The Bed & Breakfast Worth Going to Jail for...
Preston, Minnesota
The JailHouse Inn is the Old Fillmore County Jail built in the Italianate architectural style in 1869. The interior of the Inn has painstakingly been restored to its original Victorian splendor. Many aspects of the interior space have been left as they may have been, including the original curved walnut banister at the front entrance of the Inn. Some of the original seven foot paneled white doors remain from when the purpose of the building was the Fillmore County Jail. Today, the JailHouse Inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information about the complete history of the Inn, please check out our History Page. In the years since becoming an Inn, the JailHouse Inn has been featured in the following publications and programs:
Minnesota Monthly, October, 1992
"the bed and breakfast
worth going to jail for..."
The Road Best Traveled, November, 1994
"No. 1 of Ten
one-of-a-kind Inns"
ABC's "Mike & Maty Show"
"Wonderful and
unique places to stay in the Midwest"
Country Home, October, 1995
"Escape to JailHouse
Inn-recipes of dishes served at the Inn"
Fodor's Nights to Imagine, 1996
"Magical Places to Stay in
America," by Peter Guttman
Wall
Street Journal, March, 2001
"Breakaway" A Focus on Small
Business
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Group retreats and family reunions are often held here in the Inn. Standard queen or king accommodations sleep up to twenty-six with twin and queen sleepers providing space for up to thirty (30). Our dining/meeting room accommodates up to forty (40) persons.
The Inn has a room, the "Cell Block" where guests may choose to sleep behind bars just as prisoners once reposed, or the Sheriff's personal bedroom, the "Master Bedroom" may be the choice. The Court room, Bridal Suite and the Cell Block have two person whirlpools to luxuriate in after a day of biking, hiking, fishing or just plain relaxing in the slower pace our rural bluff country has to offer our visitors. For those more romantic moments, the Bridal Suite, Master Bedroom, Processing Room, Oriental Room, Parlor and Dining Room have wood burning fireplaces for guests to enjoy the serenity of a crackling fire. For more information regarding our rooms and their nightly rates, please click on the Rooms Page. We also ask that you please take a look at our Rules and Regulations Page.
In order to make the peaceful, slower pace of Preston and The JailHouse Inn your private retreat, e-mail us at innkeepers@jailhouseinn.com.
We can also be contacted via snail-mail at
The JailHouse Inn
PO Box 422
109 Houston Street NW
Preston, MN 55965
(507) 765-2181
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The Bed & Breakfast Worth Going to Jail for...