My wife and I have been here many times over the past several years, staying in every room up stairs. The Farnsworth was our first experience with " haunted hotels " and we now seek them out when ever we travel. When imposible things happen repeatedly it really gets your attention! Jeremy, the little boy ghost is responsable for most of the pranks, and has interacted with us many times. We will always return to our friends ,both living and " dead ", as the Farnsworth House as they welcome us warmly.

We began our stay late on a Thursday nite. The Farnsworth Bookstore staff was sweet enough to stay 10 minutes past time to go home to accommodate our late arrival after 14 hours drive from our home in Coastal North Carolina. We checked into the McFarland room for our first night, which is in the original part of the house. The room was lovely and true to the Civil War period, (though it could have used a little extra dusting here or there). It was a bit like staying with the Waltons, as you could hear other guests coming in up the back stairway of the Inn to settle in for the evening. We got a great nights rest, did not pick up anything on the digital recorder we left running for the night as it switched off a few minutes into recording... The next three nights we spent in the Lincoln Room off the Garden of the property. We loved the room from the spa tub to the four poster bed and cozy little fire place. We did later figure out that though one of the local ghosts, a little boy named Jeremy, did not play with any of the toys we left out, someone/something repeatedly put the toilet seat up in the middle of the night! The "Living" room service was great! We did also capture some EVP activity, but certainly were most comfortable in the room and never afraid to turn off the lights at night and settle in for a good nights rest. The breakfast served every morning is very well prepared and served in keeping with the Civil War Period. The Farnsworth Inn Tavern provided a great atmosphere along with good food for gathering with the other paranormal Field Trip attendees. We could have stayed a couple of weeks and still not seen everything the area has to offer. We would stay again in a heartbeat. Thanks to the staff, and ghosts for a wonderful stay!

My fiance has wanted to go to Gettysburg for a while but I didn't really have any interest. I'm not a big history/war person. Then he suggested that we stay at a haunted hotel and take ghost tours, and I was IN!

After some research he discovered Farnsworth House Inn. We found that it was voted one of the most haunted B&Bs in America and were hooked. After even more research we found that the Sarah Black room was reported to be the most active, so even though it was one of the more expensive rooms, we booked it.

Booking was really easy. I loved that we were able to see what rooms were available on what dates online. We ended up planning our vacation around when the Sarah Black room was available. I booked for 3 nights (most would think we are crazy for that!) online and received a response within a day via email confirming our reservation ($100 deposit via CC was required).

When we arrived (you need to get there before 5 pm) and like some other reviewers had a difficult time looking for where to check in (it's actually in the back of the house next door. They have a book/gift shop there and that's where you check in. You have to go around the side of that house to get to the door). We were a little surprised and unprepared to have to pay upfront for our stay though. So, everyone else....be prepared for that. We were taken over to the house and through the side door. You walk down a hallway that turns and makes its way over to the addition (there is the original part of the house and the addition...both are pre-civil war). Our room was at the front of the house. When you look at pictures of the front, all 3 windows upstairs are the Sarah Black room. We were pleasantly surprised! I expected a small room and a teeny bathroom. The bathroom was huge! And the bedroom was a decent size. I was surprised/slightly relieved to see that the haunted wedding dress was removed from the room.

A few reviewers have stated that the room was not clean/dusty. It was pretty clean for my standards. I wasn't expecting a 5 star hotel! I was expecting an old house, with old furnishings, old plumbing and old wiring. If you are expecting the Taj Mahal...go elsewhere. You are going to the Farnsworth for the experience OF Farnsworth. Not to stay in a fancy hotel with crazy amenities. My only complaint is that they say you can't eat or even drink in the room. I had to sneak something to drink because I'd die without hydrating myself at night!

There is no phone in the room, so don’t expect it. There is also a VERY small tv (probably a 13 inch) but it was flat screen and served it’s purpose.

Others have complained about the lack of electrical outlets. I didn’t have a problem. There were enough for our needs.

The first day our room was colder than it was outside (mid-November, but it was pretty mild outside) and even though I kept trying to turn the heat on, it kept turning itself off (ghost, I’m not sure because once we told the staff about it, it worked fine).

Another thing people should know is that the shower alternates from hot to cold in about 45 second intervals, so don’t expect to have a great shower. The toilet also makes a lot of noise (some noises are kind of a knocking sound, so don’t think it’s a ghost walking around because it’s not. It’s just the toilet/plumbing).

