Is The Mansion on Park Avenue - walk to downtown Galena pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

The Mansion on Park Avenue - walk to downtown Galena Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Where is The Mansion on Park Avenue - walk to downtown Galena located?

Located in the heart of Galena, this vacation home is steps from Belvedere Mansion and Washburne House Historic Site. Grant Park and Grant Home are also within 10 minutes.

10/10 Excellent

Joe K.

May 21, 2025

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Great location

Great place to stay for our family golf trip.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

sara j.

Jun 1, 2025

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Galena ladies

The house was beautiful and in a great location. It had everything we needed.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

ROBERT R.

Mar 9, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mansion in Galens

Great stay

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth C.

Jun 29, 2025

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Girls’ Weekend

It was a great place for our girls’ weekend of old high school friends, with room for all 10 of us comfortably, including a few others who stopped by for a few hours one afternoon. Only suggestion would be to have one or two more chairs in that front parlor on the first floor. 60 yr old folks can only sit on the floor for so long… Loved the proximity to Main St, too.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie H.

Jun 8, 2025

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James was a great host! Loved his suggestions on places to visit and wine to drink. Very cool building- very clean and well maintained. We completely enjoyed our stay. Two things to be aware of- lots of stairs and lots of traffic on road. It can be quite noisy.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Justin J.

May 7, 2025

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Great weekend with friends

Property is historical and charming. Love the original decor, location, and size of the home made it really convenient for all our guests. It was great to have privacy and our own bathrooms when needed. I think the home has even more potential for upgrades in the future. TVs in the bedrooms would be a nice touch.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim K.

Nov 25, 2024

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Girls weekend

Loved this house and location from downtown Galena. It was perfect for our girls weekend. Loved all the bathrooms! Will definitely stay again!💕

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mike D.

Oct 25, 2024

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Galena Mansion

We had a group of 8 and had a great time. The house was in a perfect location for a short walk downtown. We would stay here again.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Julie

Oct 8, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

WARNING - This home rental is misrepresented on Expedia/VRBO, with old pictures featuring a nicer exterior, clean interior, and avoiding eyesores within. Really confused about reviews unless they are old or filtered? The front yard was completely unmaintained, full of tall weeds and had extreme overgrown plants and trees. We were disappointed upon arrival. There were box elder bugs all over the front of the home, and hornets all over the backyard and back windows. There was no way we could go out in the backyard and enjoy being outside. There were several broken windows and many broken mini-blinds. There were large patches on ceilings and walls. The wood floors were dirty, especially along edges. The lighting was so poorly lit in every room, especially the kitchen, which had no real light at all. There were flies inside the upstairs bedrooms, and in two corner rooms there were 10+ flies that had to be caught by our guests before they went to sleep. The furniture was completely dusty and there were cobwebs hanging from the chandeliers. The owner James is rude and uncaring. We started off kind and positive, yet he was cold from start to end. No caring or admitting the issues or any resolve.

Just one of the pieces of dusty furniture (the last guest like us I'm sure paid a $250 "cleaning fee")

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joe M.

Sep 8, 2022

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Great location for downtown Galena

We had a really good time, fun town, great food. The walk to and from Main Street was quick. The house is huge and the beds are super comfortable.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Holly D.

Oct 22, 2023

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Girls Weekend

Great for a large group!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve S.

Oct 13, 2024

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Excellent

Everything was great. One FYI: The stairs

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim F.

Jun 24, 2024

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Cycling

Cycling group weekend. Trail is right out the door, downtown shopping & eating is a few minute walk, theater room for social evenings and everyone had their own bathrooms! Perfect location and accommodations!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael F.

Mar 5, 2023

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Nice Stay at The Mansion

Nice, spacious place to stay for a large group that is walking distance to everything on main street in Dowtown Galena. Host is very easy to deal with. Definitely recommend the Mansion for a large group!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandi H.

Feb 4, 2024

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Weekend getaway with friends.

We were 8 older people. The stairs made it a little tricky, but we enjoyed ourselves in spite of them. A great house. Great hot.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Corrine B.

Feb 23, 2023

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Galena

Beautiful old house. Close to everything in Galena.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan F.

Jan 5, 2023

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New Years ski weekend

Great house with perfect location for chestnut mountain access and downtown Galena. Elegant and functional historic home with great movie room, cooks kitchen and fun parlor spaces for game nights!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shayna Siegert & Dillon Stecher S.

Dec 12, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Weekend Fun!

My family rented this home to all be together to celebrate my mom's birthday! There was plenty of space, the house is huge. We spent most of our time on the middle level in the kitchen, game room, and theater. The theater seats were very comfortable and it was the perfect place for some downtime. The only negative is the train close by, and with it being an old home, voices travel and the floors creaked, so it could be pretty loud, but that was to be expected. The location was great and close to main st. for shops, bars, and restaurants, our favorite was Fried Green Tomatoes & Miss Kitty's Grape Escape.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

VERN C.

Jun 29, 2023

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8 Girls in Galena

The house was very spacious, clean and nice for an older home. Loved the gardens and that each bedroom had a private bathroom. James was a great host. Very quick to respond to any questions. The neighborhood is beautiful and walkable.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Kim S.

Jul 25, 2023

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Friends weekend in Galena

We have stayed as a group at many Galena homes in the territories over the years, but this location was great within walking distance to town and each bedroom had a king bed and own bathroom. Worked well for 5 couples. Disappointed with the size of the kitchen and the lack of a large family room to gather in. Would have liked an outdoor space (fire pit) to gather outside and some games/ cards/ poker set for the game room.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gloria S.

Jul 9, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Beware

I will start by saying that the property is beautiful. Unfortunately, our stay turned south when the owner showed up on the second day. He was simply dropping off the guest key card (which other rental homes have available in the rental property, at the renters reach). The most Uncomfortable and alarming situation occured when the owner entered the house without knocking or ringing the doorbell. He simply entered the home and proceeded to yell out my name. He introduced himself and then proceeded to aggressively question the amount of people who were staying. The house is for 10-12 guests. He said I would have to pay 100 more for our stay, since there were 12 guests instead of 10. He later sent a bill for 222.00 instead of the agreed 100 amount.There are cameras outside the doors (I understand that many homes have them) however, based on the blue light that is visible when people are viewing, we noticed that we were being watched during our entire stay. Immediately after our stay the owner sent me pictures questioning some patina, old floor stains. He said they were not there before our stay. The stains are throughout the entire 100 year old home. They are characteristics of an old home; clearly not caused by our stay.I knew then that the owner was just looking to make more money from us I have never felt so uncomfortable and disrespected during a stay. This was a disappointing experience.To the owner, please keep in mind that honesty and respect are for all.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marilee S.

Jul 14, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Delightful stay in Galena

The mansion has been wonderfully preserved. Beautiful wood work and architecture. At the same time, it is equipped with ample air conditioning, bathrooms for each bedroom, sufficient electric outlets and nice hot showers. The rooms were spacious and surprisingly quiet from each other and the outside noises. The kitchen is small, but we were able to take turns cooking and the dining room was great. I do have a couple of housekeeping suggestions. We stayed 4 nights and did cook for 7 people each night so 3 dishwasher pods were not enough. Providing one for each day would be reasonable. An indoor recycling receptacle next to the trash would have been nice. The host was responsive to questions and the car charger was an added plus. We had a delightful time in Galena and would recommend the Mansion on Park Avenue.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa R.

Jun 15, 2025

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Apr 23, 2025

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jim H.

Aug 19, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Mansion!

Great location, was awesome having my family all in on big house. Really loved the aged feel of being in such an old historic house. I can’t imagine the original owners and their lifestyle.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

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