It was a beautiful historic mansion, and we visited on the perfect fall day! The whole town has such a history, and this house was no exception. I was surprised to see that much of the furniture (and clothing) were original to the house, which is such a rarity with restored historic home. It was also interesting to see that the family had live in servants since this home is both in America (where that rarely happened except perhaps on the east coast), and the house was built at the time live in servants were falling out of fashion. This house is truly unique, and well worth the trip out there. I would love to go again and spend the night!

The Rockcliff Mansion was an amazing experience. I went with my family while on a vacation in Hannibal. This Mansion is absolutely remarkable. The architecture and furniture is gorgeous. Plus a majority of the house is original from the early 1900s. Our tour guide Juan who owns the Mansion was very knowledgeable and patient. He answered all of our questions and appeared genuinely interested in the history behind the house. I would definitely recommend this historical site to anyone.

Beautiful home with amazing story behind it (sat abandoned for a long time).The gentleman giving the tour was very knowledgable & friendly! You could tell he truly enjoyed sharing his home with others.Would love to stay overnight as this is also a Bed & Breakfast. When inquiring about rates, they seemed reasonable & worth it.

I went for a couple of nights with my friend for a get-away! Had such a wonderful time staying in this beautiful mansion! Everything was perfect including comfortable rooms, breakfast, wine and cheese. The owners made us feel like we were part of their family. Can hardly wait to go back! Highly recommend!

Rockcliffe Mansion offers a fantastic tour at a bargain of a price. If you are into historical monuments, this is the place for you! Our tour guide Warren was very informational and went out of his way to answer any and all questions we had. He even took us back through specific parts of the tour as we walked in late. They also offer a bed and breakfast in the historical rooms themselves! Must see attraction!

Absolutely beautiful place. We stayed in the Governess quarters and it was warm and so peaceful. Excellent place for a getaway with someone special. Its amazingly spotless too. One recognizes the labor of love immediately. The owners are so very sweet and polite its like staying with friends. A five star bed and breakfast without question. Everyone deserves to be spoiled once in a while and this is perfect:)!!

I live very close by this mansion and as I walk out the door almost each morning, you will see gardening and a beautiful view of this mansion. Repairs have been and continue to be made. Take time to come and enjoy its rich history...and maybe even a haunted tale.

I loved touring this historical mansion. The owner gave us the best tour. Seeing the mansion and everything in it preserved was just breath taking. I highly recommend it. The price is reasonable for the length and information you get out of this tour.

I absolutely love this place. Highly recommend. I have learned so much history here. Great tour. Must see attraction in Hannibal

A must see. The owner, Juan, is so knowledgeable and gracious. Original furnishings and unique decor and fixtures.

A fascinating exploration into a past era from a well-to-do point of view. This mansion was had all of the best accouterments of its time!

Booked a group tour with Juan as a stop on the Hannibal Trolley. Everyone in our party of 18 thoroughly enjoyed it! Juan was also our tour guide and was very informative about the property as well as local history. They are still in the process of refurbishing the exterior, and Im sure in the end it will be the exquisite mansion it was in the day. The property is also a B&B, which would be fun to do to get the full feel of the mansion. Definitely a must see while youre in Hannibal!

Loved this place. The owner gave an excellent tour. Worth every penny. Great stories and history to hear and see. Will do the bed and breakfast next time i order to stay inide the mansion next time.

This place was just amazing. The owner guide was very knowledgeable about the property and the history of not only the house but the family as well. Well worth the price and Tims spent there!

We enjoyed our stay at Rockcliffe Mansion!The bed was very comfortable and the staff very friendly!The breakfast was very good and we really really enjoyed the thorough tour of the mansion!The rooms were exceptionally quiet and the bathrooms very accommodating!

