Monmouth Historic Inn

My husband and I recently stayed at Monmouth in the Pond 2-bedroom cottage. Although there are a few maintenance issues, overall we enjoyed our 2 night stay. The inn is a short 5 minute drive from downtown Natchez and the Pond Cottage has 3 units with its own dedicated parking which makes loading and unloading easy. These quiet rooms are also all ground level with a shared front porch overlooking the pond. The office, bar area, gift shop and dining room are a very short walk away with a pleasant terrace behind the dining room. Breakfast is complementary and served in a separate dining room about 5 minutes at most from the Pond cottages. It is not extensive but offers eggs, grits, toast and a few cold selections. The main dining room is beautiful, the food is delicious and the bartender is friendly and makes a mean martini. Our room was comfortable and spacious but there are some upkeep issues. There is a gap in the front door that could allow insects in plus the floor in front of the shower is caving in and needs repair. We did not have a fridge in our room but there is an ice machine near the office. If you enjoy walking there is a short path on the property that is very pretty and gives patrons a chance to stretch their legs. The innkeepers happened to be in town during our stay and were so friendly and informative about the history of Monmouth. It’s obvious they love the inn and we loved it too, in spite of a few shortcomings.

2 night stay at midpoint of our Deep South music trail road trip . Beautiful mansion and mostly wonderful staff which contrasted with exceptionally nasty wait staff in the breakfast room . Could not figure the reason as Nichelle gets great reviews from other travellers . We noticed she was more attentive to American guests and not only reluctant to engage but downright rude towards us on two consecutive mornings . That said Mike was wonderful as the first person we met and he also did the house tour , the other staff we met were polite and we met some lovely guests

We agree with most of the previous review in that the staff, especially Nichelle and George, were absolutely fantastic The dinner and breakfast was delicious. The property is tired and lacks basic maintenance however we hope this doesn’t stop people visiting what is actually a beautiful Antebellum house and setting.

The high points were the staff who were all doing double duty. And the room was clean. The map of the property on their website and that is received with your confirmation is out of date. It lists that there are hors d'oeuvres and drinks in the Quitman Lounge. When we asked about it at check-in, the lady said we haven't done that since COVID. We did walk over to the lounge before our reservations at 1818 restaurant and the lounge was unlocked, and there was a bar, but no one in attendance. We waited about 15 minutes and a lady came running over from the main restaurant, saying she was sorry she hadn't seen us come in. We walked with her back over to the main restaurant where she served as hostess, waitress, and bartender. She was very nice but struggled to do the work of 3 people. The meal was just okay, we went elsewhere the next night and spent half as much and got twice as good of food. We walked the grounds after dinner. The grounds looked as though they had had no care in a long time, bushes were overgrown, the herb garden was half dead weeds, the pathways were covered over with weeds. There was poison oak growing along the edges and through some of the bushes. Our garden cottage was clean, but the bathroom door had a broken latch that needed simple repair, and there was a piece of paper taped to the door of our cottage that said you need to push hard to close it. I felt like that was very unprofessional for what was a simple maintenance issue. The gutters of our building were completely filled with weeds, small trees growing out of them, and at one corner, Virginia creeper hanging down onto the porch, which also was dirty. Nichelle, who served in all capacities at breakfast, was amazing and the high point of our stay! In summary, it is a sad and neglected property that at one time must have been absolutely beautiful! It needs some tender care to bring it back into shape.

My significant other planned this trip for my birthday and it was perfect. The staff was welcoming and very helpful. We enjoyed the tour .very much and it was quite informative. Our room was lovely. Definitely more than I expected. I would recommend a stay here to anyone. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Natchez.