Jackson Rose Inn- Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

We can't say enough about the Jackson Rose Bed and Breakfast in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

We knew we wanted to spend a couple of days in Harpers Ferry, and we looked at what was available in the area.  After just a little research, we found this place.

What really got our attention, as we planned an almost 100% Civil War themed road trip, was that Stonewall Jackson used this exact building as a headquarters for a month!

Not only that, BUT, you can reserve the actual room that he stayed in for that month!  That's kind of a big deal.

ALSO, while staying here, he wrote to his wife and told her about the beautiful roses he could see outside of his room!

We called and found out that the room Jackson stayed in WOULD BE AVAILABLE for the nights we would be in town!

Like the Inn at Herr Ridge in Gettysburg, I was looking forward to staying at this beautiful place, full of history.  In fact, I was more excited about being at this inn than I was about being in the town of Harpers Ferry.

Deb greeted us when we arrived and showed us around.  She encouraged us to check out the other rooms, as none of the other guests had arrived yet.  I always enjoy this opportunity in a historic place like this- so we checked out the other rooms, which were all very nice.

I was most excited about our room though, where Stonewall Jackson likely spent most of his time.  Our room felt very big yet cozy.  You can look at the building and tell that it is old, but the whole place felt very taken care of.  The building and the room were old, but clean and kept up.  Our bathroom was nice and big too, which actually surprised us!

The sweet little family owning/running the place, Phil and Deb were very helpful, and made great suggestions.  They let us borrow driving tour CDs for Antietam when we mentioned that we would be going there.  HUGE BONUS!

Both mornings we had UNBELIEVABLE breakfasts.  Look at the omelet in the picture.  That is the best omelet I have ever had.  Not sure what they did to it, but I am still thinking about it.

AND, at breakfast, all guests take a seat at a cozy family table.  We were joined both days by a friendly couple from New Mexico, and on our last day, a couple from Lexington Virginia joined us!

This was a great experience, as all parties liked to travel, and to see historic sites.  Many of us had done similar things in the Harpers Ferry area and we compared notes.  We also talked about other parks and towns we had visited, or hoped to visit.  Everyone had been to Lexington Virginia recently.  We all raved about the National Parks.  Talking with the other couples each morning was a really pleasant part of our stay.


Oh, if you stay in B&Bs often, you know that some can be a bit pricey.  Well, this one was actually VERY reasonable.  For such a nice, beautiful place with such history, we felt like we got an amazing deal!