Kirkwood Inn Reviews

An undiscovered gem by Kings Island The Kirkwood Inn is a quiet place that’s full of charm. Where else can you enjoy a fresh, hot breakfast in a historic home dating back to 1799? The Inn itself is a 2-story building with clean, quiet rooms that are beautifully decorated in warm colors. The carpeting is nice and soft, definitely barefoot-friendly. The air conditioning unit is the quietest we’ve ever heard in a hotel - most rattle and/or make a loud noise when kicking off and on, but not at the Kirkwood Inn. We had a room with 2 queen beds, a small table with 2 chairs, cable TV, a nice-sized desk-table with a chair, a coffeepot, refrigerator, and a full bath with the sink outside the toilet/shower area. We stayed 4 nights and we found the beds neatly made and the supplies replenished each evening after we returned from Kings Island. There are nice wooden benches outside many of the rooms and a picnic table at the backside of the Inn. The Kirkwood House is a separate building just across the small parking lot. The breakfast staff gladly shared the history of the home upon request. They served an extraordinary breakfast! Each morning they had eggs, biscuits, sausage gravy, corned beef hash, pancakes, and meat rotations of sausage patties, bacon, and ham. That’s just the hot stuff. They also had the most extensive variety of fruit, pastries - including danishes, pop tarts, doughnuts - breads - including homemade sweet breads, English muffins, toast bread, bagels - along with yogurt. The homemade peach butter is something you’ve got to try!The dining area is just as pictured on their website. Or you can eat your breakfast at one of the tables outside in the front yard garden. We didn’t use the outdoor pool, but it was one of the cleanest-looking outdoor pools I’ve ever seen. It went from 3 ft. to 10 ft. deep. They have a nice nature trail that begins and ends in the front yard of the Kirkwood House with beautiful plants and flowers along the trail. There is a gazebo with a rocking chair for 2. The entire staff is super-friendly! You really feel like a guest, not a commodity, at the Kirkwood Inn. This is a perfect place to stay if you’re looking to break the monotony of the big-name chain hotel experience. It’s conveniently located only 5 minutes from Kings Island. A big bonus is the back entrance to Kings Island, located right across the street from the Inn. You can avoid the noise of most chain hotels and the bulk of the Kings Island traffic at the same time. Brenda G.