Located in the heart of Lancaster Country, PA, the Historic Smithton Inn is an 18th-century bed and breakfast that offers charming accommodations, modern amenities, and gracious Pennsylvanian hospitality. The colonial stone inn features spacious guest rooms and suites with comfortable sitting areas and working fireplaces, private bathrooms with showers and baths, and modern in-room amenities such as DVD players, and mini-fridges stocked with complimentary snacks and bottled water.

Guests can relax on the front porch of the house and soak up the views, by the fire on the back patio in the evenings, and a homemade gourmet breakfast every morning. The Historic Smithton Inn is ideally located for exploring the sights of Lancaster Country, which range from farmers markets, festivals, museums, and theaters, to concerts, historic sites, nature hikes, and other entertainment.

Guest Accommodations

The Historic Smithton Inn in Pennsylvania features five beautifully appointed guest rooms, one luxury suite, a private cottage and a guest house, all of which are comfortably furnished with country-style décor and period furnishings. All lodgings have king or queen-size pillow-top beds dressed in high thread count linens and comforters, and en-suite bathrooms have walk-in showers and baths, or shower/bath combinations, plush towels, spa bathrobes and slippers, and branded bath products. Sitting areas have comfortable armchairs, working fireplaces, writing desks and chairs, and modern in-room conveniences include air-conditioning, flat-screen televisions with cable channels, DVD players, alarm clock radio with iPod docking stations, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, and complimentary wireless Internet.

Tailor’s Cottage is a three-bedroom hideaway with a private entrance, a fully equipped kitchenette and a spacious living room with a pullout sleeper sofa and a working fireplace. The bedrooms have king or queen-size pillow-top beds dressed in high thread count linens and comforters, and private bathrooms with spa tubs and showers, plush towels, spa bathrobes and slippers, and branded bath products.

The Smithton Guest House can sleep up to six people and features two bedrooms with king or queen-size pillow-top beds dressed in high thread count linens and comforters, one-and-a-half-bathrooms, and a fully-equipped kitchen stocked with supplies. The house has a spacious living room with a working fireplace, and dining room with a table and chairs for six guests and a sunroom, along with a sheltered backyard has a patio and barbecue grill. Modern in-room conveniences include air-conditioning, flat-screen televisions with cable channels, DVD players, alarm clock radio with iPod docking stations, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, and complimentary wireless Internet.

Dining

A complimentary gourmet breakfast is served every morning in the dining room and includes freshly baked bread and pastries, seasonal fruit, cereals and yogurt, and freshly brewed coffee, tea, and juices.

Amenities and Recreation

Amenities at the Historic Smithton Inn include a complimentary gourmet breakfast every morning, a front porch with rocking chairs and lovely garden views, beautifully manicured gardens and grounds in which to relax and a back patio with fireplace for relaxing under the stars.

Local Attractions

Located in the historic borough of Ephrata in northeastern Lancaster County, the Historic Smithton Inn is ideally situated for exploring the sights of Lancaster Country, which range from farmers markets, festivals, museums, and theaters, to concerts, historic sites, nature hikes, and other entertainment. The inn is within a few minutes from the Green Dragon Farmers Market and the Ephrata Cloister, and a close drive to Bird-In-Hand, Hershey, Lititz, Lancaster, and Intercourse, and an hour’s drive from Philadelphia, Valley Forge, and Gettysburg.

900 W Main St, Ephrata, PA 17522, Phone: 717-733-6094, website, Map

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