Our extended family spent a great (but very hot!) weekend in June at the Cooksville Farmhouse Inn. We received a pre-trip email letting us know the air conditioning would be on for our arrival, and that was much appreciated. The setting is simply wonderful, with beautiful views across the prairie. We all enjoyed walking through the prairie and around the farm and around tiny Cooksville. The house has been very comfortably finished, and we cooked several large meals and had all the equipment we needed. There is a swing set and a seating area around a fire pit, where we had a campfire one evening, as well as patio seating to enjoy the view. Indoors, the game room has a dartboard, card table and shuffleboard table, which the twentysomethings in our family especially enjoyed. There is a television, but we never bothered to turn it on.

The Inn receives five stars from me for its wonderful, welcoming owners, its beautiful setting and rustic charm. It was also nice to be only twenty minutes from Madison while feeling many miles away. Please note, though, that the Inn is a farmhouse, so those expecting Ritz-Carlton bedding and amenities will be disappointed. This is a fantastic place for a large family gathering, and we hope to return before too long.

My husband I spent a much needed relaxing weekend in April at the farmhouse. Even though it is so conveniently located close to both Madison and Chicago it really gives you a feeling of being far away from the daily grind.

The open and bright farmhouse, the scenery around and the hosts made the visit incredibly relaxing, leaving us wanting to stay much longer. The weather cooperated and allowed for some nice biking.
Martha and Bob have thought of everything from games, books, etc., so, coming with a larger group would be a lot of fun too. They are very hospitable and gave us delicious eggs freshly laid by their free range chickens.

My Mom & 4 sisters spent a week at the Cooksville Farmhouse during the summer of 2011. It just reminded us so much of spending summer vacations at Grandma's farmhouse when we were kids. The early morning farm sounds, the walks through the farm meadows, the lay-out of the house and the farm provided many opportunities to relax and unwind and to reminiscence about earlier days. We enjoyed our daily walks about the quiet and quaint town. It was almost like staying at Grandma's...except we had all the modern conveniences of 2011...AC, dishwasher, cable, etc. We'd love to come back for another visit.

My wife and I spent Valentine's Day weekend at the Inn and had an amazing time! We spent hours reading by the fireplace and woodburning stove, took a snowshoe walk (provided by the innkeepers) through the fields behind the farmhouse, and went to an artisanal cheese tasting in a nearby town and into Madison to visit the history museum. The Inn is not a bed and breakfast, so you'll have to make your own food, but coffee, tea, and hot chocolate are provided and you have the whole farmhouse, including the kitchen, all to yourself. We hope to go back in the spring to see the wildflowers in the fields and hopefully get a tour of the renovated barn from the owners!