Social House

"Let me begin by saying this was my fourth stay at The Social House in Carmi. I have always found it to be comfortable and pleasant. I'm only reviewing this time in the hope that the owner will read this and make some real changes, return it to what it once was. As far as B&Bs go, the second B has always been lacking. Historically there has been a wide selection of "fix it yourself" foods. I like a hot breakfast and there just isn't/wasn't much to eat hot. This time though there was a loaf of bread, cheese danish, and some mini muffins. That's it! Then the room was missing some key items. 1) Trash can. None in the room or bathroom. I left some trash on the sink. Nothing particularly gross, but I had a lot of luggage and didn't have an extra hand to take out my trash. Should I have to? 2) Hair dryer. Found one in the room next to mine. Why don't all of the bathrooms have a hair dryer? 3) Bathrobe tie. Bathrobe is a nice touch, but without the tie to keep it closed, it's kind of useless. 4) Proper liquid hand soap dispenser. The hand soap on the sink had a cap like you find on your dish soap that clearly didn't come with the hand soap. Broken things 1) Shower head. When checking in I was told that the shower is broken. It's fully functional, just doesn't hang on the wall, it's on the floor of the shower. Need two hands to wash yourself? Set the shower head down, shampoo and wash, then pick it up and rinse off. Forced morning workout? 2) Chipped paint in bathroom. Large area of chipped paint near shower threshold. This probably bothered me the most. If this isn't remedied quickly there's going to be a mold problem soon. I really can't understand why I wasn't advised of the shower problems with that room when I made my reservation. Why not offer a room upgrade for the same price or a discount? Better yet - don't rent that room until after it's repaired! There were only two people staying that night and there are 8 or 9 rooms. Don't rent that room! Like I said, hopefully I'll have the opportunity to visit again and hopefully things will be better next time around."

"We really enjoyed staying in this beautiful historic home. Ruth was amazing! She took care of us and when my nephew left his speech locked in his the room, she saved the day! The rooms are beautiful and I loved it all! The patio outside was really nice."

"Very nice inn with beautiful antique furniture. The building has beautiful wood beams and molding. The rooms are comfortable. The sitting roo.s are also lovely I wish they served breakfast but otherwise a nice place to stsy"

"Beautiful rooms. Quaint. It's a beautiful place for a wedding dinner, wedding, social gathering, or formal meeting. I took my grandaughter up to the house to take her pictures for Christmas. The hostess Amanda makes you feel at home, keeps the place very clean."

"Beautiful Inn with amazing rooms! I stayed in the Port Room. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was spacious! Towels were amazingly soft and bright white. Thank you Lisa for your hospitality! I will be back."