How much does it cost to stay at Cheerful 8-Bedroom, 6-Bath Historic Mansion in Derby City – Ideal Vacation Home!?

As of 23 Jan 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Cheerful 8-Bedroom, 6-Bath Historic Mansion in Derby City – Ideal Vacation Home! on 5 Feb 2026 start from AU$1,644.86, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Cheerful 8-Bedroom, 6-Bath Historic Mansion in Derby City – Ideal Vacation Home! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Is Cheerful 8-Bedroom, 6-Bath Historic Mansion in Derby City – Ideal Vacation Home! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: How much is parking at Cheerful 8-Bedroom, 6-Bath Historic Mansion in Derby City – Ideal Vacation Home!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

Q: Where is Cheerful 8-Bedroom, 6-Bath Historic Mansion in Derby City – Ideal Vacation Home! located?

This family-friendly Louisville holiday home is located on the waterfront, within 2 mi (3 km) of Norton Children's Medical Center and Springhurst Towne Center Shopping Center. Chamberlain Pointe Shopping Center and Paddock Shops are also within 3 miles (5 km).

10/10 Excellent

Teresa H.

12 Oct 2025

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The house was very clean and spacious. My family and I came to town for a wedding and it was plenty of room for everyone. The owners were wonderful. They answered any question that I had right away.They were amazing!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex W.

4 Apr 2025

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Great Stay!

This place was a perfect stay for my bachelor party! There was a ton of room, the host was very responsive with any questions and it had everything we needed. Highly recommend!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shari M.

13 Apr 2025

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Thunder over Louisville family weekend

We needed a property with both indoor and outdoor space to hold our group of 13. This place was perfect! They were responsive to my revisit questions, the checkin and out process was easy and the home was amazing! We hope to book it again next year.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allen H.

15 Aug 2023

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Great stay!

Hosts were very responsive, great historic property with capacity to host large groups. Beautiful home and grounds!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew B.

15 Apr 2024

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Visitor

Good stay, quiet location. Easy access to local places

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mindy H.

31 Jan 2025

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Sorority Friends weekend

My sorority sisters and I booked this property for a weekend together - we had a lovely time, even though weather caused us to cut the trip short. The host was very responsive and understanding of our leaving ahead of schedule. The property was a great size for our group and we had plenty of space to spread out but still be together.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Krista M.

15 Apr 2024

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amazing historic house

The charm of this house is just so cool. It was the perfect size for our group and it was very interesting exploring the rooms. The host is awesome and so helpful if you have questions!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mason R.

30 Oct 2023

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Terrific place to stay!

The house is really really cool. You have plenty of privacy, great for large gatherings. You’ll spend the first hour or two just walking and exploring the home. Had a blast here and would recommend anyone to stay here!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michele N.

18 Feb 2024

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Charming as advertised.

We enjoyed our stay and charm and room of this mansion! Indoors or outdoors this is a relaxing experience. We will be back.

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian H.

28 Apr 2024

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Great place for a big group

My group of 8 had an excellent time time at the house. There were ample beds for all to have their own private room and many additional beds to spare. The space is a wonderful historical mansion, with clearly several additions over the years. The outdoor spaces are sensational! Great destination for a big group!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca S.

2 Dec 2024

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Family Thanksgiving - 25+ people with young kids

We stayed at the Cheerful Historical Mansion for a total of 6 days and it was absolutely perfect for our family needs. The rooms were spacious and cozy, the upstairs bedrooms were perfect for the families with kiddos, and the shared spaced were lovely to spend time in and have quality conversation. JD and co were so incredibly welcoming and kind. It was absolutely seamless to work with them. Thank you again for hosting us!

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Laure G.

16 Apr 2024

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Derby weekend

The house was a good fit for the amount of people we had. Definitely an older home with a lot of history. We enjoyed ourselves. Thank you

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rosalind H.

5 Dec 2023

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Wonderful house and grounds for family group of 25. Elegant, historic okaqued house &5star managers

Room for togetherness or solitude. Lovely wide terrace is additional very large room. Birds, ducks,nature outside of a gorgeous house.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul Sr D.

