Salyards Mansion

The Salyards Mansion was an elegant and peaceful stay. It felt like we were back in time. The room was super clean. We will definitely stay here again in the future!

We had a lovely visit to Salyard’s Mansion in Duluth! The Ryerson Suite, and the mansion itself, was charming and cozy. As a “boutique hotel” it’s NOT a bed and breakfast. They did have coffee, tea, yummy homemade muffins, scones, etc. in the foyer in the morning. The living room was decorated very nicely and the all-season porch had places to sit and visit. The building felt safe with codes to enter, and we were free to come and go without bothering anyone. Our suite had its own sitting room and fireplaces in each room. Dozens of small touches made our stay perfect! We will be back to Salyard’s Mansion!

It is NOT a bed and breakfast as advertised and felt taken advantage of that by the listing. It states it is a boutique hotel but our bed was never made up daily, towels were not exchanged and only one creamer in the room. NEVER saw a staff person. The room was cramped as too much was in it

It was lovely the first night that we had the whole house to ourselves ! Great that the caretaker was on site. The house was very clean, well cared for and attractive. My ONLY concern was the radiator in our room was not working and thus we used the fireplace in our room as the source of heat. The next day they sent a technician and attempted to do repairs but needed someone skilled in radiator repair. They offered a space heater which was electric and we decided to use the gas fireplace for the duration of our stay. Otherwise our stay was excellent and we plan to return to Salyards Mansion !!

Wonderful, we stayed in the carriage house and would go for tea in the morning to the main house. Very beautiful. We went during the week and November so we had the carriage house with no neighbors. We enjoyed it.

There was a lovely family of deer that would periodically rest in the backyard, during the morning. Their presence made our experience magical.

My husband and I really enjoyed our stay here. The house is beautiful, everything seemed clean. We saw deer in the garden at dusk and a friendly kitty in the gazebo. The neighborhood is great too. We will definitely consider staying again. Only issue was our shower head had a pretty major leak and sprayed all over when it was on.

I wanted to stay somewhere nice other than a basic hotel. The Salyard Mansion came up in my search. I had never heard of it and was very pleased to reserve a room for 2 nights. It was beyond my expectations. We stayed in the Ryerson Suite and was totally impressed that we had a separate sitting /sunroom area. Very cozy to relax in the evening by the fireplace. We enjoyed the coffee and pastries in the morning and sat in the mainfloor sunroom and in the evening sat for a bit in the huge living/sitting area by the fireplace. This boutique hotel is very quiet in the beautiful Congdon area of Duluth. We heard nothing, so peaceful. The kingsize bed was very comfortable. We would definitely stay here again. Highly recommend.

The location, very close to where my grandparents once lived, was my reason for staying here. However, there were many problems with the place. The access to our room over the carriage house was very difficult -- steep, narrow staircase with two turns and very inadequate railing, especially at the top. Would not have chosen to rent this room if I had known. Also lacks an emergency exit. One window was large enough to get through but high off the ground. In other words, potential deathtrap. Escape ladders for the windows should be provided immediately. The room had a large TV mounted where it was virtually impossible to view and did not function well either. Brochure in room was first revelation that only a small "breakfast snack" was provided. If I had known, I would have brought more food. There was really no hosting and information one might expect like maps of the area or bus route information was not provided. Very unwelcoming a**osphere in general. Although the room had a fridge and microwave, no plates at all were provided in the room. Because we did not have a car, to eat the Chinese food we had delivered, we had to borrow a couple of tiny plates from the breakfast setup in the main mansion.