Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns (NY, NJ, DC)

Wait a minute! I just got my autographed copy of Generations by @thebaylorproject and opened the CD to discover that in addition to the cover, there are several other great shots at our Brooklyn inn. Check out the dining room and ballroom! #akwaabainns #picturethat

I wish I spoke many languages, but I’m glad I speak twoEnglish and MUSIC! The joint was jumpin’ recently when @thebaylorproject came back to Akwaaba Mansion, Brooklyn, where they shot their album cover for Generations! This time the husband and wife duo, Marcus and Jean Baylor, shot a music video also featuring the incomparable @dianereeves (I’ve loved her since Grandma’s Hands)! You never who or what hotness will be happening at Akwaaba! #akwaabainns #locationshooting #music #photoshoot #creativespaces

You know you’re a queen. Wear your crown! Congratulations Aisha on your marriage to Ryan. Beautiful wedding at Akwaaba Mansion, Brooklyn, last night! #mansionwedding #weddingvenue #beyou #akwaabainns

A farewell to summer with Gemma and friends enjoying teatime perched upon pillows at a low table under the arbor at Akwaaba’s Mansion at Noble Lane. #savorlife #girlfriends #travelbuddies #tea #mansionatnoblelane #akwaabainns

Having fun while you worknow that’s a winning strategy! The three founders of the @jacksonwardcollectiveKelli, Rasheeda and Melody (formerly a brain trust of Akwaaba’s)celebrated their one-year anniversary of connecting Black businesses in Richmond, Virginia, and helping them flourish with educational training, mentorship and access to valuable resources. Akwaaba Philadelphia proved the perfect place to get out of the box and think out of the box. Can’t wait to see what boss moves these three will make in 2022 to push the community forward! #workretreat #blackbusiness #strategicplanning #richmondva #betterwaytostay #akwaabainns

When @facebook hosts a two-day chill and garden wine-down at your Brooklyn Akwaaba Mansion as part of its #wethepeople platform for creatives, you’re reminded you need to post more . I’ll check in with y’all more frequently on social promise . #events #gardenparty #social #akwaabainns #doitfortheculture

Full moon, fun people, champagne and s’moresnights like these. #mansionatnoblelane #nightlife #betterwaytostay

Happy Juneteenth! On this day of jubilee, the guests at The Mansion at Noble Lane spent the afternoon in Scranton, PA, enjoying eats, music and vendors at #theblackscrantonproject block party, the nonprofit that also unveiled its new recreation and culture center in a former downtown bank gifted to them by PNC. We here y’all! #juneteenth #freeish #akwaabamagic #morethanaB&B #mansionatnoblelane

Step into the week with confidence, like our little guest at Akwaaba Philadelphia. Safiyah, whose name means pure and loyal friend, was the epitome of style and grace during her visit. Most of the other guests didn’t even know there was a princess staying among them.

Stays at Akwaaba inns often feel like a family reunion! Like this morning at Noble Lane, when the music over breakfast got the whole dining room grooving. Birthday girl Vicki Flowers of Florida was the perfect bump partner!

Your happiness hangs in the balanceNew oversized hammocks under shade trees at Akwaaba’s Mansion at Noble Lane! Y’all ready for relaxation?!

The Mansion at Noble Lane--where love lives! Just selected by Brides magazine as one of the 13 Best Honeymoon Hotels in Pennsylvania. https://www.brides.com/pennsylvania-honeymoon-destinations-

The reason why I have the most important title in the worldMom. (Yup, that’s Glynn with her signature Afro blown out ). Happy Mother’s Day to all who are proud and honored to do the job!!

It seems an injustice to take an iPhone picture of the woman who is at the forefront of intimately capturing the souls of Black folks in her portraits. But photographer Deana Lawson is a big deal, and I couldn’t let the moment slip. Her family, pictured with her in the next image, stayed with us this weekend at Akwaaba Mansion in Brooklyn when attending Friday night’s fete at New York’s @Guggenheim Museum, which unveiled a showing of Deana’s arresting photographs in honor of ...her winning the prestigious Hugo Boss Prize, the first time ever the coveted artist honor has been bestowed upon a photographer. Get to know Deana and her story by reading the cover article of the NYT’s magazine this week and don’t miss the chance to see her work as it travels the country. #picturetheimpossible #akwaabaguestsrock #inncredibleexperience #youareaworkofart #akwaabainns See more

He invited her to tea this weekend at Akwaaba’s Mansion at Noble Lane. She was so HERE for it! #Bridgerton-Style #hightea #mrandmrsbarrett #welivinglife #akwaabainns #bedandbreakfast

It’s COLD outside, but it’s warm inside the HEATED Olympic-sized pool at Akwaaba’s Mansion at Noble Lane in the Poconos! #turnuptheheat #indoorpool #rayofhope #akwaaba #bedandbreakfast

Congratulations President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris! You’re also welcomed at our white houseAkwaaba’s Mansion at Noble Lane in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains.