As for activity, we didn’t have anything crazy. We’ve been told that many people don’t even make it through the night in our room, but we made it through 3. Here’s a list of the activity we experienced:

- first night my fiancé was going to lock the door for the night and said “I’m locking the door” out of nowhere. Confused I said “What?”, he repeated “I’m locking the door.” I said “Okaaaay.” He looks at me confused and says, “You asked me what I was doing, and I’m telling you that I’m locking the door.” I hadn’t asked him ANYTHING!
- Later that night I woke up and felt terrified. I lay awake in bed for about 30 minutes and then there was a very loud bang on the floor right next to the bed on my side, then silence. Nothing else. There’s no explanation.
- 2nd evening we were watching television and my fiancé had fallen asleep. There was a tour going on upstairs (ghost tour). All of a sudden there was this triangular shadow doing circles on our ceiling. I woke my fiancé and we video taped it. We looked for an explanation but there was none.
- There was a constant cold spot in front of our room in the hallway. Apparently Mary (the midwife/nurse) hung herself off the stairs right in front of our room.
- When we first walked into our room upon arrival we both felt extremely dizzy. I was able to shake it off but my fiancé was unable to and had to lay down for a while. We thought maybe because the floors were sagging a bit to the one side. We found out later on the ghost tour (without us mentioning this) that the ghost of Harvey was upset that my fiancé was there and one of the feelings Harvey is known for giving people is dizziness.
- We saw a few shadows here and there, but they didn’t last long enough for us to analyze them.
- During a ghost tour in the attic, while talking to ghosts using dowsing rods, the attic door flew open.
- We purchased dowsing rods in the hotel gift shop and spoke with a few sprits in our room. VERY interesting.

There have been some crazy things that have happened in this room, but there have also been many people who have reported nothing but a quiet night and restful sleep. It’s a gamble and you don’t know what you’ll get. Very interesting and loved every minute of it though! There is also a journal kept in the room where previous guests make entries for others to read. Really cool!

Unrelated to our actual room, on our first night someone was staying in the Eisenhower room and we walked by a few times within about a 2 hour span and their door was wide open and the light on. We couldn't understand why someone would do that. We found out later that the guest in that room had turned off the light and left the door closed and locked and came back to find the door wide open and the lights on.

I will review the Ghost Tour, Ghost Hunt and Farnsworth dining room in separate reviews.

Arrived at Check-in; 3:00pm and within 10 minutes, we were in our room, the Eisenhower. It was everything that I hoped it would be and more. Yes, the room was quite colorful but it was far from dirty (as stated in previous posts). Experienced a few "episodes" within the hour. Afterwards, we explored the sitting room and just let the experience take over. Did the tour of the basement which was fantastic and met up with Cecilia, aka Cissy. Strangely enough, my nieces and nephews call me Sissy. We came back to our room and noticed that a toy had been moved...???!!!

We went to the Tavern and enjoyed a few of their speciality drinks. Then we did the Ghost Walk and found out some interesting information about Jennie Wade's fame. The tour took you up the building across from the bus depot. The building was supposedly an orphanage back in the day and the woman who ran it for a couple of years was horrible. It is now the half-way house and it's haunted. We ended up at the school and was told very interesting stories by our storyteller. It was a crisp fall night and the moon was full - PERFECT.

Upon arriving back in our room for the night, that's when my fear of the dark took over. I won't go into detail but from 2:30 - 4:30 I was in and out of sleep. Each time I would wake up, a few moments later, I could hear someone walking in the room behind us. The room was vacant AND if anyone went into that room, trust me, you would hear it. I turned the TV on and heard more bumps in the night but I was able to drift off.

In the a.m., we went downstairs for breakfast which was very good and more than enough. My waffle was homemade, as were my husband's pancakes. We decided to walk through town and explore some of the memorials so I went to change my shoes. Mind you, I am one of those people who just pull off my shoes, bows still intact. I slipped my first shoe on with no problem and when I went to the other, it was untied. Like I said before, I do NOT untie my shoes and my husband could care less about them. The hair stood up on my arms. I told them at check-out and she just smiled and said "That was Jeremy". I purchased a book about the house and another on the ghosts. Sure enough, there was Jeremy's page, he liked shoelaces :)

In all, it was my first B&B and I was quite pleased. We came with my brother and his wife so it was a fun trip for us all. I will definitely come back.