As a young boy I saw this Mansion Daily on my Courier Post Newspaper Route. Mrs. Knighton, a daughter of Mr. Cruickshanks lived next door in the Mansion that had been moved next door with teams of Horses, and logs, in Preparation of the New Cruickshank Mansion. Mr. and Mrs. Cruickshank, Lumber Barrons of the Cruickshank Lumber Company located at Main and North Street till I was 10 years old. Mr. Henry Riedel was the final Proprietor of Cruickshank Lumber Company.Rockcliffe Mansion was restored to its original structure, minus the house porch in the 1970s Today it is a Bed and Breakfast, and museum that may be seen by modern day tourist. This is a Grand sight of the American Past as seen today, and a wonderful example of Americana and Wealth in earlier times. Mark Twain himself, gave speeches, as a spokesman from Hannibal, and a friend of the Cruickshank family. History may be witnessed many times over as the Cruickshank Era is studied, and vast amounts of wisdom spring forth! A must see!!!

This place is a must-see!! Amazing home with mostly all original furnishings and decor. To say we were impressed is an understatement! This house is gorgeous!!!! Our tour guide was perfect as well! Thank you!

It was excellent. Our guide was extremely informative. One of the most beautiful tours weve ever taken.

Juan, the owner, took us on the tour. He was knowledgeable and good humored, and told fascinating stories about the history of the mansion.Fully enjoyed our time, and if at all possible I hope to return and enjoy the bed and breakfast option in this marvelous old place!

The beauty of the antiques. The tour guide who is also the owner did a great job telling of the history. It was a great experience!!

Just amazing inside of this Cruikshank Family 13,500 sq. ft. mini palace overlooking the Mississippi. Most original 1900s artifacts in addition to the decor and finishes still in tack and usable after all these years. Few homes back then had indoor plumbing let alone running hot and cold water and thermostat controlled hot water heat. Not exactly sure but were told of it having 6 baths and 9 bedrooms and even a ballroom. Its also a current B&B with tours that will make your jaw drop.

My dad grew up across the street back in 1930s and 1940s. I visited my grandma there in the 1960s when it was still abandoned. It is great to see how it has been restored. We took a fabulous tour by the present owner of the mansion and it was incredibly informative. I would highly recommend it to anyone stopping in Hannibal Missouri.

We got to take this tour about a year ago when we traveled to Hannibal, and would highly recommend it. A trip to Hannibal MUST include this tour! The home is stunning, the story behind it intriguing and interesting, and the view from up there amazing! Warren was a lovely guide and gave a good tour. We appreciated all of it and wish them all the best of completing restoration. Such a treasure, and essential to save it and its contents!

Staying at Rockcliffe Mansion was a wonderful experience. I love antiques and this mansion is intriguing. The owners were professional and friendly as well as informative about the history of the mansion, its contents and the people who lived here. Breakfast was delicious! Loved the setting!

Beautiful. We had a wonderful tour given by the owner. Highly recommend!

A super amazing tour! Definitely a stop you should go to when touring Hannibal!!

Tour was great. Highly recommended. Hope to return to stay in one of the rooms.

Took tour with owner of mansion, extensive tour with much indepth history of the house and contents.Mansion undergoing exterior renovation with the tour monies funding work . A must see if you are spending any time in Hannibal.

So glad to see a part of Hannibal history still standing. The tours are a bit pricey but understanding why. The Tour guide is the current owner of the mansion so he was super knowledgeable about the mansion and the history.

Very glad we got to see it never knew it was there out of all the years of coming here very pretty place !!

Sooo beautiful inside. If you like history I deff recommend. The guy who owns the house gives the tour. It also acts as a bed and breakfast too. All original since it was built in late 1800s. Dont judge by the outside if the house. Deff worth going inside and checking things out. Adults are $15 per person.

Its just Great ! If you like old mansions !

I feel like I will never be satisfied staying at another bed and breakfast after staying here. The house was gorgeous! It felt like an honor being able to stay here. The owners were inviting, accommodating, and were lovely to be around. I stayed here six months ago and still cannot get over how much I loved the experience.

Felt at home, treated like family, very hospitable. Will be going back sometime soon. Absolutely loved it. Thank you Warren and Juan for sharing your beautiful home.Todd and Lora SprouseNancy Clancy

Amazing place to visit! Super beautiful and interesting!

So much history and beauty, also great tour guide.

Wonderful, amazing, a good adventure. Warren is a very knowledgeable tour guide.

