Need someplace to relax as you make your way through Johnston County?

Two new bed-and-breakfast inns might be the answer.

Norwood and Kristin Williams have opened Snuggle-Inn, a 1,300-square-foot chalet nestled in the woods. The chalet is furnished with two bedrooms, a screened porch, a kitchen, a living room, a dining nook and fireplaces. It sits on a large pond surrounded by geese and is only a few miles from Pine Hollow Golf Club in Clayton.

The Williamses rent the entire facility to guests. “Most of our clientele are young couples who want to get away for the weekend and don’t want to be interrupted,” Norwood Williams said. “You get the feeling you are in Switzerland.”

Guests are given food, such as bacon, eggs and homemade jams, to prepare their own breakfasts. “When we had our snow in January, one couple came down for two nights,” Williams said. “They liked it so much, they stayed the third night. They never left the cabin because all the food was so good.”

Snuggle-Inn is at 2121 Powell Drive, Clayton. For more information, call 553-4676 or go to snuggle-innnc.com.

Meanwhile, friends Diana Flowers and Eric Jackson have opened Savannah’s Bed and Breakfast and Antiques in Selma.

“I just moved here last year to help open a restaurant, but that closed,” Jackson said. “Diana and I were talking about opening a bed and breakfast. I was at wit’s end, so we put our heads together and decided to go for it.”

The bed and breakfast has three bedrooms with two private bathrooms. A Southern breakfast with grits, fresh fruit, pastries and an egg, cheese and bacon casserole is served to overnight guests. Also, they are treated to tea or wine and cheese when they arrive.

“We are in a good central location,” said Jackson, who manages the inn. “We have a nice, Southern wonderful and elegant setting and we are very affordable.”

Antiques hailing from the 19th and 20th century are on display and for sale in the inn. “We have glassware, silver and art,” Jackson said.

Savannah’s Bed and Breakfast and Antiques is at 1024 S. Pollock St. The entire home can be rented for parties and other events. Visitors can stop by from noon till 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call 351-0163 or 223-6621.

Benson gets new bar

Cindy Stewart has opened Cindy’s Southern Saloon, a private bar, in Benson.

Stewart, who has been a bartender for most of her life, always wanted to run her own business.

Customers can order a variety of beers and liquors. Stewart wants to serve food at the bar permanently, but until then, she offers samples on Sundays. Memberships are $1 per year.

The saloon offers karaoke Wednesday nights and is stocked with televisions, foosball and pool tables and a jukebox. Also, bands from Johnston, Wake and surrounding counties perform Friday evenings.

Cindy’s Southern Saloon is at 1908 N. Wall St. in the former Fat Ratz space. It opens at 4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, 2 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays and noon Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Hours change seasonally. The telephone number is 894-1910.

Lowes has movie rentals

Renting a movie just got a little easier.

Lowes Foods has started offering Redbox, an automated DVD rental system. Each Redbox kiosk has more than 500 DVD rentals and costs $1 per day (excluding tax). After 25 days, rental charges stop and the customer can keep the DVD. New titles are added every Tuesday.

“Our customers are enjoying the convenience and value of the Redbox DVD rental service so much that we are planning to add the service to 55 additional Lowes Foods locations,” said category manager Phil Parker.

Redbox has plans to establish kiosks in Walgreens and Wal-Mart stores over the next two years. Kristin Zanini, a spokesman for Redbox, could not confirm if kiosks will be implemented in those Johnston County stores.