Cameron Estate Inn

This place is old, smells, and has horrible customer service ! We were charged for things that were already broken and was personally attacked by the owner. See email response below from owner. I’ve never been talked to so disgustingly in all my life. Honestly though, the place is overpriced and outdated!
Thank you for your email. I’m sure you are aware of the actual situation since you and your friend are the ones who broke the planter. When you asked Danielle if the planter could be moved told you she didn’t think so but would go and check to make sure. By the time she returned with an answer, which by the way would have been no, you and your friend had taken it upon yourselves to move it anyway. The planters are old and fragile which is why we don’t allow them to be moved. When Danielle returned you then told her to clean up your mess. If this had been an accident then it would be a different situation however it was not an accident it was an intention action by you in direct defiance of what we told you.
The planter was not broken prior to you trying to move it, you broke it when you moved it. This was absolutely your fault and you should be ashamed of yourself for not taking responsibility for your own actions. The charge is not unlawful, you are responsible for any damage to our furnishings, fixtures, equipment and property.
You are welcome to post as many reviews as you choose. We will merely respond to them with the truth of the situation. We will not be bullied or blackmailed by the threat of a bad review. In our experience people see these for what they actually are and it just makes you look petty. We have an overwhelming number of good reviews out there. A contentious review merely adds credibility to the good ones so knock yourself out. Additionally it lets people know we are serious about damage to our property and what we tell them

When my boyfriend and I got to the Inn we were warmly welcomed. We wandered around the building checking out all the unoccupied rooms, which are left open for your viewing pleasure. Every room has interesting antique pieces and is nicely decorated. Our room was one of the cheaper rooms, therefor it was expected when we got there that ours was slightly less epic as the ones we viewed on the way in. Never the less, our room was nicely appointed. Only drawback was a loud hum from some type of mechanical system all night. I am positive that not many rooms have this issue. We were in room 23 — the Dutch Country Room. The next morning we had an amazing breakfast in their sun room which has wonderful views of their grounds. Speaking of the grounds… WOW. This place is beautiful, with its rolling grassy lawns and tiered back yard. There is even a stream that runs through the property. Fantastic… A lovely little getaway. I would go back but I would not get the same room!

I stayed here for a night due to a wedding I was attending. Before arrival, I received an email stating that check-​in was at 3pm. We drove 3 hours to get there and did leave a little early just in case we may hit traffic. The wedding was to start at 4:30pm so we needed some time to change and we did not want to be late. We ended up arriving a half hour early. As soon as we got to the check-​in counter, we were coldly greeted by a lady with short hair. Instead of smiling, she looked at us with our bags in hand and said, «Yes?» We told her we had a room booked and she instantly stated, «It’s not 3pm. You received an email and it’s on our website that check-​in is at 3pm.» We replied that we drove 3 hours and said, «ok, we will just go sit in the car.» She then yelled down the hall to one of the cleaning ladies and asked if our room had been cleaned. The cleaning lady said it was so then we were checked in. I’ve never had such an unpleasant check-​in at any hotel or B&B. I felt like a very unwelcome guest.
As for the room, it was super small. No TV although there was an empty room next to us that had a TV and was larger. Not that I expected an upgrade but for $ 176, the room we were in was like a walk-​in closet. If they have a larger room available, why not just put us in there?
The bed– horrible. It squeaked loudly whenever you made a move. The foam pillow-​top had you sink towards the middle of the bed. The air duct rattled every time the air came on and sounded like there was a lose marble in there. I did not sleep well at all.
On the upside, the included breakfast was delicious but only available from 8am-​9am. Coffee is available at 7:30am.
Would I return? Never. That lady at the counter needs to take some classes on customer service.

This used to be a wonderful place to stay and while the grounds are beautiful and the inn is pleasant, the current owners and staff are not. They are not very friendly or welcoming and the owners will try to nickel and dime you if you are having a wedding there and will try to change the rules as they go along, contract or no contract!

Awesome bed and breakfast in Mount Joy, PA! Staff was very accommodating with my gluten allergy. Such a quiet place to go for our get away anniversary weekend! We will definitely visit again in the future! :)

Excellent Bed and Breakfast in the Central PA area. My wife and I stayed their prior to our departure from our wedding weekend and it was excellent. The staff is extremely polite and accommodating. I would not hesitate to stay there again. We stayed in room #27 which is like a small apartment. Bedroom is large with a large bathroom, both of which make you feel very private. Highly recommended!

Went to a dear friends wedding there in May. All I can say to potential brides, is don’t have your wedding here. First, you can never really talk to your so called wedding planner. Everything is constant emails back and forth. The people in charge there are rude. The food at the wedding was inconsistent. They rush you to eat and take your napkin before dessert is even served. They never put napkins at the dessert table, so you’re all dressed up and no place to wipe your hands. But, the worst thing they did was, THEY WATER DOWN THE ALCOHOL. Top self alcohol was paid for! Had 9 Belvedere vodka and cranberry and not even a buzz. Tasted like water, and went down like water. Everyone at the wedding was talking about it and brides in laws were so embarrassed, because they upgraded the package because they had clients attending. They take advantage of brides and their family. This wedding cost between $ 50,000−60,000. It truly is a travesty what went on here. They should be turned into the BBB!

