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The Mandolin Inn

199 Loras Blvd
Dubuque, IA 52001-4857

(563)556-0069
(800)524-7996
 
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Circa 1908. This handicapped-accessible three-story brick Edwardian with Queen Anne wraparound veranda boasts a mosaic-tiled porch floor. Inside are inlaid mahogany and rosewood floors, bay windows and a turret that starts in the parlor and ascends to the second-floor Holly Marie Room, decorated in a wedding motif. This room features a seven-piece Rosewood bedroom suite and a crystal chandelier. A gourmet breakfast is served in the dining room with a fantasy forest mural from the turn of the century. There is an herb garden outside the kitchen. Located just 12 blocks away, is the fabulous National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. The inn can equally accommodate both business and pleasure travel.

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The Mandolin Inn

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Rates

$85 to $150

Payment types accepted include American Express, Master Card, Discover, Visa, Personal Checks and Travelers Checks.

Meals Included in Rates:

  • Breakfast

Events Hosted

  • Reunions
  • Seminars
  • Meetings
  • Weddings
  • Romantic Getaways

Available Food Service

  • Early Coffee/Tea
  • Full Gourmet Breakfast

Other Activities

  • Antiquing
  • Art Galleries
  • Bicycling
  • Fishing
  • Golf
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Live Theater
  • Museums
  • Parks
  • Shopping (Local Crafts)
  • Skiing Cross Country
  • Skiing Downhill
  • Sports Events, Major, College
  • Tennis
  • Water Sports
  • Wineries

Innkeeper(s)

Amy Boynton

Languages Spoken

some Spanish and some French

Rooms

This property has 8 total guest accommodations, 6 with private bath, 1 with fireplace, 1 two-bedroom suite and 2 conference rooms. The types of beds available include King, Queen and Twin.

Amenities In Room

  • Modem Hook-Up
  • Cable TV
  • Reading Lamps
  • Central Air
  • Clock Radio
  • Television
  • Desk
  • VCR
  • Fireplace
  • Bathrobes
  • Wireless Internet Access

Amenities On Site

  • Parlor Games
  • Phone
  • Fax
  • Handicap Access
  • Limited Handicap Access
  • Television
  • VCR
  • DVD

Business Traveler Amenities

  • Desk
  • Television
  • Modem Connection
  • Wireless Internet Access
  • FAX On-site
  • Iron/Ironing Board
  • Gym Nearby
  • Flexible Cancellation
  • Flexible Check in/out Times

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Location: City/Urban.


Romantic Interest

The Inn is beautifully restored, has lovely furnishings and a tranquility that soothes the soul and inspires intimacy.

Historic Interest

The home was the private home of Nicholas Schrup, senator and financier (owned all banks and insurance companies in the city) at the turn of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The mansion was designed and built by the renowned Swiss architect Fridolin Heer. Some exceptional aspects of the mansion include a hand-carved Queen Anne wrap-around veranda, distinctive green spanish clay tile roof, hexagonal turret, eclectic patterened brickwork, Palladian windows in the east gable and a unique leaded and stained glass window of Saint Cecelia (patron Saint of musicians) holding a mandolin.

Historic Awards:

  • National Historical Site (Granted)
  • State Historical Site (Granted)
  • City Historical Site (Granted)
  • The Home Is A Historically
  • Architecturally Significant Site
  • Eligible For Local
  • State
  • National Registers

Historic Memberships:

  • National Trust
  • Local Historical Society
  • City Historical Society

Historic sites nearby:

Lead shot tower (2 miles), Ice Harbor/Port of Dubuque (1 1/2 miles), 4 historic districts - the home is right in the middle of one (the historic Jackson Park), downtown Dubuque, Galena (13 miles)

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Minimum Stay Requirements:Two nights all holiday weekends, special college weekends, festival weekends and all weekends in October
Cancellation:72 hours
Pets:, There are 2 sweet cats living here at the Inn and they don't share their space with unfamiliar animals.
Smoking:Smoke Free Property.

Publicity and Reviews

USA Today's "10 Best" Places to Stay, Arrington's BNB Journal, 2006 Summer Inn Traveler magazine, Iowan Magazine, Dubuque, Des Moines and Chicago newspapers, Emerging Horizons (Accessible Travel News) Magazine, Lakehom Magazine, Japanese TELPAL F, a Japanese Travel Show, local FOX TV, local television Promo for Cinderella (Cinderella reading her story in the parlour of the Mandolin Inn), This American Life segment on NPR.

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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 Sunday-Thursday, no holidays

Travel Club Discounts: 25% off Nov. 1 through June 1, Sunday through Thursday, except for holidays.

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