*All rooms are non-smoking
First Floor Guest Rooms:
# 1 THE BENTONSPORT ROOM was the Inn’s pub--for men only. No curtains were allowed on the windows, so women could peek in to see if their men were inside drinking. This room’s dresser and headboard are solid hand carved walnut. The 1882 “Cheerful” stove has a foot warmer. Watch the river go by, or activity in the village from your rocking chairs. This mattress is a Tempur-Pedic Ergo bed. Enjoy the comfort of the Tempur-Pedic mattress and pillows.
Private bath w/shower. Queen-size bed
Max. occupancy - 2 .
# 2 THE WASH HOUSE ROOM has your grandmother’s vintage clothes hung up to dry. An early wooden washing machine is your bedside table. Park your bags on the old wringer/tub stand. Private entrance from the porch (with swing) overlooking the river. For our business travelers, this room features a desk and chair for your use. Return to the Main house for breakfast in the morning.
Private bath w/shower. King-size bed.
Max. occupancy - 2
# 3 THE GENERAL STORE ROOM is stocked with all the tins of staples you need to set up housekeeping in 1850. There is also a fresh produce and dry goods department. This building used to be Bonaparte's train station. In 1960s it was dismantled and brought to Bentonsport and used as a little store. The items in this room are what is left of the store. Private entrance from the porch (with swing) overlooking the river. Return to the Main house in the morning for breakfast.
Private bath w/shower. King-size bed and 2 twin size beds. (The twin / trundle beds are for children. Not full size adults.) Max. occupancy - 4 .
Second Floor Guest Rooms:
#4 THE MAID OF IOWA ROOM is named for the riverboat that frequented the Des Moines River. They couldn't be on the river during the night, so the passengers would disembark in Benton's Port and stay the night at this Inn. The walls are decorated with pictures of various riverboats. The furnishings include a dresser made with pink marble. The Extra-long Double bed is 4 Poster. There is also a twin size bed for a child or small adult. The bathroom adjoining this room is just 3 steps away in the hallway, but there is a folding screen that can be pulled to allow for privacy. (Although it is accessed in the hallway, the private bathroom with shower is not shared with any other room.) Max occupancy - 3 people.
# 5 THE MASON SUITE was the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mason. The furnishings include a three-piece hand carved walnut set with a seven-foot sleigh bed and dresser; nine-foot tall pier mirror and an 1873 “Evening Star” stove with foot warmer. Two twin beds in an adjoining room make it perfect for families. Four windows enjoy a lovely view of the Des Moines river. Private bath w/shower. Extra-long Double bed and 2 twin size beds. (The twin size trundle beds are for children, or small adult. 150lb. weight limit.) Max. occupancy - 4
# 6 THE DES MOINES SUITE overlooks the river, the old iron bridge, and the village of Bentonsport. Senator Thomas Hart Benton liked to stay in this room when he was in town. This was also the childhood room of William E. Mason, later elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois. Private bath w/shower. Queen-size bed and 2 twin size beds. (The twin / trundle beds are for children, or small adult. 150lb. weight limit.) Max. occupancy - 4
# 7 THE WILD ROSE ROOM is named for our state flower. The hand carved dark walnut bed has a nine-foot headboard--copied circa 1870 from a guest bed in the Lincoln White House. The room is decorated with Lincoln books and memorabilia.
Private bath w/shower. Queen-size bed and 1 twin size bed. For child or small adult, 150lb. weight limit.
Max. occupancy - 3
# 8 THE ASHLAND ROOM is named for the original name of the house when it was built in 1846. When the Mason family bought the inn in 1857, they changed the name from the Ashland House to the Phoenix Hotel and then the Mason House Inn. It has a hand carved "carpenter's apprentice sampler" head and foot board made of red elm. Private bath w/shower. Extra-long Double bed and twin-size sofa bed for a child or small adult. (150 lb. weight limit.) Max. occupancy - 3
Guest Cottage:
#9 THE CABOOSE COTTAGE Yes, it is a real caboose to rent for a night, weekend, a week or longer! The only RS&P caboose in Iowa. It has a kitchen, dining area, bedroom, heating and air-conditioning, satellite TV, computer port, and bath w/shower, and includes breakfast in the main house. Queen-size bed in the bedroom. And the table in the dining area folds down into a twin size bed that fits one child. Max. occupancy - 2 to 3. Choo-Choo! All Aboard!
**Since this is our home, and you are a guest in our home, we reserve the right to not accept guests at our discretion. We reserve the right to call the sheriff to remove any unpleasant guests. We are not required to be ADA compliant due to our size and residency exclusion.
Mason House Inn
21982 Hawk Drive, Bentonsport,
Keosauqua, IA 52565-8260
Phone: 319-592-3133
E-mail: Stay@TheMasonHouseInn.com
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