Boone Tavern Hotel

02/04/2025Checked in at the hotel. One thing I noticed with this hotel is that the parking is to the back of the hotel on approach. The parking spots do seem small and I wonder if there are enough spots, for number of rooms at this hotel. The interior of the lobby is really homely, arm chairs, fire places, etc. I was able to turn the key and enter my room (you had seen that right. One uses a key to enter their rooms at this hotel). What I had noticed though is that there is a MASTER SWITCH one has to turn on before the bathroom light comes on and the main light/fan over the bed. I found this to be an inconvenience because it was never told to me upon check in that I would have to do this. One can find this information on a document on the dresser next to the coffee and under the t.v. What I found interesting was there is a sign on the t.v. that states "You Hungry?" yet I would rather have that same sign display the fact that a master switch needs to be turned on before electricity is on in the room. I feel like people in my generation probably do not know what a master switch is, so I feel like this needs to be displayed somewhere easily seen and explained. When I got into the room, the first thing I did was bee line it to the bathroom. Would it make sense to put it there? I do not know. Would it make sense to put it on the t.v.? I think that would be the best place. Another inconvenience was that there was no waste basket in the actual room part. There is one in the bathroom and so this led to me always having to go to the restroom to throw anything away. RestaurantThe restaurant part of the hotel is really nice. I was able to get a table next to the window and one can see all the college students walking by. I had the smoked rainbow trout cakes and the spoon bread is COMPLIMENTARY. I did not know that from other reviews on here. It reminded me of a puffy pancake with corn taste. 2/5/2025I ended up waking up to take a shower and noticed that the shower had taken a good amount of time to get warm. Is there a way to fix this? Also, I ended up getting breakfast, two biscuits and two turkey sausage patties. I found it interesting that they served the biscuit with apple butter in addition to regular butter. The apple butter was so good!

Actually getting ready to check out but I have to give credit where credit is due! This place is awesome!! I would recommend it to anyone traveling to or through the area. The hotel is beautiful and the staff are amazing. Very very nice and accommodating. I had something delivered to the room and it is customary to tip the person making the delivery. My tip was declined. He said, with a smile, "oh, that's not necessary" Everyone here loves being here and loves what they do and it shows in their hospitality!

First rule of Spoon bread is do not ever try to get spoonbread during the Spoon-bread Festival in Berea. Save your self-time and trouble just go to Boone Tavern and get it there. The Tavern is beautiful but pricey and has a limited menu. I love the rustic feel of the place. I had a sweet onion soup to start off, it was like french onion soup with gruyere cheese. Jennifer had the Trout cakes, which as a interesting take on the traditional style crab cakes. I was going to have the grilled Ribeye, which is a 12-oz ribeye, (Med Rare of course), cooked in a garlic herb butter glaze with a truffle pomme pave' which is very thin sliced potato dish. I had to look that up because I had no idea what it was. Priced at $48,00 is is some what pricey. But opted for a cheaper option of the Wilderness Burger instead. My wife had the had the Chicken Saltimbocca, which is a chicken wrapped in prosciutto and stuffed with ham and mushrooms along with smashed potatoes on the side. The downside to the dinning is the limited menu. The Flourless Cake is amazing, and so is the Ky Butter-brown Cake. We stay the night in the hotel as well, the rooms vary in size but all have the rustic decor and feel for them. We had breakfast the next morning before leaving, once again limited menu options so we settled for Biscuits and Gravy with 2 eggs on the side. The downside that is always common with biscuits and gravy is the ration of gravy to biscuits. Not enough gravy with the biscuits.If you are thru the area visiting in Berea, check out Boone's Tavern, nestled among many craft shops that you will most certainly find something to catch you eye, but don't forget your wallet $$$$$$$

Beautiful hotel. Came here with a dozen or so other women for a motorcycle retreat. The whole place is beautiful and elegant yet very comfortable. Sometimes I feel like I'm in a museum when I'm somewhere like this but this place had a very "homey" feeling. Maybe cause I was there with my homies LOLThe restaurant was so good. I ate at least one meal there every day of my 3night stay. Sometimes two!I would 1,000% stay here again. I'd love to bring my husband.

Stopped in for a bite while staying in the hotel. The hot brown was really good and the service good. The atmosphere lacked and kind of stuffy but don't let that steer you away because the food is comforting.

Execution good, service can be a little spotty (I am sure it depends on what time you arrive ;-) The spoon bread came out warm; the butter we requested arrived 5 minutes later when it was now cool. NBDMy dining partner had the chicken in a nest; not exciting but sturdy fare and the mashed potatoes were spot on. I enjoyed the butternut squash ravioli and the leftovers were great for breakfast the next morning... LOLBread pudding could've been a little less sweet, maybe skip the layer of sugar on top. The bourbon was very distinct!Very beautiful setting but could use a freshen up, perhaps a pop of color. Just my opinion, of course...

This very lovely colonial/southern style hotel built in 1909 manages to retain its original style and charm without showing any of its age. The rooms are up to date, but evoke images of what we might have experienced a 100 years ago. It has two large, charming, and yet cozy feeling lobbies to curl up in. Also in warmer weather the porches are a great place to sit and talk or read. There is also a great restaurant with real tablecloths and saucers for your coffee or tea. Truthfully the food seems a little underpriced considering how good it is and how beautiful the dining room is. Even if you don't spend the night, try for at least one meal. But wait, there is more. A small, very nice bar sits off one of the lobbies if you are in the mood for a relaxing drink. Now for the staff. They were all super friendly and seemed to truly enjoy working there. We stay every year or two and have never been disappointed. It is worth it to choose a weekend just to visit the charming college town of Berea and stay at Boone Hotel (named after Daniel Boone).I know you may be wondering, but I am not a bot, nor AI; just normal intelligence and completely human. I also am not related to or personally know anyone who works there. Check it out.

Love the history throughout the hotel- definitely take time to linger and read the walls and browse the craft catalog. You'll start to see some familiar things around the hotel from the college craft.Here for dinner? The signature Spoon bread is gluten free corn meal- dig in ya'll! Moist and mealy! They sell the mix too as an add water only mix if you want to make it at home too! Want to make it even better? Ask them for some of the amazing honey they carry, or maybe a dab of some hot sauce for an extra kick.We just wanted a light meal, so we ordered the Kentucky Burgoo, which is like a combination of veggie stew and chili, with chili powder and cumin flavors. Garden salad with red Russian dressing may have had an interesting kick of Worcester sauce in there.Dessert was a decadent and dense bourbon glaze bread pudding (no raisins) that made me crave a coffee to wash it down.Apparently it's a dry county but restaurants and the tavern can sell beer, wine, and liquor- so if you're visiting the college, come here for your sips of Kentucky bourbon.A $30 breakfast voucher was included on a website special for booking a room online, and for our voucher, we got two coffees a Classic Tavern Breakfast of eggs, local farm sausage, herbed breakfast potatoes, and biscuit; and a yogurt & granola plate, and a slice of banana nut bread.

Great food and wonderful service. Quite snowy Sunday dinner. Food was hot and fresh and very tasty.

I was very disappointed in this hotel. The room was extremely small, parking near the hotel was limited, the furniture was old and very scuffed, the air conditioner was so loud one could hardly hear anything making sleeping difficult. That brings me to the beds which were old, squeaky, the mattress was so lumpy and felt as if a spring was sticking in my back. For a hotel that advertised itself as a luxury hotel, I would call that false advertising. Oh, we could also hear all of the noise in the hallway. And there was no one to help us with our bag. Never again!