have been more gracious. The breakfast was plentiful and delicious. I would highly recommend this property. It is a unique experience.

After my Mother's (and my childrens grandmother's) death, my 3 daughters and I spent 2 nights at…read morethe Brownsville Road House. Bob and Charlie Cramner went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and supported during our difficult time. The exquisite decor and historical quality of the home made our stay even more pleasant - not to mention the spotless state of the house! On top of that, breakfast was cooked to perfection based on our custom orders each morning. We also loved the lemonade and cookies served mid-afternoon and relished the wine and whiskey left for us at night. Thank you to the Cramners for making an emotionally straining time a little easier. Highly recommended! - Eldridge & Slowik Family