We had stayed at Story one night a year or so ago and that went well; however, on this trip, when we went to our room after checking in at 9:00 PM, we found all the lights were on, the heat was turned on high and the door to an adjacent room was unlocked and wide open. Obviously, someone had been in our room before we were. Inside the open room, there was a mattress on the floor, a messy duffle bag and all manner of disorder, but no one was there. I know some Story staff stay on the premises over the weekend...but why in awful room that has access into guest accommodations I am paying for and with only a thin door and an insecure lock in between? The room was otherwise clean and perfect, so we closed the door, locked it and didn't see any other inhabitant of the house the rest of our two night stay...but it did give us enough of an unpleasant impression that lasted through our stay, so we aren't going back. In addition, I was awakened in the wee hours of the morning by a woman in the adjacent room...how shall I put this...I can't really explain except to say she was basically moaning and screaming. Ugh. Too much information.

The reason this review is three stars is because the scenery at Story is great. We sat on our porch our last morning and watched the squirrels and horses across the road...while the sun came up. We saw 15 deer on our way to Story on Friday night. Breakfasts at the restaurant were good. The entrees at dinner were so-so. Service in the restaurant was good at breakfast and great at dinner...with the exception of the 15 year old they had hosting...the same young woman who checked us in with a smirk and when we arrived to be seated for breakfast said, "Checking out?" I mean, is it really too difficult or expensive to hire adults? Story would be GREAT if they would just put more effort into their procedures and hire more professional staff.

I normally loved the Story Inn... but that all changed the day I got engaged to my beautiful fiancee. The day was a perfect fall setting in Brown County State Park where I popped the question. I had made reservations in the Story Inn's new cabins. It was such a wonderful day but when we arrived at the inn we were told that the room was not "ready." It was 5:30 at night, and this room cost $220 a night. OK, my fiancee and I are easy going people so we sat outside and enjoyed the tranquility of Story. We enjoyed our dinner at the restaurant and when it was time to go to our room we found sawdust on the couches and the room had NO BLINDS! And it was not isolated, people walked by our window and peered inside. Again, management made the excuse that it was a new romantic room and they knocked $20 off the price.. what a joke. So we decided not to let the room get us down. We went back to the room and my fiancee prepared for a bath, but the room only had cold water. We called for a repair to management. The man came and said it was fixed. After he left, the water still did not get warm and we called again. We were then told that federal regulations didn't allow hot water. I have traveled to over 30 of the 50 states and this was a revelation to me! Of course, he was lying. We then decided to leave and didn't spend the night. We were told that we would be refunded for our room. Well, that was over 6 weeks ago and still no money. This place has gone down in quality. Worst of all, they apparently think keeping (aka stealing) my money is OK when they tender a substandard room. Despite my previous good luck at this place, I won't be back and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Forget those drugs, go to Story...Take a step back in time and just RELAX.
We just spent our 18th and what a great time we had. NO tv, NO phones just pure
time to ourselves. We had a room with a hot tub and many many candles and what romantic evenings we enjoyed. The staff are fantastic, the food WOW.
So, for an out of the way outstanding experience... visit Story.

This place was so much fun! Five dear friends and family females stayed in the Wheeler Homestead back on a Friday overnight. Every person we ran into at dinner and the bar were super friendly. We had drinks with the owner and the bulider of all the unique structures throughout the tiny town. The restaurant was relaxing and the food was good, not overpriced. The breakfast was delicious! The ambiance was perfection. It's a bit off the main road but well worth it. If you are looking for a stress free escape from the normal, this is it!