2439 Fairfield - A Bed and Breakfast, Shreveport

We spent three days here while attending our granddaughter's wedding and found this b&b outstanding! We were served a delicious breakfast each morning! Jimmy Harris was a wonderful host, so friendly and made us feel right at home! We would definitely stay here again!

We enjoyed our stay at the B & B very much. The hospitality and food were wonderful. We also enjoyed the stories that Jimmy shared. It's a great place to stay.

We have stayed here for four years while our daughter has been in college. From the start we have been pampered and made to feel like one of the family. We have stayed in all the rooms and each has its own charm. The breakfast is something we both look forward to each time. We will go back for a weekend even after our daughter leaves college there. I would highly recommend a stay here to anyone.

Very enjoyable, from the decor to Mr. Harris (owner)it was a well needed trip. Mr. Harris has a class A place, I will be back.

Whether you are traveling along I-20 on business, planning a romantic getaway, or moving your child into Centenary College, Jimmy Harris' 2439 Fairfield B&B is THE place to stay. I almost hate to share this information because we have discovered a Victorian treasure with the epitome of Southern hospitality. When you walk in the front door you know you are home. The very clean rooms are impeccably decorated in true Victorian style. The beds are luxurious, TV's with cable are cleverly hidden inside the armoires, each room has it's own bath with a whirlpool/shower, and that's just the beginning. Each room has access to a balcony with ceiling fans, white rocking chairs, and porch swings. Outside the rooms in the hall, Jimmy has a pot of coffee ready for the early risers. You can take a cup back to your room or sit on the balcony while breakfast is prepared. Breakfast - casual, sumptuous elegance. Yes, you can dine in your shorts/T-shirts. The tables are covered with blue and white tablecloths and Blue Willow china. By the time you come downstairs, Jimmy has the sideboard laden with casserole dishes with scrambled eggs, assorted sausages, a delectable cheese and potato casserole, cereals, English muffins, banana bread, juices, fruit, coffee, and, of course, assorted teas. Then there's the sweet surprise - a homemade fried pie. Jimmy (and his sister, Jana) are the consummate hosts - gracious, relaxed, conversational, and a fountain of information about Shreveport. Jimmy's 2439 Fairfield B&B is our home away from home.

2439 Fairfield is the height of comfort with luxurious, feather-top laden beds, an exquisite traditonal English breakfast, and a soothing, quiet atmosphere. These attributes are redeeming qualities, and necessary to the success of any bed and breakfast, but for one to stand out and be a standard for the industry, something else is required; something which cannot be purchased, fluffed, or feigned, and can only be achieved by a complex set of variables, all of which must be genuine in nature. The result is the true feeling of being at a home away from home, and this establishment accomplishes this lofty goal. It has been approximately six years since my wife and I first became acquainted with the establishment and its owner and operator James Harris. My wife is an artist and I, a writer, and we both travel often, and almost exclusively frequent bed and breakfasts whenever available. On this occasion, my wife was traveling alone for an extended stay in Shreveport as she exhibited at the Red River Revel. As most women are when traveling alone, she had her alert level a bit higher. She returned from the stay with adamant praises about her comfort, and credited it all to the inn and its owner. Since that time, we have both made countless trips to stay with Mr. Harris at his inn, sometimes even diverting a bit out of our travel path, just to stop there for the night along the way. His deep, sincere, southern way of hospitality steeps throughout the house as prevalently as the tantalizing smells of culinary pleasure that frequently waft from his kitchen. He is the reason for the establishment’s superior status, and I have no higher recommendation for a night's stay that is not spent at your own home.

We liked the relaxed, but elegant atmosphere. The English Victorian decor was just breathtaking. The food was excellent. You will think that you have visited a true English B&B, but the hospitality is far superior! A great place for a weekend getaway or for a vacation - and we were allowed the have our Miniature Schnauzer stay with us which is a rarity nowdays. Highly recommended!