This post was written on December 18, 2025, for the launch of the inn's previous website. Booking direct now happens on this site: choose your room.
A New Website
After four decades at the William A. Short House, we have a new website. Our 1904 home still has its original leaded glass windows. The new site shows who we are and where we are going as a bed and breakfast in Helena, Arkansas.
This is more than a redesign. It is the foundation for how The Edwardian Inn will serve guests in the years ahead.
Forty-One Years
Since 1984, The Edwardian Inn has been a place to stay in the Arkansas Delta. Guests use it as a base for exploring the birthplace of the blues. They rest here after long days at the King Biscuit Blues Festival. Guests from around the world have taught us what matters: real experiences, real connections, and service that makes you feel like family.
The new website reflects those values, after 41 years of welcoming travelers to this house on the National Register of Historic Places.
The House and the Website
The inn pairs 1904 architecture with modern comforts. The new website pairs the same hospitality with modern tools.
The design shows the details of our period furnishings and the Delta landscape around Helena. Each page tells part of the inn's story, for guests who are new to us and for guests who have come back for years.
Direct Booking
The main feature planned for the new site was direct booking. When you book directly with us, you skip third-party platforms and the fees they pass on to you. That money stays with you, for downtown Helena, Delta food, or an extra night with us.
Direct booking also means you talk to us directly. If you have a special request, are celebrating an anniversary, or are planning a ride along the Mississippi River, tell us when you book. We can plan your stay from the start.
Stories and Guides Ahead
The new site also gives us a place to write about Helena and the Arkansas Delta. In the coming months, we planned to write about these subjects.
Local Guides
Where to watch a Delta sunset, and the stories of the blues musicians who lived here. We have four decades of living in Helena to draw on.
Cycling Routes and Outdoor Trips
The flat Delta roads are quiet for cycling. We planned to map routes along the river and on back roads through cotton fields and old towns.
Delta Stories and Heritage
The Mississippi Delta has stories of music, culture, farming, and the people who shaped the region. The journal will collect them.
Thank You
None of this would be possible without our guests, who have chosen The Edwardian Inn year after year. Your stories at breakfast, your recommendations to other travelers, and your loyalty over the decades have built a community, not only a business.
Some of you found us in the early days, when Helena was still becoming a destination. Others found us through the King Biscuit Blues Festival or while researching the Delta's music. Whether you have stayed once or twenty times, you have helped shape the inn.
Looking Ahead
With this website, we look back at 41 years and forward to the next ones. It will help us serve you, stay in touch with people who care about the Delta, and introduce Helena to travelers who have not been here yet.
Everything we add will follow the principle that has kept us going for four decades: hospitality that makes every guest feel welcome.
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