Our tour guide Warren was extremely knowledgeable of all aspects of Rockcliff Mansion. He pointed out a lot of little things we hadnt noticed like in the pictures, how the one vase was still like the same place 102 years later.We were very satisfied with our visit and hope to go back someday and try out the bed and breakfast part of the mansion.If your visiting Hannibal, MO be sure to take this mansion tour and ask for Warren!!

This place is really beautiful inside and outside and the history is really cool the tour is about an hour long

So we spent two nights here a year ago.AND IN THE BUTLERS ROOM AND GOT JUST WHAT WE CAME FOR! SOMETHING SAT DOWN AT END OF ARE BED! SO WE ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE IN ITS HISTORY.

The challenging, but short, front drive and the 1890s rain bath were just a couple of the unique features of this B&B/museum. It was obvious that restoring this grand lady to her former glory has been a labor of love for a number of people. Magnificent!

Absolutely interesting. Best commentator (Warren) with tons of information about the place. Really brings you back to the 1900s. Will visit again so much to see and more rooms being opened up in the future. Would love to stay at the B&B sometime.

GREAT tour. Wildly interesting. A bit pricey but worth it. This museum gets no govt. assistance, so it needs to function off tours (and BnB stays). This is a must-see for Hannibal.

Nice place to visit, friendly host.

This place is spectacular. My wife and I have stayed in a number of B&Bs over the years, but never anything quite like this. Built around 1900, virtually everything inside is original to the home - from Tiffany chandeliers and windows to furniture, rugs, books - even original hybrid electric/gas fixtures and original plumbing that works. Ever taken a shower with plumbing from 1900? It’s like being in a time machine. The tour was fascinating. This was a unique experience.

We went through this beautiful home today and were lucky enough to have the owner give the tour. It has an amazing history and theyre doing amazing work with restoring it to the original construction. Its amazing how much of the original house was still there and not destroyed either by vandals or time.

Great tour guide. Enjoyed tremendously.

I want to say first off, these hosts are absolutely amazing! It was by far one of the best stays I have ever had! The room was beautiful! My husband and I came down as a gift for me graduating with my MBA. We came in October. The view from the front porch of the mansion will take your breath away in the fall. In the evening of our first stay we had wine, cheese, and crackers. It was wonderful to be able to chat about the mansion and enjoy the company of other guests/hosts. The breakfast the next day was the absolute very best I’ve ever had! I would recommend anyone who loves history to come see this place ! You won’t be disappointed! It is one of the most memorable trips I have ever had.

Very nice historic place and it does bring a very old unique vibe. It is creepy place at night and it might not be for everyone. I really enjoyed the time here. It is a very neat place.

We did the Tour. From the outside, while the size and materials used and setting are impressive, the disrepair is disappointing, however that ALL disappears when you step inside. Definitely worth the stop. They are in the middle of restoration projects both inside and out, and have lofty goals to return Rockcliffe to her original splendor. Make time for Th I on your visit to this neat little river town.

Very beautiful mansion. I visited in 1979 or 1980 and it is so much better now.

Very lovely! They did a great job restoring this mansion. Our tour guide Debbie was very knowledgeable and friendly! I hope someday we can afford to go back and stay at the b&b.

This mansion was beautiful! I was lucky enough to get to take photos on the gorgeous staircase!

This is an amazing house that was saved from demolition. Has 30 beautiful rooms. There is an excellent tour or you can stay overnight.

This was a fascinating stop. Warren, our docent, knew so much about Rockcliffe that it made this much more than just a house tour. This 1901 mansion is truly an amazing creation. However, the story of its abondment and amazingly original status make for a most interesting tour. Put this on your to-do list for Hannibal.

Beautiful historic house

Fascinating old mansion up on a hill... Great view too! Recommend if you are visiting Hannibal MO.

Great place to visit. Warren was our guide and he was extremely knowledgeable in all areas of the tour of the huge mansion. During our hour long tour, we covered every room that we were allowed in. It would be nice to stay there overnight and maybe run into a ghost or two!

