My title is not without thought. Bear in mind. I've reserved 2 rooms, because I'm visiting Jerome on the request of my daughter (age 30) who is visiting me from out of state with her son (my grandson, age 3). Also in tow is MY son (age 13). I am a 53 year old single guy. Why you ask are we going to Jerome for 3 days and 2 nights? Because my daughter wanted to get some relaxation out of her visit. Just lying around time. Sounds dangerous to me. This place has no TV or other things to enterain the young ones ( well, I underestimated them).

First off, Andrea (who took my reservation in a most cheerful fashion) was not there when we arrived due to personal situation. In her place was a friend, Greer. She proved to be a terrific hostest. Greer was very attentive to us while we were there (possibly because she was afraid the kids would trash the place), but in the background enough to let us explore the wonderful old house. She asked when we would want breakfast (we were lucky - there were no other guests other than us) and she worked up very delicious, multi-course breakfasts both days we were there. For example, huge sticky buns, wonderful fish sides (her Tilapia was the best!), a breakfast burrito, and several sides and sauces. I don't want to go into too much detail and spoil the surprise.

We took the two rooms that constitute the Maid's quarters. Yes, the bathroom is shared and I can see why someone who stays in the smaller room feels cramped. Yes, we all want an exclusive bathroom for a long, luxurious shower. If you take that room, well you should have known. I was lucky. I'm sharing with family. If you are not, I recommend you take the master suite which was open the whole time we were there and looks most luxurious.

The ground floor is chock full of pictures, books, and knick-nacks that are terribly interesting to someone like me who loves history. I won't detail all of them, but I will say that the main room has a very out of tune harpsichord and despite it's tuning shortcommings, was the hit of the trip for both my son and grandson. Thankfully they were gentle and the hostess was generous enough to indudge their interest. Is Jerome a hot, swinging town? Well, not when we were there, but it was mid-week, off-peak, and snowing, so it wasn't during our visit. But that's unusual (yes, I've visited many times before) and the season, time of week (midweek - definitely off-peak) and the fact that most of the time is was snowing like the Dickens detered most visitors I suspect. Never the less, the one night we got my son to babysit, my daughter and I had a great time at the two main bars in town, the Ghost Room and Paul & Jerry's. Both have good bartenders with heavy hands, interesting juke boxes and plenty of locals visiting. This last point in important. Why???? Well, there is a popular bumper sticker on many of the local's vehicles. It says...."WE'RE HERE, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALL THERE!". Humor is not lacking in Jerome.

If you are near Jerome, AZ, stay at the Surgeon's House. The view is incredible, the gardens are amazing, and the hostess/owner, Andrea, is great. The food prepared by Andrea was incredible! There was not one bad thing , even minor, to say about this place! We want to return!!

We actually did not have the opportunity to stay at Surgeon's House while in Jerome. We went to the door to inquire about staying there but they were booked. However, Andrea, the hostess (with the mostest) greeted us so warmly and invited us in to look around and see a room. We were invited to wander in her yard and beautiful gardens with ponds and she filled us in on all the amenities when staying there. Even though we couldn't stay she sent us off with freshly made baked goods for our trip and hoped we could come again and stay with her.

If you have the oppportunity to stay at the Surgeon's House You MUST do it. You won't be disappointed I'm certain of that.

We stayed here in October for Jeromes Annual Ghost Walk. We will never again stay anywhere else. Andrea is the perfect hostess. She is open and warm and fun. What a great spirit!! The house is AMAZING. My husband and I stayed in the master suite with our 15 year old daughter. It is huge. A big bedroom with queen size bed for us and a private little alcove with a day bed for her. The bathroom was huge and the patio is the perfect spot to watch the sunrise, sunset, or just relax. Andrea stocks her fridge with beer,wine and soda all for free!! And you feel so welcome to just grab one whenever u like. Her breakfast's are out of this world DELICIOUS. An absolute must have! Weve been back since October just for day trips and each time we stop in to say hi to Andrea. She's so welcoming!! The house,the hostess, the food, the views..all make this the only place you'll want to stay in Jerome!! JUST GO> you wont regret it. I will be back again and again! (if u can make it for the Ghost walk in october it's a must do!!)