White House Hotel

The White House is a wonderfully restored 1800s hotel. Very clean and comfortable.The manager Laurie was amazing. Our trip was a 14th wedding anniversary celebration. Laurie graciously took care of every detail for me including special flowers and a bottle of wine ready at our arrival. We were traveling by train so the hotel being one block from the station was nice. We would definitely return.

We had an interesting tour with our guide, Sable. Saw the kitchen, 'bath'rooms, grand ballroom (and the surprise entrance to the speakeasy) and the guest rooms. The story of the Bridal Suite...where a guest bride disappeared and left her luggage behind, never to be seen again. There is NO elevator, so one must negotiate the stairs to the second and third floors (and the speakeasy).

The hotel itself was fine as I booked it last minute and it was not a first choice. I have had quite a terrible time following our stay over a spilled glass of red wine in the Bridal Suite. It did create quite a mess on a pillow case and some splatter on painted baseboard and wallpaper. I was charged $500 to my credit card on file before I was given an explanation and any evidence. In talking with the owner, I explained that I had informed the manager immediately of the spill and that I tried to clean up as best I could. The manager's email to me about the upcharge was a humiliating diatribe to include charging for repainting the baseboard which clearly could be cleaned with some bleach. In fact, upon receiving the photos of the damage, the wall paper itself, in my opinion, could also be cleaned either with steam or with a bleach solution rather than charging an egregious amount. I am willing to pay for damage that is intentional and that is clearly obvious and negative to the setting- this is not the case. Not truly a good business model nor accepting responsibility as a business owner.

Wonderful place. Our hostess was friendly & helpful. Made certain we could check in early. Gave us easy access to all the amenities. The hotel is a period masterpiece & nicely done. You will feel like you are in the early 1800's, except of course you will have climate control (A/C & heating) Loved our stay.

My husband and I stayed for one night during the week and had the entire hotel to ourselves. The hotel was built in 1868 and has lots of history to read about with displays throughout the building. Our room, the bridal suite, was so cute and cozy. It was very convenient for us because it was across from the train station, and we used the Amtrak train to travel to Hermann. If you're a light sleeper, you might not like hearing the trains passing by in the middle of the night, but the hotel was kind enough to provide earplugs and a noise machine.