WELCOME TO THE SHELBY INN!

  Very quaint, clean, comfortable room, great price! - We had to attend a funeral in the area and there are very few motels, no chains that I could find so thanks to the reviews here we booked at... read more the Shelby Inn, we were not disappointed. I knew going in that it was an older style hotel, the lobby was huge and had the feel of a museum, so many neat items from the past to see and the staff was super friendly and very efficient, check in/out was a breeze, they actually give you real keys!! The room was a very nice size, two double beds were clean and comfortable, decor was a bit dated but again this is an old style motel so that wasn't a surprise. There was a nice sized flat screen TV with plenty of channel choices, a mini fridge, microwave and coffee pot and supplies in the room, toiletries were supplied as well as plenty of clean white towels. The bathroom and changing room had updated tub and sink with pretty faucets, plenty of hot water and the room was nice and clean. It's all one level so no elevators or stairs to climb and we parked right in front of the room (love that). I've stayed in much more expensive rooms that were really disappointing, this place was great for the price and location. Would stay here again if I need to be in the area.

  A wonderful place to stay. - This was absolutely a wonderful motel. You check in at the historic house, I receive actual keys for your room, and then you are assigned to one of many rooms.... read more The rooms are basic but nicely furnished, are clean, neat and have very comfortable beds, although they were kind of narrow. The shower is fairly hot and the shower pressure was quite good. The bathroom is clean in there with plenty of towels, soap and shampoo. Lots of coffee in the morning. No microwave are refrigerator are present.
There was plenty of parking, although there was a quite a bit of noise that night with people coming and going and people couldn't seem to actually go in their rooms and shut up.
It was really close to everything in town. And the best part were the two resident cats that live in the historic house, which is also the lobby. They were adorable!

  Great little place extra clean and great people - small and old but very well kept and clean as a whistle to boot. You cant find a nicer owner to talk to. This is one of those small town... read more hotels you would like to revisit just because the people are just so darned nice. We had made a online reservation for Shelbyville punched in the address to my gps and took off for a few days on the road, well everything was going just fine until we were about to check in and realized we were in the wrong Selbyville. ILLINOIS NOT INDIANA WE HAD great tour of Illinois farm land we didn't plan on but we had a fine time.

  Great front porch swing - We stayed at the Shelby Inn while attending a wedding in the area. The rooms were a little dated but comfortable. The grounds were well manicured. There... read more were benches on the ground where we could sit and enjoy the area. And there was a porch swing that we got to enjoy in the evening.

  Relaxing place to stay. - We were in town to attend the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Willow Ridge Winery. This was a great place to stay for the evening. Greeted with... read more a smile and felt welcome. The rooms were very clean and comfortable. We enjoyed sitting outside with friends under the gazebo visiting.

  Nice and quiet - Stayed here while hubby working in Shelbyville. Mr Ken super friendly and helpful. These rooms may be a little out dated but they are CLEAN!! Was able to walk the... read more town while my hubby was at work. Sat out in the little court yard and read as well. Nice and quiet!

  Beautiful spot in small town USA - Unfortunately we didn't get to spend more time around the area, with a beautiful Park near by. Farmhouse restaurant was great. The Eclipse traffic took too much of... read more our time. It was GREAT to get back to the Inn and rest. Beautiful old House for an office, and quiet yard. Great, clean room! Owner was terrific, and other staff friendly, also.

  We enjoyed our stay. - We (my wife and I) found Shelby Inn via TripAdvisor while searching for places to stay on Sunday before the solar eclipse on Monday. Shelbyville was still several hours... read more from our ultimate destination, but we liked that Shelby Inn didn't gouge us by charging us more or requiring us to stay (or at least pay for) additional nights like every other hotel closer to the solar eclipse.
Shelby Inn is a revelation. We stayed in a king bed room in the two story building separate from the actual inn, with the lobby,
First impression, checking in, the friendliness of the man at the counter. Ample parking. Beautifully landscaped grounds.
We asked for a 2nd floor room (there's no elevator, in case you've got difficulty with stairs). Our room (#259, I think) was spacious and even had a back door balcony area that you could sit outside and watch cars and people from. Nice refrigerator (be sure to turn it on) and a great king size bed with very firm mattress (which I like). The bathroom was clean and very modern with Kohler fixtures and an amazing rain shower. No microwave. Lighting, with the darkish brown walls, seemed a little dim. The HVAC is a window unit, relatively quiet, but non-digital, so you just turn the knob for cooler or warmer. Which worked great, actually. It was about 93° outside when we arrived, and overnight the temperature dropped, but the HVAC kept our room at a good sleeping temperature.
Very quiet; we slept soundly and long.
Shelby Inn is a little backward; we used actual keys for our door lock, for example, and we actually did have to check out the next morning, although there was no wait. No USB chargers in the room (sometimes the TV has a USB port to charge your cell phone with). I like to leave a few $ tip for the housekeeper, but there was no stationery or pen in the room to let me write a note with.