10 Oct 2023

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Family visit

Awesome place!!! Bedrooms are spread out to give extended family or friends privacy. Also a nice mix of seating in library, sunroom, dining and outdoor space. The outdoor space was especially nice with several large patios with lighting and grassy aress with large beautiful trees. Location was perfect, close to interstate and lots of nearby stores but yet somewhat secluded! Enrire place was very clean and kept..and the owner responded immediately to texts.. Highly recommend for extended family visits.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Christian S.

22 Sept 2025

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The initial impression of this home was that it's large, fun to explore, and historical. The home was built in the 1850's and today it needs a little TLC, some cleaning up, and organization. The age of the home clearly shows. The house itself is huge with three large bedrooms on one half of the second floor, two more bedrooms on another part of the second floor, a back bedroom behind the kitchen, and two bunk beds in the front room along with multiple sitting areas, a giant living room with tons of windows, a cozy library room, a dining room, and a large kitchen. There was a lot of clutter around the house with books, knick knacks, linens, personal items, and what not on every shelf and in just about every drawer. In some places there was peeling wallpaper or paint, some things were broken or in disrepair, the primary shower had a leak at the nozzle and no shower curtain. Outside, there was plenty of space to hang out and a good cleaning of the outdoor furniture was needed as well as some yard-keeping. We found an abandoned mini-van out back and later realized that someone was staying in another portion of the house. We had not been told about this prior to our visit. All-in-all for the price we expected a little more from this property. It worked for us fine and could use some upgrades going forward.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abby V.

6 Feb 2024

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Wedding Party

This place is amazing! The host was so accommodating, making sure we had enough space for the 24 people who stayed with us and the extra 20 or so people who joined us for our rehearsal dinner. It allowed us to have everyone together at an affordable price in a beautiful place. It was close enough to downtown Louisville without being in downtown Louisville, and there are many fast food restaurants around as well as a Walmart right up the street that allowed us to go get things here and there as we needed them without driving all over the place to find a store! We truly had an amazing time here and can’t recommend it enough for large family/friend stays! Our stay was in winter, and we got really lucky with the weather, but I can only imagine how much more beautiful it is in the summer!

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Glenna B.

25 Oct 2023

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Unforgettable House

We had 8 cousins stay the weekend for our annual reunion. There was room for everyone to have their own bed. This house is fabulous. The historical architecture is beautiful and the modern kitchen is amazing. If you need anything Walmart is minutes away. The host was very helpful and responsive. We had trouble with some of the smoke alarms (just dead batteries) and they were fixed right away. He even brought us a load of firewood to have a bonfire in the fire pit. Would give this house 6 stars if I could.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Greg S.

15 Dec 2023

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Beautiful Property, Great for a big group

We stayed at this property with a couple of other families for a nearby event. The first night we had some issue's with the garbage disposal, and couldn't figure out how to turn on one of the showers. The owner was very responsive and had the garbage disposal fixed the next morning, and even came by to show us how to use the shower. He even provided some soccer balls and racquets for the kids. On the last day, we had a later flight, and he adjusted the cleaning crew scheduling to come a bit later so we could check-out a bit later and wouldn't need to wait for hours in the airport. Between the very cool property, and the owner being so accommodating, made the weekend very memorable, and would definitely stay at this amazing property again! Thank you!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Larry G.

