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Stenhuset Historic 1877 Stone House Retreat

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Stenhuset - the historic Swedish stone house, built in 1877
Historic Stenhuset - Dala Horse Sign - Valkömmen (Swedish for "welcome")
Stairs with railings to this historic home's front door
Front entry door and side windows - Bible verses in Old Swedish carved into stone lintels almost 150 years ago
Stenhuset - South Side on W. Grant St. - the large stones are the historic home while the "logs" are a new addition built to resemble an original settler's cabin

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
2 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 61200 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor Space

Explore the area

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Lindsborg, KS
  • Place, J.O. Sundstrom Conference Center
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Bethany College
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Mcpherson County Old Mill Museum
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, Salina, KS (SLN-Salina Municipal)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Dining Area

1 Double Murphy Bed

Lower Level Bedroom

1 King Bed

Upper Level Bedroom

1 King Bed

3 bathrooms

Lower Level Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Main Level Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Upper Level Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Stenhuset Historic 1877 Stone House Retreat

Step back in time at the historic Stenhuset, or “the Stone House,” a one-of-a-kind home built in 1877 by Swedish stonemasons and proudly listed on Atlas Obscura. This home masterfully blends 19th-century charm with modern luxury, all within its original 24-inch-thick stone walls.

Inside, the great room welcomes you with exposed stone, beamed ceilings, and hand-hewn wood floors. The eclectic, colorful kitchen is fully equipped for the modern traveler, featuring:
A 4-burner cooktop
A convection oven/microwave
A coffee maker and grinder
A refrigerator and dishwasher cleverly concealed behind repurposed cabinetry

Relax in the living area at a cozy table for two, or stream your favorite shows on the pop-up Smart TV with our complimentary Gigabit-speed WiFi and ad-free Hulu+Live TV. For extra sleeping space, a chest of drawers cleverly conceals a Murphy bed. A full bath with a unique step-in shower and a stacked washer/dryer are also conveniently located on the main level.

Stenhuset features two private bedroom suites, each with a king-size Casper mattress, a Smart TV, and an ensuite bathroom:
Lower-Level Suite: Descend the stairs past an original stenciled plaster wall to discover a spacious suite. It includes a private seating area and an ensuite bath with an upcycled vanity and an oval walk-in shower.
Upstairs Loft Suite: Nestled in the loft, this second suite offers a spacious seating area with a sofa and chair that overlooks the great room below.

Enjoy your morning coffee or an evening meal outdoors at the teak dining table for six, set perfectly under a hand-hewn pergola.
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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor Space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 12:00 PM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
Emotional Support Animals are considered as pets.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Guests are required to sign Rental Agreement.
Guests are asked to supervise children.
Guests must be 25 or older. No parties. No pets.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, and a deadbolt lock

About the neighborhood

Lindsborg

Lindsborg is home to this cottage. Red Barn Studio and Courtyard Gallery are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Wild Dala Horse Herd and Wesley Black Fine Arts Center. Hess Fine Arts Center and Kenwood Cove Water Park are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with fishing and swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking.
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Lindsborg, KS

What's nearby

  • J.O. Sundstrom Conference Center - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Red Barn Studio - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Wild Dala Horse Herd - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Bethany College - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Mcpherson County Old Mill Museum - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Salina, KS (SLN-Salina Municipal) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪White Peacock - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Sale Barn - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Jalisco - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Crown And Rye - ‬5 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Stenhuset: Stunning Historic "1877 Stone House" pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Stenhuset: Stunning Historic "1877 Stone House"?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Stenhuset: Stunning Historic "1877 Stone House"?

Check-out is at 12:00 PM.

Where is Stenhuset: Stunning Historic "1877 Stone House" located?

