About Corner George Inn Bed & Breakfast
The Corner George Inn occupies a hotel and saloon built in 1884 in Maeystown, a small German village in Monroe County that you reach over a one-lane arched stone bridge. Owners David and Marcia have restored it as a bed and breakfast. Maeystown is about 3 miles from the Mississippi River, 14 minutes from Waterloo and roughly 40 minutes south of St. Louis.
Rooms are spread across the old buildings. Dave & Mayme's Suite fills four rooms of an 1862 rock house, with a living room, kitchen and a six-foot cast-iron claw-foot tub, and the Summer Kitchen is a rustic detached room with its own claw-foot tub but no shower. As posted in October 2026, those rooms run $159 and $139 a night plus tax, and both include breakfast served in the inn's Victorian ballroom. A loft suite with a kitchen is rented for stays of 30 days or more. The inn is open year-round, and the creekside grounds also host weddings.
Village shops, the Maeystown General Store and a mill museum run by the local preservation society are generally open weekends 11 to 4, and a coffee roastery opens Friday and weekend mornings. The 2026 calendar includes Maeystown Oktoberfest on October 11, a ladies' shopping day on November 21 and an Old-Fashioned German Christmas on December 6. Illinois Caverns is about 5 minutes away and Fort de Chartres about 20.
Tenderloin Farms Lavender near Edwardsville is about an hour north, so the inn makes a quiet overnight base for a June lavender trip that continues south along the river bluffs.
What to do
- Stay in an 1862 rock-house suite with a claw-foot soaking tub
- Have breakfast in the inn's Victorian ballroom
- Browse Maeystown's weekend shops and the preservation society mill museum
- Visit Illinois Caverns, about 5 minutes away, or Fort de Chartres, about 20
- Come for Maeystown Oktoberfest (October 11, 2026) or the German Christmas (December 6, 2026)
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open year-round
- Admission
- Rooms $139–$159 per night plus tax, breakfast included (as posted October 2026)
Good to know
- Reservations
- Required
Tips for your visit
- Village shops mostly open on weekends, so plan a Friday or Saturday night stay
- The Summer Kitchen has a tub but no shower
- Call or text the inn to book; gift certificates are available
Pair it with a lavender farm
Tenderloin Farms Lavender · about 65 minutes away
Tenderloin Farms Lavender near Edwardsville is about an hour north, so pair a June lavender visit with an overnight here.
Getting there
Questions
Is breakfast included at the Corner George Inn?
Yes, for the suite and Summer Kitchen guests; it's served in the Victorian ballroom.
Is the inn open in winter?
Yes, it's open year-round.
How far is Maeystown from St. Louis?
About 40 minutes south of St. Louis.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farm of Edwardsville, Illinois, and the Metro East
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