Spent the night after an having an event in the dining room - how convenient is that? We were in the Samuel Clemens room. Fun to peek in the other historic rooms. The inn was decorated pretty for Christmas. Be aware there is no elevator. The only negative thing was the continental breakfast was disorganized - no coffee! The Lebanon downtown area has nice shops to visit during your stay.

Checked in Friday afternoon, no reservation. Early Saturday morning asked at desk if we could stay another night. Told that was fine. Spent the day enjoying town. Got back to room at 5:00 pm. All our belongings gone. Note on bed "Come to front desk". A regular guest wanted our room, so manager decided to relocate us to top floor, small bed (for 2 large people), no AC, not a room people regularly stayed in. Without our knowledge or consent, moved everything to top floor. I could not believe it. Manager did not care. During dinner with a lobby full of people, waited for busboy to bring things to us. Bags not closed, underwear hanging out. It was extremely embarrassing. Went to Holiday Inn 30 minutes away. Was told what Golden Lamb did was illegal. There were items missing from our luggage. Threatened to call state police if they didn't bring our belongings to us. Manager did not care. I still "can't believe" the treatment from this place. Maybe this was a unique case, but speaks to the lack of concern and horrible customer service.

Apparently The Golden Lamb is the oldest hotel in Ohio, that alone makes it worth the stay. An impressive amount of Presidents and historical figures have stayed at the Golden Lamb, it's just a really fun place to stay. If you are looking for a Marriot or Hilton experience though this isn't the place, half the charm are the rooms, old furniture creaky floors. I wouldn't want to stay in a hotel like this every time I was in a hotel but for 1 or 2 nights it's totally worth it.
The rooms are as clean as you could expect from a 200 year old hotel, not dirty at all but just what you would expect in an older (waaaay older) building. Our shower drain was very slow, but not a deal breaker.
The staff was ectremely pleasant, the food in the restaurant and the Black Horse Tavern was very good.
Location is right in the middle of town, but the street noise is next to nothing as the town seems to shut down around 9:00
The biggest con, and it is huge..is that the is no elevator or bell boy. You have to drag your luggage up the stairs for yourself. If you have trouble with stairs or in a wheel chair etc. I don;t see how you could possibly stay here. Maybe the hotel makes arrangements for you if needed, we didn't need special considerations but no one ever asked if we did.
This hotel is awesome...historical and fun but be aware that it almost like sleeping in a museum ;-).

This is a great Inn and restaurant. It is the oldest in Ohio. You must realize that before you stay there. It is not going to have the feel of a Holiday Inn, and really that's a good thing. We have stayed here for two nights in a row every September for ten years now.
The atmosphere is great the food is great and the staff is very respectful. Two days away from life. That's how it feels. We will always come back to the Golden Lamb