Welcome!

The Cottonwood Inn Bed & Breakfast is a 1896 private farm house with antiques throughout. The house is situated on five acres of prairie in beautiful, rural Illinois. This B&B is located twelve miles east of Charleston, the home of Eastern Illinois University. It is the first house south of Kansas High School on the west side of the blacktop road (1/2 mile south of Route 16).  

 

Rooms

This bed and breakfast has four guest rooms, all with hardwood floors and three full baths. One guest bedroom has its own private balcony overlooking grounds and farm fields.  (Private baths are a possibility.)  There are two living rooms downstairs plus a large formal dining room for your convenience. Outside dining is a possibility on one of the three porches and patio, weather permitting.  Rooms have air conditioning.

 

Amenities

Room amenities include free bath products with hairdryers and bathrobes available upon request.  The third story has multiple beds plus one full private bath and is available for rent at the rate of $175.00 plus 11.75% tax per night.  The entire house is available by the week or month with housekeeping services.  Prices available upon request.

 

Rates and Policies

Rates: 

                                  $90.00 per night (plus 11.75% tax)

                                                              

Special Reduced Rates:  Corporate Rate, Weekly Rate, Optional Breakfast

*Optional breakfast:  Rate reduced by $10

 

Policies: 

Breakfast served:                   Continental Plus

Check-in time:                        5:00 pm or by appointment

Check-out time:                      11:00 am or by appointment

Cancellation policy:             48-hour advance notice for refund

 

Children by appointment only

No pets or inside smoking

Cash or personal check with ID accepted

*Full advance payment is required for college homecomings, parents’ weekends, graduations and special events.   

                   

 

Sites of Local Interest

The Edgar County Historical Museum & Edgar County Genealogical Library

414 North Main Street, Paris, Illinois 61944    (217) 463-5305

 

The Bicentennial Art Center

132 South Central Street, Paris, Illinois 61944     (217) 466-8130

 

The Edgar County Courthouse, Erected 1891, Listed on National Register of Historical Sites

Maple Fair, Parke County, IN - February-March

Covered Bridge Festival, Parke County, IN - October

 

Also in the area:

· Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL - 15 minutes

· Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN - 30 minutes

· University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - 45 minutes

 

· Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site - 30 minutes

(The last home of Thomas and Sarah Lincoln)

· Illinois Amish communities/Arcola, Arthur, Tuscola, IL– 30 minutes

· Old National Road through Marshall, IL - 25 minutes

 

· Factory Outlet Stores at Tuscola, IL (Outlet Mall) - 30 minutes

 

· Mill Creek Park, Clarksville, IL - 20 minutes

· Lincoln Trail State Park, Marshall, IL – 25 minutes

· Turkey Run State Park, Marshall, IN—1 hour

 

 

5261 N. 125th Street

Kansas, Illinois 61933

217-948-5928 or 217-465-5464

Pat Darr-Stanfield, Owner/Innkeeper

Member, Paris Chamber of Commerce

 

 

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 For reservations, call 217-465-5464 or email info@madisonbedandbreakfast.com

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