Convenient to Everywhere! Train-Themed Bnb by active Railroad -- Cincinnati Area
First floor of house includes porch, one bedroom with a double bed, living room with ROKU tv, Dining Area, Kitchen, Bathroom and a small deck. Second floor of house includes four bedrooms with one (double) sofa bed, one queen bed and one Futon best for two children. Our Bnb is conveniently located near I-75 and the Ronald Reagan Highway, 10 miles north of downtown attractions, Over the Rhine and the Great American Ballpark. The awesome Entertrainment Junction train display is a fifteen minute drive north and the King's Island Amusement Park is about twenty minutes drive to the Northeast. We feature off street parking with nearby restaurants and stores in the neighboring towns of Reading, Wyoming and the City of Cincinnati. Please note that we are adjacent to a very active railroad that can be noisy at times. Please respect the Norfolk Southern right of way and stay clear of the tracks. Thank-you!
Everything was super smooth and easy from check in to check out. The kitchen is well stocked with dishes, pots, pans, coffee, and assorted snacks.
We enjoyed our stay very much. It is in a very convenient location to everywhere we wanted to go.
One drawback to an old house, though, is that the A/C was super cool downstairs while the upstairs remained a bit too warm on a couple of the warmest days. Most of the time, though, it was my a tolerable temperature.
Would definitely stay again!
We had a great stay. The location/neighborhood seemed a little âsuspectâ but it was actually just fine.While out throwing bags one of the neighbors struck up a pleasant conversation with my son and the dog next door never made a noise.Itâs definitely a 19th Century home and doesnât offer the same modern amenities as a new location will but the price aptly reflects that.If I had one concern or ask it would be to somehow mount the shower head in the upstairs bathroom.Great location and great hosts! Thanks Deano
This house has a lot to like. It is older but well maintained. House is cute. Check in and check out were very easy. It is in a good location, which is drivable to many places. Communication with the hosts went very well.I left five stars because the house was great and they canât control the train across the street. They are honest about it being an active railroad. I looked at the reviews and most didnât even mention the trains. The ones that did said that after a while, they didnât even notice them. The trains arenât very loud, but their whistles are, especially at 2:50 in the morning. Some nights there wasnât much train traffic, but on others it was pretty consistent. The whistles are loud because the house is 196 feet away from a railroad crossing and the trains have to blow their whistles for the crossing. Each night we were there there was at least one train at 1 AM and another train at 5 a.m., sometimes more butnever less. Obviously the host canât control that and they did say it was an active railroad so Iâm not holding that against them, but folks should know that for when they book this property. If you are a heavy sleeper, that is used to lots of noise it may not bother you, but if you are expecting relative quiet or are a light sleeper, this may give you problems. Again, no complaints about the house, itâs distance to attractions, or the hosts. They were all great.
This house was very accommodating for my family and so wonderfully pieced together! The house was absolutely comfortable and we felt right at home. Thank you so much for letting us stay at your house!
The historical house is train themed, has a bedroom full of train pictures and models, and another room with old train magazines. If you have young boys or are a train enthusiast, this is the house for you.
It right across the street from active train tracks, and there are multiple trains per night, which can make it hard to sleep. The bathrooms are smaller, as expected for a house of that era.
The kitchen was stocked with milk, cereal, and other breakfast foods, which was appreciated. The owner was friendly and available if we needed anything.
We enjoyed this location. The host was great and the house was so well organized. They even put labels on the cupboards so you didnât have to randomly open to find items.
The trains were a bit loud for some of the family but I didnât mind. The charm of the place made up for the trains.
I am Deano Carroll and originally from New Jersey, moving to Cincinnati in 1999 for marriage to Joyce who grew up in Arlington Heights Village. I have been interested in trains and railroads since about age 8 or 9 when my father let me run around the busy Central Railroad of New Jersey terminal next to New York Harbor many years ago! (Imagine a parent allowing that today!)
Arlington Station Bnb is the Menuez/Smith House built in by Mr. Menuez, a Singer sewing machine salesman in 1889 in the new "Suburb" of Arlington. His daughter Bessie Menuez Smith and her children lived in the house until the 1970s. Bessie made the little "Oriental lady" engraving found in our display case as a child in 1905 and her daughter, also named Bessie, is remembered in the photo on the living room wall. Bessie and her husband lived in the house until their deaths in the 1970's. The Menuez family is buried in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery which itself is worth a visit (Bicycling allowed)!
My wife and I sold most of our rental properties last year but decided to retain the house on Glen Rose avenue though it has been the most expensive property to restore and maintain. The railroad, though busy and noisy, is a great view from the front porch or from the "20th. Century" room upstairs at the front of the house. Local railfans are often to be found snapping away on the "green" across the street and by the tracks!