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.
We stayed one night in room 5 (I think). The food was great and the room was impeccable, but the reason it was so memorable was because it was haunted and we had an "experience" with a ghost. I was awakened to find a large man to my left who was very agitated and speaking fast although I couldn't understand him. I suddenly felt pressure on my chest and then he was on the right of the bed. He continued yelling at me and then was suddenly gone. Eventually I went to sleep again and was woken by someone touching the bottom of my right foot. I never felt like I was in danger, it was just interesting.
Mason House Inn and Caboose Cottage of Bentonsport
21982 Hawk Dr
Bentonsport, IA 52565
United States of America
Innkeeper(s): Chuck & Joy Hanson
(319) 592-3133
(800) 592-3133
Bentonsport, IA 52565
United States of America
Innkeeper(s): Chuck & Joy Hanson
(319) 592-3133
(800) 592-3133
Circa 1846. A Murphy-style copper bathtub folds down out of the wall at this unusual inn built by Mormon craftsmen who stayed in Bentonsport for three years on their trek to Utah. More than half of the furniture is original to the home, including a nine-foot walnut headboard and a nine-foot mirror. The Caboose Cottage, a self-contained apartment within a real railroad caboose, is the newest lodging addition. It features a kitchen, dining area and Queen bed. This is the oldest operating pre-Civil War steamboat inn in Iowa. Guests can imagine the days when steamboats made their way up and down the Des Moines River, while taking in the scenery. A full breakfast is served in the main house dining room, but if guests crave a mid-day snack, each room is equipped with its own stocked cookie jar.
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