Situated in Lindsborg, this cottage is within a 5-minute walk of Red Barn Studio, J.O. Sundstrom Conference Center, and Courtyard Gallery. Small World Gallery and Wild Dala Horse Herd are also within 10 minutes.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 34 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kristin R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful historic home and enjoyed all the special touches and amenities! Amazing!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Becki O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing stay as always. We love staying here and look forward to it each year for the St Lucia festival. Cozy and quaint place, you feel like you stepped back in time staying there. We will see you next year!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kelle H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
AMAZING. What an incredible place to stay. This house is so charming and comfortable. Fully stocked with whatever you would need. Also is two blocks from Main Street. Property manager was helpful with anything that was needed. Highly recommend if you are visiting Lindsborg - book this house.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marian R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Loved the house, it had everything we needed. It’s charming and a fun place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rachel B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Easter Weekend Stay

We had a wonderful Easter weekend getaway here. Even our teens were very impressed by this lovely historic house! We will definitely stay again when in the area!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mark W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Visiting Family

A charming place to stay in Lindsborg. I hope to come back.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Becki O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Love love love this place!

This is our second stay and we just love the cottage. We definitrpy look forward to staying with you again!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

roy b.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic House in a Wonderful Town

This house is excellent, and the town is so hospitable and friendly!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Becki O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous little cottage!

We absolutrly adored this place! So cozy and beautiful and close to downtown activities. We definitely will book a stay here again. Thanks so much!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Leslie W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Best Experience Ever!!!

Amazing historical property! Had everything and more! We will definitely come for another stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Debi Y.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun trip to Lindsborg

Beautiful house.. pictures do not do it justice.. cozy and roomy.. beds were very comfortable.. so close to all the shops and restaurants.. would love to stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bryant B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent!

The cabin is stunning, and the community was clean and friendly!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Angela K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wedding Weekend

Stayed at this unique, historic, 147yr old cottage over the weekend of my son’s wedding. It was immaculate and much more spacious than it appears from outside. Has all the amenities you need for a comfortable stay in a quaint little town. We enjoyed being there and would definitely stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming historic home.

We were astounded by the attention to detail in this lovingly restored 1877 home. Each room is filled with period furniture and decor, and at the same time all modern amenities are provided. We look forward to returning to Stenhuset.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Unique and wonderful

We had a fabulous time in Lindsborg and this property was the icing on the cake. Roomy, unique, and with so many nice touches. Absolutely loved it. Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Natalie B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Second time visiting

Me and my husband visited this property last year for our honeymoon, and again this year for our first anniversary. Both visits were amazing. Lindsborg is a an amazing and hospitable town. We enjoyed the many art exhibits and were surprised that each one was better than the last. Stenhouset has everything we needed and is set up beautifully within walking distance of most of the town.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Kevin L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely perfect!

The house was just amazing ! It was immaculate and every detail was thought of.The host response was so awesome whenever we had a question. Highly recommend it to anyone traveling to Lindsborg. We will definitely return.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stacy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lindsborg Retreat

Our family thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this lovely property. Plenty of bathrooms and beds for 4 adults. The beds were so comfortable, my daughter is looking into buying the same kind of mattress. Our stay was short, but if we ever return to Lindsborg, we hope to stay in this historic house. I think I enjoyed reading how they restored the home more than anything! Fascinating. It is such a fun place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pete M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing hidden gem

The outside pictures are great but the inside was a bit of a suprise. Attention to detail and amazing creativeness throughout. We will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steven I.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Post Christmas Mom and Daughter time

We live on both ends of the country so after Christmas we met in the middle to connect and enjoy time together. A perfect home in a beautiful Scandinavian village. We have many memories of visiting with family but this VRBO home was by far the finest we have ever enjoyed... ANYWHERE. We will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

adam k.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Adorable

Great little house that was beautifully updated. Fabulous location. Only complaint is the lack of comfortable seating in the living area. They had a neat pop-up tv but only old fashioned chairs to sit on. And being in a town where most stuff shuts down at seven, you’re likely to spend your evening here. Not having somewhere comfortable to sit was annoying. We ended up watching tv separately in our rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lindsborg Burthday Getaway

