River's Edge Cafe Bed & Breakfast — Restaurant in Confluence

BED & BREAKFAST REVIEW. We arrived to the B&B in 94 degree heat. The 2 story early 20th century Café is not a cafe: its not open in the morning. And contrary to the mis-statement of another reviewer it is not the best food in 100 miles. We had Superb food on the way in, in Somerset, and on the way out in Uniontown. On getting out of the car in the lot we found a low slung 1 story low slope roofed B&B building behind the Restaurant. It had a small porch appended to the front which was lined w/ greenery in hanging baskets. Above the porch entrance, a carved “bed & breakfast” sign. My heart sank as, by looking at the design and build of the building, I had already guessed what lay ahead. I opened the door to find myself engulfed in blast of stifling heat tossed about by a lazing ceiling fan. radiating its heat directly into the plaster ceiling a mere foot above my head. Wiping sweat from our brows, we made our way to a hall at the right of the parlor to see guest rooms with keys in the door. To the left of a parlor was a small kitchen equipped with a 1920’s stove and a beautiful old oak dining table. Beyond the kitchen to the south was another guest room. To the west was a 4 foot by 12 foot long porch overlooking the river. Not knowing which room might be ours, and lacking a check in, We walked the 60 feet down the drive to the front door of the “Café”. There, a waiter suffering under the weight of the heat & his first day confessed his novice status & asked us to wait for another server to help us. A wait of a few minutes provided us with a woman to guide us to the quarters. In the dripping heat of the foyer once again, she explained a continental breakfast of muffins, bananas, & juice/ tea/coffee was available & pointed us to our room door. A quick turn of the key confirmed the observation I made outside that there was no air conditioning equipment visible. NO AC Our room maximally was 9 x 11 w/ a pair of double hung windows in the east wall facing us across the double bed when we walked in. The left most window had a small 8” high screen stretched in its opening. The right window had a pair of twin 8” fans in it. Gaping holes between fan & windows freely admitted mosquitos who would later dine on us as we attempted to sleep. Notice the word attempted. Both windows were nailed into their positions: There was no fire escape from these rooms, a disaster waiting to happen in a building where no smoke or carbon monoxide detectors were observed. The longer we stood in an amazed depression at what lay before us, the smaller the room grew. Maximally, there was 1 foot from the windows to the bed. The period wallpaper in browns, olives, and golds closed in on us in the hanging humid heat blast radiating from the ceiling above. In the brain frying stillness of the room, my wife moved across the hardwood floor to examine the windows, the fan, & the small half bath. A stay/no stay discussion ensued as we moved to the small 4 x 12 porch overlooking the river, where one hand placed on the railing revealed it was covered with an oily, stinking (DEET laden?) anti mosquito compound of some sort. We decided to stay & spent the night fighting bugs and an old school mattress whose springs invaded our personal space. We woke actually laughing at 1 AM at the incipidity of our plight. Just as this is not a Cafe, This is not a B&B. Its nothing more than a shower house for trail travelers w/ period furniture & bedding that was useless 2 decades ago. We are clear that our hotelier’s efforts to capture the period were far more successful than her ability to understand what a weary traveler needs at the end of a day: a welcoming greeting & a comfortable place to stay. the same is true for her inability to "get" what is required for a traveler in the morning. An uncooked breakfast with coffee/ tea I have to make myself is my idea of a motel 6. A full 47% of Americans suffer from one or more of asthma, COPD, & seasonal allergies. You can not be in the hospitality...

My son and I recently biked the GAP and C&O trail from Pittsburgh to DC. On our 2nd day (a Sunday), my son’s seat mount bolt sheared off soon after we left Confluence from a nice lunch. With no seat, we rode back into Confluence where we found the Confluence Cyclery closed (owner had sign on the door indicating that he was away). We rode through the town and came upon the River’s Edge Café and B&B where my son went inside to seek suggestions on where we might find some help with his seat. After explaining to her that the Bike Shop was closed, the owner – Anna Marie Yakubisin – walked us to her maintenance shop where she invited us to use whatever hardware and tools she had available. She also called her offsite property maintenance person to come in to see if he could help as well. Unfortunately, there were no obvious parts that we could use to fix the problem. She then called the owner of the Confluence Cyclery (Brad Smith who was out of town) herself explaining the situation. The Bike shop owner then called a friend of his to meet us at the Confluence Cyclery to let us into the shop to see if we could repair the seat in his absence. We met Brad Smith’s friend (I don’t recall his name) at the shop who let us in. After searching for a correct replacement part and unable to find one (he was not sure where the owner kept all of his parts), Mr. Smith’s friend called another friend of his who lived nearby and who had a well equipped workshop in the hopes that a proper part or repair could be made there. After riding to his friend’s home, we were ultimately able to find a bolt that allowed my son to use his bike for 2 days until we got to Cumberland where we were able to visit the bike shop there for a permanent repair. While this was a very untimely and potentially very problematic situation for us, I cannot express enough praise for the graciousness, kindness, and help provided by Anna Marie Yakubisin and her staff at the River’s Edge Café and Bed and Breakfast, Mr. Brad Smith of Confluence Cyclery, and the other folks in Confluence (I wish I knew or could recall their names) who went out of their way to try to help us on a Sunday afternoon. I would encourage anyone reading this to visit Confluence PA to experience the hospitality we did and to patronize the River’s Edge Café and Bed & Breakfast and the Confluence Cyclery. I...

River's Edge B&B was our first stop on our bike trip on the Great Allegheny Passage. The River's Edge B&B is located in the small town of Confluence, PA. It is a charming little place to stay. It's clean and comfortable for a great price. The owner is very kind and helpful. We started having car trouble a few miles before arriving at River's Edge. We arrived for our overnight reservation just as the restaurant was closing for the night. When I went inside to check-in for our reservation and mentioned that we were having car problems I truly could not believe how amazing the staff was. They put me on the phone with Allen, the local mechanic who agreed to come look at the car at 9:15 PM. We were originally going to be dropped off by my husband and mom who had planned on driving home that night however the car needed a new alternator so driving home in the dark wasn't an option. We had to add another room to our reservation. The staff offered to make us food even though the restaurant was closed. The next morning Allen drove my husband a few towns away to get an alternator that he would install that afternoon. It was late morning when they returned without the alternator because it had to be ordered and would be in around 2 PM. Since the car issue was putting a wrench in our plans we decided to add another day to our trip. Unfortunately, River's Edge B&B was booked for that night but the owner, Ann Marie was kind enough to help us find a place to stay. With help from the amazing people in this quant little town our sleeping arrangements were made for the night and with the promise that the car would be fixed later that day my son and I were now able to start our 3 day bike...