Circle S Ranch and Country Inn in Lawrence, Douglas County, United States | Bed and Breakfast

Welcome to the Circle S Ranch and Country Inn in Lawrence, Kansas in the United States. The history of Circle S Ranch and Country Inn started many years ago and has become part of the local landscape. We are happy to have you here to share a part of Midwest heritage with us.
The Ranch was originally homesteaded as an 80-acre tract purchased from a railroad company in the 1860's. It has been owned, expanded and operated by cowgirl/innkeeper Mary Cronemeyer's family through five generations. Today the ranch encompasses more than 1,200 acres, including tall grass prairies and picturesque stands of timber. It is home to small herds of bison, longhorns, Herefords and Angus cattle, as well as indigenous wildlife.
Chapters of its rich history are told in long-abandoned stone foundations, rock fences, hand dug ponds, an apricot tree planted by Mary's grandmother and a schoolhouse built in the 1870s which was attended by three generations of Mary's family.
Circle S Ranch and Country Inn in Lawrence, Kansas, opened in May 1998 as a romantic Bed and Breakfast, corporate retreat and destination-dining establishment. In 2001 we were selected as one of the 12 most romantic Bed and Breakfasts in the United States by bedandbreakfast.com. And in 2002 we were named one of the top 10 destinations for business travelers by Arrington's Bed and Breakfast Journal.
The Great Room, otherwise reminiscent of a cozy mountain lodge, reflects touches of the ranch's life - boots, duster and sweat-stained cowboy hat belonging to Mary's Uncle Millard and a show saddle from the 1950's decorate the inn. Stained glass belonging to her Aunt Marty is incorporated in transoms on the second floor. More of the intertwined histories of the ranch and the Kansas prairie are reflected both factually and whimsically in the Party Barn.
When you are trekking across our 1,200 acres, you may discover our "line shack," traditionally a retreat from the weather for cowboys out checking fence. Or perhaps you'll come across our pond, which is full of goldfish.