The Barn Inn Bed & Breakfast

WELCOME TO THE BARN INN - An historic landmark in Holmes County, Ohio, located between Millersburg and Berlin.

A sanctuary in the Ohio Amish Country, THE BARN INN, a licensed hotel and Bed and Breakfast, is only minutes from historic and cultural sites, country shopping, and sightseeing. Nestled in Honey Run Valley, THE BARN INN, offers beautifully decorated, clean standard rooms and spacious, finely-appointed luxury suites, all with private entrances.

Complimentary evening pastries await arriving guests. Warm hospitality and a full, hot country breakfast are served daily. THE BARN INN resident innkeepers and staff are dedicated to making yours a comfortable and memorable stay.

Discover luxurious Jacuzzi tubs with botanical scented amenities, warm fireplaces, and total privacy in this finely-appointed country inn, located just minutes from Berlin. Be awakened by the morning sun and the sweet aromas of a country breakfast served in the dining room. Attentive resident innkeepers and staff are dedicated to making yours a comfortable and memorable stay.

THE BARN INN offers packages, tour information and free wireless internet access.

The Barn Inn, secluded in picturesque Honey Run Valley, offers a quiet farm setting, and is only a few miles from shops, restaurants, and other attractions in the Berlin area. Much care has been given to every detail of the barn, creating a warm and inviting ambiance - a perfect romantic getaway.

Holmes County, Ohio - where rural living and traditional values are evident. Venture onto our scenic roads which wind through 800 miles of hills and valleys past picturesque Amish farms and little towns full of treasures. Our families make wonderful furniture, quilts, pies, cheeses, trail bologna, and crafts.

• 11 private guest rooms, each with private bath
• Each room opens to a balcony
• Each room has individual climate control (AC/heat)
• Six VIP rooms with whirlpool tubs
• Satellite TV in each room
• Great room, lounge area with fireplace
• Two guest rooms with gas fireplace
• Wireless Internet Service
• Our four, new finely appointed, west wing rooms feature two-person jacuzzis, heated tile floors, chandelier over the whirlpools, fireplaces, recliners, & sofas.
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• Yoder Amish home, April-October
• The Amish Farm & Home, April - October
• Wendell August Forge
• Amish Flea Market
• Heini's Cheese Chalet
• Village of Berlin (lots of shops)
• Historic Victorian House in Millersburg
• There are farmer's auctions every day of the week Mon-Fri (where Amish take their livestock to market, and vendors are set up selling fruits, vegetables, & antiques)
• Lehman's Hardware - old fashioned general store
• "Behalt' - Amish-Mennonite history information center
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At The Barn Inn guests are served with fine accommodations; a full country breakfast on china and generous hospitality. The Inn's breakfast may include homemade breads, fresh country eggs, smoked ham, sausage, bacon, quiche, fruit, breakfast casseroles, apple dumplings, and Belgian waffles with real whipped cream. The Barn Inn is one of only a few inns in Holmes County which provides a full breakfast 7 days a week.

Amenities Include...
Fireplaces, Jacuzzis, vaulted ceilings, in-room sofas, recliners, ironing boards, irons, hair dryers, TV/VCR/DVD, movie library, decks with tables & chairs, common area microwave, freezer/refrigerators, complimentary pastries, popcorn, teas, coffee, hot chocolate, great front room, a farm-country breakfast served daily in the dining room, and 24-hour, on site staff. Amenities vary according to accommodation; please inquire for specifics.

The Inn offers guests more than just a bedroom. Available to all guests is a large sitting room with a fireplace that extends 33 feet, the height of the barn. There are tables for games, sofas for reading, and coffee, teas, and light snacks provided. Soft background music offers an atmosphere for relaxation and pleasure.

In the early 1900s, farmer and cheese maker Fred Gehrig and his family made and sold cheese from this homestead, once a 90 acre farm. Every day except Sunday, farmers brought their milk by horse and wagon or by truck to the cheese house. There was a time when Fred, with a truck drove and picked up milk from local farms.

The cheese house had a basement where spring water flowed into a trough where the milk was cooled until it was made into cheese. The 250 to 300 pound wheels of cheese were taken by wheelbarrow to the basement of the house where they were cured in vats. The vats still exist in the basement of the house. Until the mid 1930s, cheese and other dairy products were sold wholesale and retail from an outside door leading to the basement.

A 101 year old Amish man, who was Fred's handyman and cheese maker, shared his thoughts before he died in 1999. He recalled: "That's the third barn on the foundation. The first barn deteriorated and was replaced with a second barn before my time. In 1919, I saw a bolt of lightening that struck the barn, causing it to burn, and I helped build the present barn." Friends, family, neighbors and a general contractor joined in a community effort and had the barn rebuilt within a few months. All of the needed lumber was cut from the trees on the farm.

In the present barn one can see evidence of the previous barns. There are beams with burn and scorch marks; and pegs and notches in beams that were previously in other positions. One hand hewn beam exists in the basement of the barn.

Directions from Berlin - 4 1/4 miles
Those traveling from Berlin, go west on US 62 & Ohio 39, then turn right onto County Road 201, travel north 1 1/4 miles, turn left onto County Road 203. Continue west 2 1/4 miles, BARN INN on left.

Directions from Millersburg - 3 1/2 miles
Those traveling east on East Jackson St. (US 62 & Ohio 39), turn left onto Rt. 241 which is the second intersection past the courthouse. Rt. 241 winds its way north out of town, go about 2 1/4 miles, turn right onto County Road 203. Travel east 1 1/2 miles to 6838 County Road 203.