Despite the living nightmare we’ve all experienced for nearly a year with a medical and a racial pandemic, on this MLK Day, the question is: Are you living the dream? Your personal best life? The Gomez’s crossed one off their bucket list this weekend while at Akwaaba’s Mansion at Noble Lane by mounting beautiful horses and riding down snow-drift trails.

My 2020 vision board. I’m using the same one for 2021. It’s a do-over! Happy New Year Y’all!

Tonight! Join us!

When a COVID travel ban cancels your Paris plans for your 50th birthday, you say C’est la vie, then you call Akwaaba. That’s what husbands Steven and Richard did, and we created a tres chic weekend for them and their friends at The Mansion at Noble Lane! We’re talking a pink, black and white French-themed luncheon with Salad Nicoise, French baguettes, French onion soup, and, of course, the requisite patisserie spread. Then there was High Tea the next day and cocktails every evening on the veranda. Happy Birthday Richard!

FAMILY: Black and intact. The Harrell and Stallings families of Bed-Stuy Brooklyn spent 5 days vacationing together at Akwaaba’s Mansion at Noble Lane in the Poconos, where they swam, hiked, played basketball, kayaked on Lake Wallenpaupack and gave the teens space to be. #creatememories #akwaabainns #betterwaytostay

You better work! After being diagnosed with alopecia in 2014 and spending years trying to camouflage thinning hair, Philly resident Chanel Conley decided to win with the hand she was dealt. She did the big chop and booked Akwaaba Philadelphia for her big reveal. Her college BFFs from the DMV spent the weekend with her and affirmed what’s undeniableChanel is the bald and the beautiful! Photos at Akwaaba Philadelphia by @nhuko_photography #ownyourbeauty #akwaabainns

Hey, hey! If you’ve had difficulty reaching us on the phone these past few weeks, we’re deeply sorry. We simply couldn’t keep up with demand. We’re on it now thoughmeet Danielle! She’s my little cousin (well, not so little anymoreMaryland U grad and everything). She’ll be answering the phones and your questions. Reading through our website and booking online at akwaaba.com is still the best option, though. We can’t wait to spoil you at an Akwaaba inn soon! #betterwaytostay #akwaabainns #staysafestaysmall

Shennell McCloud of Newark on a self-care, safe-cation at Akwaaba’s Mansion at Noble Lane. She said: This place has changed my life. I said: And you have affirmed mine. Question for you: When are you going to do something just for you?!... #me time #betterwaytostay #staysafe,staysmall #akwaabainns #mansionatnoblelane See more

We can up the ante for couples staying at Akwaaba Philadelphia thanks to a new partnership with @sallicious_catering, a sister-owned Philly company who presents beautifully delicious private meals, like the decor and dinner she set up for a honeymoon couple staying in the Blue Note Suite. Check out her private garden lunch too! #datenight #betterwaytostay #staysafe,staysmall #akwaabaphiladelphia #akwaabainns

Akwaaba’s Mansion at Noble Lane, where a Queen can sit on her throne and be treated like royalty. Happy Birthday to my friend @benildelittle, author of Good Hair and other great reads!

What happens to a dreamrealized? It emboldens you to take on the next big goal. As a teenager, my dream was to one day become Editor-in-Chief of Essence magazine, the publication that sat on the coffee table of my childhood home proclaiming me beautiful as a Black woman. After graduating Howard University with a degree in journalism and working several fashion-editor positions, that dream came true when I was hired as the Essence Style Director in 1995, then went on to becom...e the Lifestyle Editor, Executive Editor and ultimately the Editor-in-Chief, succeeding the iconic Susan Taylor. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Essence has had 11 women at the helm in its history. I’m honored to be in that number and grateful for the audacity it gave me to keep dreaming and believe I could create a collection of successful inns in historic mansions across the East Coast. #essence50 #akwaabainns #dreambig See more

He’s upstairs checking out how we ran the bath water, lit the candles, sprinkled the rose petals, chilled the bubbly, dipped the strawberries in chocolate. She’s on the porch waiting to remove the blindfold to see where she will spend her 26th Birthday Night. Oh, too be young and in love. #romancelives #akwaabainns #akwaabamansion #betterwaytostay #birthday #wedowednesdays

COVID didn’t cancel my birthday! When the shutdown began, I knew I wanted to come out of it with something to celebrate. So I started a exercise regimen and started eating better. The result: I’m down 22 pounds on the 22ndmy birthday!

One of my best decisions ever: Marrying a man 30 years ago who understands how important it is to a daughter to have a loving and present Dad. Happy Father’s Day Glenn! #girldad #akwaabafamily #dadsday

I love me some us! Girlfriends getting down right now at a big girls’ PJ party at The Mansion at Noble Lane. #juneteenthcelebration #akwaabainns #mansionatnoblelane #betterwaytostay