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The Guest House

3.0 star property
Bed & breakfast in Lancaster with free breakfast

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Property grounds
In-room dining
Free daily full breakfast
Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Ensuite
Interior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Room options

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Superior Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite

Standard Room with 2 Single Beds with Private Bath

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Free rollaway/extra beds
Ceiling fan
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Room, 1 King Bed, Shared Bathroom

Classic Room, 1 King Bed, Shared Bathroom

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Free rollaway/extra beds
Ceiling fan
Shower/tub combination
Hair dryer
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Ensuite

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Ensuite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Free rollaway/extra beds
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Classic Room, 2 Double Beds, Shared Bathroom

Classic Room, 2 Double Beds, Shared Bathroom

Classic Room, 2 Double Beds, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Free rollaway/extra beds
Ceiling fan
Shower/tub combination
Hair dryer
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
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About the area

Map
323 Richmond Street, Lancaster, KY, 40444

What's nearby

  • Lancaster Grand Theatre - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Garrard County Courthouse - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Herrington Lake - 21 min drive - 22.0 km
  • Eastern Kentucky University - 38 min drive - 43.0 km
  • Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill - 45 min drive - 45.9 km

Getting around

  • Blue Grass Airport (LEX) - 50 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Mariachi's Mexican Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Burger House Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • Smith's Restaurant

About this property

The Guest House

Property highlights
Take advantage of free full breakfast, a firepit, and a garden at The Guest House. A library and dry cleaning/laundry services are available to all guests.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Free self parking
  • Luggage storage, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance
  • Outdoor furniture, concierge services, and smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms are individually furnished, and include comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free bottled water.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Highchairs, children's books, and free extra beds
  • Tubs or showers, free toiletries, and hair dryers
  • Cable channels, heating, and ceiling fans

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Children's books
  • Children's toys
  • Free rollaway/extra bed
  • High chair
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1904
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free rollaway/extra bed

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from noon - 10 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free rollaway/extra beds
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Guest House B&B Lancaster
Guest House Lancaster
The Guest House Lancaster
The Guest House Bed & breakfast
The Guest House Bed & breakfast Lancaster

Frequently asked questions

Is The Guest House pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Guest House?

As of Aug 15, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Guest House on Aug 16, 2025 start from CA $144.42, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Guest House?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Guest House?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at The Guest House?

Check-out is at 11:30 AM.

Where is The Guest House located?

Situated in Lancaster, this bed & breakfast is within a 15-minute walk of Garrard County Courthouse and Lancaster Grand Theatre. Maple Avenue Church of Christ and Lancaster City Hall are also within 1 mi (2 km).

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The Guest House Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 64 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 64 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 64 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 64 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 64 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place, very clean and friendly owner.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This was an entire 3 bedroom house. Beautiful
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed our stay, had the house to ourselves. Charming get away,would book again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was beautiful, the outdoor area is so pretty, would definitely go back
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming Guest house with comfy four poster beds. Would stay again. Would add coffee creamer and sweetener to kitchen.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deirdre Fay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Debra was amazing and the property is beautiful!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Damon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cozy house, quick drive to many small towns around the area. Enjoyed sitting on the front porch.

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you very much Mrs. Debra for the special accommodation. I appreciated your little home and had a great time!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bed was very comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Carrie

Disliked: Cleanliness
Beautiful home. Sad that the up keep on the home is not be looked after. Quite neighborhood was nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very unique and interesting place. Quite comfortable overall. Fortunately we were the only guests upstairs so we had complete access to bathroom. If other guests had been there it would have been a shared space. That’s the only negative.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Carl

The house was old, no cooking equipment.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Preston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

An okay place to stay

This was an okay place to stay. The owner/host was extremely nice. However, although advertised as a bed & breakfast with a “full breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30”, there was no breakfast. The owner said she stopped that when Covid started. It seems like some provisions could have been made. Like danishes, yogurt, juice, water, something, in the fridge. Also, there was no air conditioning in our room & the bathroom was extremely small.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort

Ok if you want an old home/place to sleep

This is a nice old home for people that adore antiques and such. The shower and bathroom are very tiny. The drive way is also small. There was no television in the bedroom and I could not find toilet paper to replace roll. There was no breakfast offered even though it stated it would be included.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Madeline

The owner cancelled day-of on us. Even though she didn’t charge us for this booking and told us where we could get another room, that other room ended up being expensive since it was last minute. Seemed like a nice property and owner, unfortunate that we couldn’t experience it and that the experience was a stressful one for me.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

NOT HONEST

I understand that places all have different refund policies. I called more than enough notice to try and cancel my second night without penalty. The property owner told me that no one from Hotels.com tried to contact her when ya’ll tried in my behalf to contact the property. I then received an email from ya’ll at Hotels.com saying the property owner denied the request to cancel. My issue is just be honest with me rather than saying Hotels.com never contacted you as the property owner. 😡
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Keneth

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was not at all what I was expecting. I would not return.

6/10 Okay

Elaine

Liked: Staff & service
Note: Keep in mind that my review is for our room specifically. It does not represent the condition of the entire property, and another couple staying there in the house were really enjoying their stay. Our room was an addition on the back of the house. The room was large, beds were soft and comfortable, and linens were also really nice. The drawbacks were the lack of air conditioning and unusual, small bathroom. The house was cool and comfortable but we had no air in our particular room since it was an addition. The bathroom was weird because you had to turn sideways to get through between the upright shower and door. Our host, Debbie, was one of the friendliest people anyone you would meet. We talked for a long time and had an enjoyable conversation. It was just a lack of air conditioning and the bathroom for our room in the addition that affects this review.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Jimmy

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The water never got warm in the shower but, everyone was friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Roger

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Took owner 15 minutes to show up to property we booked but wanted us to stay in different property. House was dirty. Bed very uncomfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Brittany

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The lady that rented it out was very rude
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023