Rates
$64 to $105
Payment types accepted include Discover, Master Card, Visa, Personal Checks and Cash.
Meals Included in Rates:
Events Hosted
- Reunions
- Seminars
- Meetings
- Church Retreats
- Book Clubs
- Quilt Clubs
- Scrapbooking Groups
Available Food Service
- Early Coffee/Tea
- Country Breakfast
- Full Breakfast
Other Activities
- Antiquing
- Bicycling
- Canoeing/Kayaking
- Fishing
- Golf
- Hiking
- Horseback Riding
- Parks
- Shopping (Local Crafts)
- Wineries
- Rose Garden
- Historic Church
- Native American Artifact Museum
Innkeeper(s)
Chuck & Joy Hanson
Rooms
This property has 9 total guest accommodations with private bath, 1 two-bedroom suite and 1 cottage. The types of beds available include King, Queen, Twin and Double.
Amenities In Room
- Air Conditioning
- Reading Lamps
- Ceiling Fans
- Data Ports
- Wireless Internet Access
- Filled Cookie Jar
Amenities On Site
- Parlor Games
- Phone
- Fax
- Fireplace
- Handicap Access
- Television
- VCR
- DVD
- Free Wireless Internet Access
Business Traveler Amenities
- Desk
- Internet Access
- Wireless Internet Access
- FAX On-site
- Flexible Check in/out Times
Visit Website
Mason House Inn and Caboose Cottage of Bentonsport
Map
Location: Country, Waterfront and Rural by river.
Romantic Interest
Our Inn is haunted by at least 20 different spirits. Guests find this fascinating and they spend the night sheltering each other in their arms. It is not frightening, just very interesting.
Historic Interest
Built in 1846 by Mormons from Nauvoo, the Inn was built as a hotel for the riverboat travelers on the Des Moines River. It is the oldest original steamboat hotel along the Des Moines that is still in operation. During the Civil War, it was used a hospital and a station on the Underground Railroad.
Historic Awards:
- National Register (Granted)
Historic Memberships:
- National Trust
- Local Historical Society
Historic sites nearby:
Civil War Battlefield in Croton, Iowa (12 miles), Historic Nauvoo, Illinois (50 miles)
Weather
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“Fascinating”
Parker L10/21/2008
The attention to detail was fantastic, food was wonderful, and the setting was fascinating.
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BOTTOM LINE: I would stay here again.
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“fascinating”
Anonymous10/21/2008
The attention to detail was fantastic, food was wonderful and the setting was fascinating.
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Publicity and Press Reviews
Des Moines Register, Decatur Herald & Review, AAA Home & Away, Country Magazine, Veteran's View, Iowa Public Television, Today Show, KWWL Halloween Special 2010, KYOU Community Spotlight July 2011, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.
Other Ratings: 2 AAA Diamonds, iLoveInns Guests
Get a Free Night at this inn
- One Night Free: This property is featured in Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns published by American Historic Inns. This guide features a certificate for ONE NIGHT FREE with the purchase of one night.
The dates this property will honor the certificate are Anytime, subject to availability
21982 Hawk Dr
