Rates

Payment types accepted include Travelers Checks, American Express, Visa, Discover, Master Card, Diners Club and Carte Blanche.

The types of beds available include King, Queen and Double.

Description

Circa 1818. Monmouth was the home of General Quitman who became acting Governor of Mexico, Governor of Mississippi, and a U.S. Congressman. In the National Historic Landmark, the inn features antique four-poster and canopy beds, turndown service and an evening cocktail hour. Guests Jefferson Davis and Henry Clay enjoyed the same acres of gardens, pond and walking paths available today. Elegant, five-course Southern dinners are served in the beautifully appointed dining room and parlors.Publicity and Awards: AAA Souther Traveler (Jul/Aug 2011) names Monmouth Plantation the "Best B&B in the South", Travel & Leisure top 100 hotels in the world (2006), Conde Nast Traveler, Monmouth Plantation has been a AAA Four Diamond recipient for 30 years, the longest of any hotel in the South, Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report awards 1818 Restaurant with it's Grand Award 2011 for "Best Hotel Restaurant Meal", JustLuxe.com posts in Feb. 2011 "Old South Opulence Meets New World Charm at Monmouth Plantation", Mississippi Magazine awards Monmouth Plantation "Best B&B in Mississippi.Location: City/Urban.

Amenities

Meals Included in Rates: Breakfast and Hors d'oeuvres.
Types of meals: Wine, Early Coffee/Tea, Hors d'oeuvres, Restaurant on Premises, Dinner, Full Breakfast, Room Service and Room service 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM daily. Extensive catering available.
Amenities In Room: Wireless Internet Access, Telephone, Television, Heating, Fireplace, Cable TV, Bathrobes, Restaurant, Turn-Down Service, Air Conditioning, Iron/Ironing Board, Hair Dryer, All rooms contain fine art, fabrics, , pieces of historical furniture and thus no smoking indoors is allowed. Room Service available 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM.
Amenities On Site: Free parking on premise, Fax, Copy Machine, Suitable for Events and Gift Shop.
Business Traveler Amenities: Daily Newspapers, FAX On-site, Gym Nearby, Hair Dryer, Internet Access, Iron/Ironing Board, Wireless Internet Access and Private meeting room with full catering available.

Reviews

“The best historical inn we have stayed at anywhere.”
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“My wife and I had the privilege of staying at Monmouth plantation and I must say it was truly magnificent! The grounds are beautiful and the home is a true historic treasure. You can dream of days gone by when life was a little more simple and grand while relaxing on a porch or in your cozy room. We were so impressed by Monmouth that we are counting the days until we can return to this romantic and most beautiful bed and breakfast.”
— Matthew Garner

“My family and I are still feeling the glow of wonderful Monmouth! We visited in June and it was extraordinary! Lani and Ron Riches have created not only a five star hotel (which is no easy feat on its own), but they have worked tirelessly to ensure that this house that belonged to General John A. Quitman, former governor of Mississippi, is also included on the prestigious National Register of Historic Places. If you are a history buff, you’re going to love this hotel with its attention to detail – portraits, letters, and antique artifacts. Had Quitman survived past 1858, there is evidence that his popularity and political acumen could have edged out Jefferson Davis as the first president of the Confederacy. You just breathe in the fragrance of the history here. And you can do so while sipping a freezing mint julep in a silver cup either in the secluded Quitman Study or in the company of the other friendly guests, eating from an inspired Southern menu that has caught the notice of the James Beard House in New York, strolling around the gardens and lake, and then sinking back into a plush pompom canopied bed at night with the softest of linens. (For those who need to stay plugged in, the WiFi worked flawlessly from the rocker on our porch.) The staff, some of whom have been working at Monmouth for over 20 years, are so very welcoming and accommodating. During the day, our boys, 11 year old twins, went fishing with the poles provided by the guide and caught a number of fine fish. In the evening, they dined on their own in the main-house parlor while we took our time with the full five course tasting meal in the dining room. Dinner was delicious with a choice of wines with each course: crisp hot rolls (as though they had been fried ever so delicately), a crayfish bisque, a baby spinach salad with blue cheese, a little mango sorbet interlude, exquisitely cooked filet for my husband and cinnamon glazed duck breast for me, and to top it off - a chocolate mousse parfait. Breakfast kept us fueled with hearty eggs, perfect buttery biscuits, sausage, bacon, and grits that could make even a Yankee ask for seconds. Monmouth is a very special place and the Riches’s hospitality sees to it that every guest feels pampered, right down to the lovely talcum powder in a vintage pewter bottle in the bathroom. June is warm, but with Spanish moss dripping from the large trees and frogs croaking and crickets chirping, it was mesmerizing. Ladies, you could become “soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum,” but it is sixty years later and your hosts at Monmouth have the air-conditioning and iced tea just right. -Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys Brooklyn, New York”
— Lexy Lovell

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