Tyler Young from Kansas City on 7/15/2009 10:51:34 AM:
Three friends and I stayed at The Globe the night of July 13th, 2009.
After a ride that took rather longer than we expected, we got into
Hartsburg around 6:30 in the evening. After being greeted by
Jeanette, we pulled our bikes around back and went inside for two or
three glasses of fresh, real, not-from-a-mix lemonade--a nice
surprise! We learned quickly that *nothing* in Hartsburg is open on a
Monday night. If you want dinner on a Monday, the only way to be sure
you'll get it is to bring it with you from home. Jeanette, though,
going above and beyond the "terms" of our stay (without expecting
compensation), offered to make us some peanut butter sandwiches while
we showered. When we came down, "peanut butter sandwiches" had turned
into wheat bread, peanut butter, strawberry preserves, carrots,
celery, canned peaches, tuna salad, and more lemonade. Her
hospitality has convinced us that this is *the* place to stay along
the trail; we'll be back next year. While I can understand the
complaints about the cats (I believe she said there were a total of 9,
with around 4 living inside), the house both looked and smelled
spectacularly clean. Had I not seen the cats, I would have never
suspected that they lived there. Jeanette doesn't allow the cats in
the rooms, though this did not save one of my friend's allergy from
being irritated. Barring people with very sensitive allergies, I
would recommend everyone stay at The Globe.