My cousin and I have been going on yearly getaways to celebrate our birthdays. When we walked into the Stenhuest we loved it!! The stairs were a bit challenging, as were the lights and light switches. Before we settled in for a cozy night of sharing old and new stories, we wanted a glass of wine. No wine glasses!! There were juice glasses and very heavy beer steins. We made do but it would be nice to have wine glasses for future guests. We also, could not find any throws, which would've been a comfy touch to take the chill off. The beds were very comfortable but we couldn't find any extra blankets. Overall, we had an enjoyable getaway. Lindsborg is lovely town. Thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christin W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming and comfortable

We had 3 relaxing and restful nights in this beautiful historic home. We enjoyed the modern amenities mixed with all the historical details throughout the home. The beds are so comfortable and clean with the right amount of pillows and blankets. The bathrooms were clean and well stocked with the essentials like tissues and towels. The kitchen had a great coffee maker and all the tools we needed to make our stay special. The rooms are so well decorated and lit for safety and for maximum comfort. If you have small children this might not be the best place for them because of all the stairs and historical touches like the lamps and chairs. Adults only or adults with a teenage child would be very comfortable. This is a romantic experience close to the heart of the town. We were able to walk to all the shops and restaurants in the downtown area. I enjoyed the personal touch of speaking with our host prior to our stay for the details about the house and our arrival and check in. We were impressed and want to come back and visit again. Of this property is not available we would consider one of the other properties they manage. We stay in a lot of Vrbos and this property ranks high for us.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kent P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Unique property - a real gem!

Fantastic, unique historic home we spent close to 3 weeks at in September. PROS: Fabulous beds and bedding. A historic experience in an 1877 home a short walk to downtown Lindsborg with a fairly recent renovation that carefully blends and preserves the original historic stone aspect with a modern comfortable log addition. The thoughts behind the renovation and the unique application of such is top shelf. (Lighting, decor, quality finishes, unique features. ) There are 2 full size comfortable bedrooms en-suite. Kitchen is small but very adequate, with modern appliances and lovely dishes and cookware. Home has 3 Large screen TV’s with streaming capability. Outdoor space is small but very tasteful. The Property manager was very responsive and helpful. CONS: I will only mention this for those who may struggle with stairs. It was not an issue for us, however, stairs are required to get to all levels. Stairs to bedroom on top floor, stairs to bedroom in basement level, stairs from rear & front entry to reach main living area. While this next comment was not a huge issue for us, we found the seating in the main kitchen/liv rm/dining area to be uncomfortable for any lengthy television watching. This likely would not be an issue for a shorter stay, but we worked around it by choosing to watch our favorite shows in the bedroom. Would stay again.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicole H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely wonderful

One of the best bnb experiences I have ever had!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

About the host

Hosted by Tisha Beckman

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Hello, my name is Jim. As you may have guessed, I am a big fan of Lindsborg, KS for its friendly townsfolk and business owners. Perhaps also because, according to DNA test results, I’m 80% Swedish!
I was the first vacation rental owner in the area and my properties began as a kind of experiment to see if they would catch on. Fortunately, they did and my properties are now warmly embraced by the local community.
While I don’t live in Lindsborg, I have been welcomed into the community as a “local” who just happens to live elsewhere.
When I’m not tending to my vacation rentals, you will find me working in my commercial real estate business, where I own and rent commercial spaces for small businesses and apartments for local residents.
In my leisure time, I particularly enjoy genealogy (not a big surprise there!), traveling, and hiking.
I look forward to welcoming you to my properties in Little Sweden USA!

Why they chose this property

I had an opportunity to purchase and renovate the oldest house in Lindsborg. The results speak for themselves!

What makes this property unique

A Historic & Sustainable Stay: Stenhuset is an all-electric home defining carbon-free sustainability. The thick stone walls provide natural insulation, while high-efficiency electric heat pumps offer heating and cooling. We use Energy Star appliances, water-saving fixtures, and even a roof made of recycled materials.
Electric Vehicle Charging: If you are arriving in an electric vehicle, we can provide an EV charger at a location in downtown Lindsborg. Please let us know in advance so we can have it ready for you.
Personal Welcome: Our property manager is available to meet you upon arrival for an optional personal tour of the home.

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