Great place to get some more historic insights about the area and the home. Is a lovely place, definitely recommend if traveling to hannibal MO

Beautiful building! We learned some new Hannibal history there, it was very interesting. Its a bed and breakfast in addition to the museum, and we plan on staying at some point. The owner is very dedicated to restoring the home to its original splendor, making it even more remarkable to see.

Even though they are still doing renovations, very interesting. Huge house. Guide very knowledgeable. Recommend if in Hannibal.

It was great to see it

The owner/tour guide was enjoyable and very knowledgeable about the house, the family who built it, and the area. We came in part way through a tour he had already started and was kind enough to loop and tell the party we missed again.

Very enjoyable place to spend an evening and night. The owners are great. Wine on the veranda and rain shower were the crowning touches.

Awesome bit of history, the owner Juan was very pleasant and made the tour a lot of fun.

Our second stay was as delightful as the first. The preservation of this grand house is simply astonishing. The interior is all original with stunning features and furnishings. The hosts are delightful, and have a great story to tell. Weve stayed in two rooms now, the Governess quarters and Anne Louise chamber, both grand and comfortable. By far the best B&B experience weve ever had.

The work they are doing on the building is beautiful! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and did a great job of telling the story of the building. They do offer a student discount which was great! Absolutely loved this visit!

Very good tour rich with history.

My husband and I stayed at Rockcliffe Mansion in early August 2019 for our first trip to Missouri. Not being a true “B&B Girl” I have to say it was one of the best lodging experiences I’ve ever had. (And I’m in the travel industry so I travel A LOT.) The house, built in the Georgian Revival style of the era is a literal historic time capsule! Our stay started with a one-hour tour of the mansion which still boasts many of its original furniture, wall coverings, lighting fixtures, bathroom fixtures, books, clothing and personal artifacts belonging to the John J. Cruikshank, Jr., family. Cruikshank was a lumber baron who built the home as a showplace for his family’s wealth and hearing the story of how this mansion came to be is important to the experience you’ll have. The amazing thing is how long the home sat empty and that it and its contents were not completely destroyed by looters or even the city of Hannibal! Owners, Warren & Juan have restored the interior and there is ongoing restoration to the exterior now aimed at maintaining the mansion in its original turn-of-the-century state. Warren & Juan were friendly and engaging but the best part of meeting them was the AMAZING breakfast prepared for us on Saturday morning before we checked out! And, if you’re a piano player like me, they were gracious enough to allow me to play a tune on the Steinway Grand piano in the mansion’s music room.

The place is and is going to be even more amazing. I wish they had more funding. I want to qualify what I say next with I hope you still go. The lady that gave the tour at the end was very informative, friendly and polite. However, the man that gave the tour at the beginning was rude (raising his voice and condescending) to one of the others on the tour when she barely touched a door to see behind it and it came ajar off the doorstop. He embarrassed her in front of everyone. Im wondering how the no touching policy on tour works for the B&B. It wasnt as if shed touched the Tiffany. That said, people are more important than things. Maybe he had a bad day or he needs to leave the PR to someone else or maybe take some anger management courses. I would not stay at the B&B if he was there. His behavior was frightening to say the least.

Constant state of repair/disrepair based on ownership. However, best place to watch july 4 fireworks

This is an amazing home with a great history. The current owner is working on exterior renovations to restore the original balconies that were destroyed by local kids during the homes vacancy period. If you love beautiful historic homes this is a must see. The tour fees help pay for the needed renovations so please go see it to help restore this beautiful mansion.

Great, lovely place, full of historic value for one of the first homes to have electricity

Rockcliffe Mansion was a beautiful home with a great deal of history. The tour was thorough. The guide had a sense of humor and knew the home and its history very well. I would recommend this tour for anyone who is a history nerd out just loves old homes that have been restored to greatness.

Beautiful home, Juan is a great story teller, guide and owner. Loved the tour.

Lovely tour given by Warren. This is a must do activity. The home and furnishings are amazing.

What a gorgeous old mansion! We thought about staying at the bed and breakfast, but the renovation, kind of scared us off. After we toured the house, that is not a problem. All the bed and breakfast bedrooms are very well done. The existing restoration work is on the exterior. Its just a Marvel how people live back in the day when they had tons of money.

