Reply to The Globe Hotel - Hartsburg

I'm sorry to start a new thread about this, but I have to make a comment about a previous post about the Hartsburg Inn. In there was a line that read, "We met up with some other folks that night and the next who stayed at the Globe and they weren't impressed with their accomodation either."

Did I stay at the same place these people did? You know what - this kind of stuff really pisses me off. Jeanette at the Globe Hotel was truly one of the sweetest, hospitable, hard-working ladies I have ever met. After 45 miles in 95 degree heat, she greeted us at the back door with large glasses of fresh lemonade. Though not a five-star B&B, the Globe was clean and comfortable. My room was very nice. There was a ceiling fan in each room, the bed was very comfortable, and Jeanette cranked down the AC that night. I slept like a baby. We missed out on dinner at Dottie's because she was closed, but Jeanette offered to make me some peanut butter sandwiches. I certainly didn't expect her to make me dinner. One other thing. Soon after we were settled in, a woman arrived on a mountain bike and wearing a huge backpack. Obviously I'm not an EMT, but this woman looked like she was teetering on the edge of heat stroke. She was flushed, breathing very shallow, and her speech was somewhat incoherent. Jeanette immediately recognized the symptoms, put her in a cool bath upstairs and gave her lots of fluids. She may very well of saved this woman a trip to the hospital, or worse.

Come on...give Jeanette some love! All I can say is that if you weren't impressed with the Globe's accommodations, then you are expecting way too much, or possibly Jeanette wasn't too impressed with you. Go ride in Vermont where you can hop across the state going from one $200 a night B&B to another. As someone else said, The Katy "is what it is". And it IS the best!!

I totally agree with all you say about the Globe and Jeanette....wonderful in all respects. Everything a biker needs and not a lot of the frilly frills that would just cost extra. I've stay there many many time and will continue to do so.
But....I do believe the Hartsburg Inn is a different place than the Globe. Maybe the poster with the bad experience wasn't talking about Jeanette and the Globe?

I'm hoping that most people that read the original posting recognized that as hearsay and that it has no value. The poster only used that comment to bolster his own negative statements and in so doing destroyed all of his credibility. The Globe is Great!

Doug - You are absolutely correct. It was hearsay and I too hope that people recognize it as such. I'm sorry for my mini-rant but when I read that post, I saw RED! Jeanette was such a kind, sweet lady. I couldn't stand to hear that negative comment. I guess my philosophy has always been, "If you don't have anything good to say, then don't say anything at all".

One more comment and I'm outta here. I live in the dirty, congested, crime infested Baltimore-Washington DC I-95 corridor. Coming to Missouri for the first time in my life to ride the Katy was a complete breath of fresh air. For that week, my soul was healed. The Katy is an awesome trail, and this trip turned out to be one of the best I have ever taken - despite the 95 degree heat. The truth of the matter is - even if there were no towns or resources along the way, and if all I had was a place to pitch my tent and access to water, I would still think the Katy was the BEST. I would ride it again in a heartbeat. Thanks for listening.

I stayed at the Globe last summer and Jeannette and the Globe was fabulous. I, too, see red when some poster dogs a restaurant or motel. If these places were/are as bad as some posters state then why are they still in business??? I look past the jazz some people say and make my own mind up on what I think about the B & B's and restaurants I frequent. This world is not perfect.