4 Oct 2023

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Very, very old and fun

This house is 168 years old! The photos don't really tell the age story. There are not really 8 bedrooms. There are 5 with other converted rooms. A/C worked well. Quiet to sleep. The property is huge and private. Our group had a great time and the house served us well. The only place it really needs help is the kitchen. The ovens and stovetop are very old but functional. The cooking utensils, pots and pans need to be updated. The pans are too large for the oven and the pots and skillets are completely worn out, both in short supply. No light over the cooktop. Some cabinet drawers are broken. The BBQ grill is completely worn out. The glasses and silverware look to be random garage sale items. Most VRBOs that I have rented come with basic cooking supplies like salt, pepper, oil, spices. There were almost none of these and we had to make a trip to purchase. Great patio space, quiet. This place would make a great Halloween haunted house.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Tracy W., Greenwich, OH

28 Nov 2023

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Place in Time

This historical house was designed for what I was looking for. The architecture and the layout was pretty cool to be able to see the original house and what was added on the property over the years. The kitchen and the large dining area was perfect and our needs for meal preparation and dinners. A couple areas I was disappointed in was the cleanliness and supplies in organization in the kitchen. This old house could use a lot of TLC as you can see water damage along several walls within the home. We also noticed a lot of bugs and cobwebs, along with some water bottles and lids Behind the beds which told us had not been cleaned thoroughly. The kitchen had ample pots and pans, but it truly appeared that whoever was living here at the time, just walked out and left everything in Desiree. The kitchen could use some organization and purge a lot of the unnecessary items being stored there. The extra refrigerator was nice since there were eight of us. Plenty of extra towels and bedding throughout home. The property was listed as an eight bedroom home. However, that included a sofa, bed in the living room and bunkbeds and a piano room. I don’t necessarily call that a bedroom.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suzan D.

9 June 2024

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Perfect stay for catered garden party!

For the wedding rehearsal party, instead of a restaurant, we decided to cater a large party for all the bride’s and groom’s close family and friends to meet night before the wedding. This propery was perfect! There is large grounds front and back with lawn furniture, a small fountain, e tables, and plenty of sitting spots to sit and visit. The house has large living room, sun room, dining room, and big kitchen for food prep with two sinks. We couldn’t figure out how to turn on the overhead twinkle lights and the fountain and the hosts came over within the hour to do it and show us. Texts were promptly responded to unlike other rentals we’ve had. This large home was a blessing to our family and friends and we will be using it again because there are 4 more weddings to have in Louisville over the next years! The grounds are well kept but because of the big storms week before, it wasn’t as manicured as some might prefer. So if you want the hedges and the flowers and sidewalks (gorgeous old stone!) blown and trimmed and edged, you may want to let the hosts know so they can send out a garden crew a day or two before your outdoor party. Otherwise, the house and bathrooms were immaculate and plenty of bedding for all beds with extra pillows, blankets, and table top fans for those who sleep with them like me. Highly recommend! P.s. if you have small children there is river and pond close on the propery so be aware young children need to be watched for that. 👍

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luke S.

11 Sept 2023

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Friends Trip

Very cool and unique stay at a historic home. Lots of space and rooms for our large party with plenty of parking. Outdoor area with the string lights for sitting out in the evening was great(lightswitch located behind the fridge in the kitchen). Much quieter at night than our previous stays in the city. Most all of the rooms have some sort of AC or mini split unit to control the temperatures which is super nice for a large space like this. Large kitchen worked well for setting out all the meals and big dinning room table sat us all. There are multiple bathrooms downstairs but all the bathrooms with showers and not just toilets are located upstairs just as an FYI so if you have many groups of people you will have to figure out your shower schedule. The location is nice only being 15-20mins from downtown Louisville and a little over 1 hr from Lexington. There are plenty of distilleries and other local things to visit all within a pretty short drive. There is a second addressed building attached to the property and has a locked and alarmed door located in the living. We never saw anyone there but it would be good to add to the listing so guests are aware. There was a great looking workshop/barn located in the backyard but was locked. It would make a great banquet hall location if there are not already future plans from the owners to do something with it. Overall we really enjoyed our stay and would recommend this for large gatherings.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

James C.

6 Oct 2025

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The property was a perfect fit for our group of 8 guys in town for Bourbon & Beyond - it was a bit off the beaten track but great for relaxing and reconnecting for a group of 65 year old high school buddies.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donald R.

1 Sept 2025

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Interesting property!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nick S.

13 July 2025

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The property was exactly what we were looking for to host a large group of 10 people. The host’s communication was excellent and very accommodating. I would stay there again.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

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