My husband and I stayed at the Cameron Estate Inn for our first anniversary, and we absolutely loved it! The toughest part before we arrived was picking out which room to stay in-​they are all so uniquely ornate and beautiful! The inn was in the perfect location for us since it is located in between Lancaster and Hershey, and it felt like a private getaway. We really enjoyed the breakfast in the mornings as well-​the bacon was our favorite as it was crispy with a hint of cayenne pepper and sugar-​to die for! We still talk about it. I would definitely recommend it to a friend, and hopefully we will get to stay there another time in the future as well.

We went to the Cameron Estate Inn & Restaurant recently to see if it could perhaps be our potential wedding venue.
To start, the entire time we were there it smelled like manure. I understand there’s a farm nearby, but for those considering this as a wedding venue I feel I should still comment on that fact.
We were the only ones there, and given that we were here looking at the place as a wedding site you would have thought the owner (s) might have gone out of their way to treat us as though they wanted our business. Not that case in the slightest! No one greeted us upon arrival, and our room was just a standard room. A few horse flies were in our room as well, not that horrible, but since we were the only guests, again you’d have thought someone might have inspected the room more thoroughly.
For breakfast, we were greeted by a nice lady. She was kind and pleasant yet our food was cold as if they expected us to be up at 8:00 and when we weren’t our food was microwaved. It honestly had the taste of microwaved food. The coffee was cold and there was no warm water for my fiancée’s tea. For a B&B, it was probably some of worst food I have ever eaten.
After our dismal breakfast, we were supposed to have a tour of the grounds. It was to begin at 9:00 am sharp. We arrived promptly at the front desk, where no one was to be found. We called out, again nothing. We next when to front room where many wedding photo books were, hoping someone would enter and give us a guide. We waited 20 minutes and no one showed.
The Cameron Inn Estates is not punctual, thoughtful, nor do they go out of their way for your business. We were treated with the bare minimal. I highly discourage anyone from visiting his sorry excuse for a bed and breakfast and I certainly would not get married somewhere so disorganized.

Excellent accommodations. Excellent food. Top drawer!

I really wanna vote 3−½ stars…
There aren’t a ton of options when one needs a place to stay for ONE night in the Mount Joy area. Pretty few hotels-​or basically NO hotels-​at least in Mount Joy and the local B&B’s typically require a two night minimum stay (or are decorated in top to bottom farm animal theme-​sorry, can’t sleep in that!) After much searching, I booked a room at the Cameron.
It’s an attractive, large house that was once part of the Elizabethtown College. We stayed in the Four Seasons Suite. Two comfortable bedrooms with a shared bath. It seemed pretty quiet there for a Saturday night. When my b/​f and I entered our room, other than a couple of wall mounted sconces, all of the lamps were unplugged… kinda annoying-​I re-​arranged furniture to find the outlets and plug them in. My brother’s room was fine other than the door stuck so bad that it was impossible to open or close. He typically had to access it from the bathroom via our room.
It seems they bill themselves as a local wedding location, which seems reasonable, I guess. The sitting room was sprinkled with wedding albums.
The biggest redeeming quality-​which allowed me to round up to 4 stars was the breakfast. It was VERY good, apple cinnamon pancakes, potatoes provencale, candied bacon, fresh fruits, coffee and juice-​made a great start to my Sunday morning.

Cameron Estate and Inn is a fine place to have a wedding. It’s not the largest place, but their beautiful grounds and traditional décor make up for it. It may be difficult for some to find, especially if following printed directions; I had to pull over to make sure I was on the right track. Anyway, I arrived 10 minutes late and was surprised to see the ceremony was already IN PROGRESS. They sure don’t fool around.
Inching up the driveway, past the seated guests — conscious of my car’s engine noise — I bypassed the parking lot since it was packed to capacity, parking in the auxiliary lot. Really, these folks don’t fool around.
By the way, weddings with open bars and TOP SHELF ALCOHOL are seriously kick ass. This wedding did NOT fool around. (Shout-​out to bartender Christy!)
I’m glad the newlyweds found such a wonderful venue to celebrate their union and — more importantly — were able to find one other.

during our east coast extravaganza we made a last minute trip to «other» the amish and found a last minute rate at the Cameron Estate Inn. The property was beautiful and we loved just sitting on the bridge over the creek that runs through the property. Our room was one of the cheapest, but was still very comfortable. The included breakfast was wonderful (although from 8 – 9 is a little early for vacation!) and they had wifi (but i had to ask them to turn it on).
I do have to take off one star because we found this location on a GLBT travel directory, however we saw nobody who would fit into one of those categories even though the owners are apparently gay. maybe they just can’t get another GLBT person to travel to Mount Joy?