Rates
$105 to $160
Payment types accepted include Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, Master Card, Visa, Discover and Cash.
Meals Included in Rates:
Events Hosted
- Meetings
- Honeymoons
- Romantic Getaways
- Reunions
- Seminars
- Weddings
Available Food Service
- Early Coffee/Tea
- Full Breakfast
- Full Gourmet Breakfast
- Snacks/Refreshments
- Wine
Other Activities
- Wineries
- Water Sports
- Tennis
- Sports Events, Major College
- Skiing Downhill
- Skiing Cross Country
- Shopping (Local Crafts)
- Parks
- Museums
- Live Theater
- Horseback Riding
- Hiking
- Golf
- Fishing
- Canoeing/Kayaking
- Bicycling
- Art Galleries
- Antiquing
- Historic District
- Trolley Tours
- Ghost Tours
- Historic Attractions
- Riverboat Cruises
Innkeeper(s)
Glen and Char Carlson
Rooms
This property has 5 total guest accommodations with private bath, 5 with fireplaces, 1 suite. The types of beds available include Queen, Double and Twin.
Amenities In Room

- Wireless Internet Access
- VCR
- Television
- Reading Lamps
- Iron/Ironing Board
- Hair Dryer
- Fireplace
- DVD
- CD Player
- Cable TV
- Air Conditioning
- Clock Radio
- Central Air
- Heirloom Antique Furnishings
- Flat Screen Lcd TVs
- DVD Players (video Library)
- Early Morning Coffee
- Late Night Hot Beverages Outside Room
Amenities On Site
- VCR
- Television
- Phone
- Parlor Games
- Mac
- Library
- Gift Shop
- Fireplace
- DVD
- Computers
- Billiard Room
- Original Parlors
- Gazebo
- Large Covered Front Porch
- Lcd TVs
Business Traveler Amenities
- Desk
- Television
- Internet Access
- Wireless Internet Access
- FAX On-site
- Iron/Ironing Board
- Hair Dryer
- Daily Newspapers
- Flexible Check in/out Times
- Continental Breakfast Available
- Special Business Rates
- Wi-fi Connection
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The Steamboat House Bed and Breakfast
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Location: City/Urban and Near downtown Galena.
Recommended Restaurant(s)
- Fried Green Tomatoes, Perry Street Brasserie
Romantic Interest
Lovely antique decor, many parlors and private places for quiet moments
Historic Interest
One of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the Midwest. The 22-room mansion was built from an Andrew Jackson Downing plan for Daniel Harris, a legendary steamboat captain on the Mississippi River
Historic Awards:
- State Historical Site (Granted)
- National Register (Granted)
- Local Register (Granted)
- City Historical Site (Granted)
Historic Memberships:
- National Trust
- Local Historical Society
- City Historical Society
- State Historical Society
Historic sites nearby:
US Grant Home, America's River Center, Dubuque Historical Society Museum (15 miles), Apple River Fort
Other Awards:
Talk of the Town National "Excellence in Customer Satisfaction" winner 2011.
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Publicity and Press Reviews
Country Magazine, Illinois Now Magazine, America's Best Bed & Breakfast Recipes, Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald (northwest Illinois suburbs), ABC and WGN TV in 2007.
Promotional Rates and Packages:
Valentine's Day/spring Special
Stay any 2 nights through April 1, 2012, and receive as our gift to you, a bottle of Galena Cellars Wine and 2 souvenir Steamboat wineglasses! We'll have the wine in your room on checkin. Enjoy low off-season rates plus a bottle of fine wine and glasses for free. Promo Code AmHistInnsWINE. New reservations only; no discounts or gift certificates with this promotion.
Valid from 02/02/2012 through 04/01/2012.
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Military Discount
Current military personnel receive a 10% DISCOUNT as our "Thank you" for your service to our country! (Mention "Military" when calling for reservations at 800 717 2317 or insert code in Special Needs section of form when reserving online at www.thesteamboathouse.com.)
New reservations only; no certificates or other discounts. Discount will be taken at checkout.
Valid from 02/02/2012 through 12/30/2012.
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Key To Relaxation Package
Our most popular package, this super-saver special includes 2 nights (full breakfast and complimentary “wine time” each day) PLUS
A gift certificate to Galena Cellars Vineyard for tasting, and purchase,
Dinner for 2 at Galena’s famous Fried Green Tomatoes Restaurant, AND
2 souvenir Steamboat House wineglasses.
Add $120 to any 2-night stay.
Valid from 02/02/2012 through 08/30/2012.
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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 November-February, Monday/Tuesday, Tuesday/Wednesday, Wednesday/Thursday. Bess or Amanda Room, subject to availability
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