Still a work in progress, but its so beautiful. Theyve been trying to restore it to its original layout and fittings. Great opportunity for pics of the surrounding area.

It is still being renovated but the interior is beautiful. The owner gave us the tour and had a wealth of information. Lots of original works and great tiff any work.

What an amazing house! I can’t stop thinking about how gorgeous it was and I actually enjoyed seeing the exterior renovations taking place. Can’t wait to visit again and hopefully stay the night! A must see In Hannibal Mo.

It was awesome

Debbie gave us a tour of the mansion. (Well, we bought a tour from Debbie.) It was definitely one of the best home tours we have done. The mansion has a remarkable history and unique, incredible features. Debbie was knowledgeable and informative. We did not stay at the mansion s bed & breakfast, but wish we had.

I don’t remember going to Rockcliffe mansion, but when I visited a long time ago it was gorgeous!

A very impressive home that is being restored with great care and attention to detail. Because of the history of the home and incredible number of items original to the mansion are still there. Well worth stopping for the tour. Stay a night if you can.

My boyfriend, his parents and I randomly decided to stop by Hannibal and check out a couple of the attractions. We did not expect something like this during a pit stop on our travel back home. We had decided last minute to check out the tour and we were not disappointed! The tour guide was the owner of the house and he was very knowledgeable about the grounds and the history of the family who had built the mansion. Very fun gem to find! Would recommend to anyone!

Enjoying the time with a brother who I love very much. Always a good time.

It was cool to see the biggest mansion in Hannibal, the only thing I didnt like is that the place is not restored on the outside

This tour was absolutely lovely, and the guide was very passionate and all around a great tour guide. We would definitely go again!

If youre searching for a loving time capsule to the year 1900... Look no further! The Rockliffe mansion is replete with beauty, elegance, impeccable craftsmanship, and most of all, deeply rich in history. The two hosts are absolutely wonderful and accommodating, and the entire experience of being able to stay in this museum of a mansion makes for an unforgettable experience!

What a beautiful place. The owner gives the tours and is very knowledgeable about the history of the house and tells interesting stories about the family and the famous visitors. Beautiful period pieces most of them original to the house. They are working on remodeling the outside of the house . This is a gem of a place and should not be missed!

I was very happy with my stay at Rockcliffe Mansion for many reasons. Not only is this a beautiful building with many original pieces and antiques, but the hosts/owners (Juan and Warren) were great! The view out of my windows in the Governess Quarters were excellent, I could see the Mississippi, all of Hannibal, and Lovers Leap easily. Wine and cheese were served in the early afternoon and our host accompanied us on the porch with another great view of Hannibal, and they gave us an excellent dinner recommendation. Breakfast was great, and I would recommend making the trip to stay in this historical place.

I loved the care and details of the house that are being restored and the attention to detail that I received by Warren and Juan was outstanding. I will return and highly recommended staying there.

This is a must do. Been every time we have gone to Hanibal. Rich in history and just love this place. Have yet to stay the night, but will some day soon. Just day trips so far

This is a beautiful historic home, great for a tour or to stay overnight.

Great visit and loved the history. So glad it was preserved. Recommend a visit. Or a stay in one of the rooms if you can afford it.

Hidden gem of Hannibal, MO. Great information and wonderful house.

This is a very Interesting mansion in the early stages of restoration. Its personal history allowed for the home to remain intact just experiencing the ravages of age and neglect . Original furnishings and family photos are being preserved. Worth a visit.

This was a great trip back to the Gilded Age, complete with gold leaf on the dining room ceiling. The proprietors gave us a lovely experience, starting with wine and cheese upon arrival. The breakfasts were delicious, the accommodations put us in a Downton Abbey frame of mind, and the tour was amazing.

Really cool historic home. Currently being renovated. You can stay overnight as well. They have a bed and breakfast. Our tour guide was great.

This is an awesome place to experience.....it is great that it was and is continuing to be preserved. I cant imagine that it was almost demolished and never to be seen. Preservation of our past is so important to understand how it was during those times. Thanks for the great tour Debbie...it was very enjoyable