Title: Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026 - Expedia.co.uk [See all properties](http://www.expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?regionId=&adults=2&children=&sort=RECOMMENDED&useRewards=false&semdtl=&userIntent=&vip=false) # Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. A peaceful countryside escape awaits at this historic stone farmhouse where travelers can relax in garden surroundings and fish at nearby Big Spring Run ## Photo gallery for Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. ![Terrace/patio - Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. (Newville)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/93000000/92320000/92310600/92310571/c15734a3.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=598&ra=fit) ![Exterior - Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. (Newville)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/93000000/92320000/92310600/92310571/efd7b36d.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![Property grounds - Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. (Newville)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/93000000/92320000/92310600/92310571/207f1c8d.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![4 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets - Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. (Newville)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/93000000/92320000/92310600/92310571/0aaeddd4.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![Dining - Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. (Newville)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/93000000/92320000/92310600/92310571/1bd6f7ff.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) - Overview - Rooms - Location - Policies Fontinalis welcomes visitors to a restored 1700s stone farmhouse built by a Scottish immigrant. The historic property features colonial colors, fireplaces, and antiques. 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[Visit our Newville travel guide](https://www.expedia.co.uk/Newville.dx3000455436) [View more Agritourism in Newville](https://www.expedia.co.uk/Newville-Agritourism.d3000455436-aaAgritourism.Travel-Guide-Accommodation) ![Map](https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?&size=660x330&map_id=3b266eb50d2997c6&zoom=13&markers=icon:https%3A%2F%2Fa.travel-assets.com%2Ftravel-assets-manager%2Feg-maps%2Fproperty.png%7C40.13005%2C-77.40509&channel=expedia-HotelInformation&maptype=roadmap&scale=1&key=AIzaSyCYjQus5kCufOpSj932jFoR_AJiL9yiwOw&signature=bHiIM_Y_TEy41_hqW_OltWKsCYs=) Newville, PA ### What's nearby - Centerville Community Park 9 min drive \- 6.5 miles - Parx Casino 10 min drive \- 8.3 miles - Shippensburgs University 12 min drive \- 9.8 miles - Yellow Breeches Creek 13 min drive \- 10.0 miles - Luhrs Performing Arts Center 13 min drive \- 10.2 miles ### Getting around - Harrisburg, PA (HAR-Capital City) 45 min drive ### Restaurants - Whiskers Brewing 10 min drive - The Carriage Haus 4 min drive - Subway 11 min drive - Brother's Pizza 10 min drive - Mancino's Italian Delight 14 min drive ## About this property ### Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. 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No fishing gear is allowed in the house. This is not a party house and large gatherings are prohibited. Suggested quiet time for the neighborhood is from 11:00PM till 8:00AM. ### Pets Pets not allowed ### Children and extra beds Children are welcome ### Events No events allowed ### Smoking Smoking is not permitted ## Important information ### You need to know This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking. Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed Cashless transactions are available On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a first aid kit and a deadbolt lock This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation ### We should mention This property does not have any lifts ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. pet-friendly? ### How much is parking at Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. ? ### What time is check-in at Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. ? ### What time is check-out at Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. ? ### Where is Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. located? ## Have a question? Beta Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews. Ask a question ## Reviews ## Fontinalis- Historic stone farm house (ca. 1700’s) on famous trout stream. Reviews 10 ### Exceptional All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.[More information](https://www.expedia.co.uk/lp/b/content-guidelines) ### 10 Cleanliness ### 10 Location ### 10 Staff & service ### 10 Property conditions & facilities 10 - Excellent 31 8 - Good 0 6 - Okay 0 4 - Poor 0 2 - Terrible 0 ## Reviews ### 10/10 Excellent #### Shay M. 4 Oct 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy Traveling 6 hrs and this is our second booking at this listing. We love the location and the historic feel of the house. Wonderful communication with owner. Highly recommend. ##### Shay M. Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Janet F. 22 Oct 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Awesome home We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and highly recommend to anyone wanting an inviting and comfortable vacation. Planning on staying there again. ##### Janet F. Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Kelli P. 11 Aug 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Great, relaxing homebase for our vacation! Did many daytime excursions and this was a great place to come back to at the end of the day, grill out on the patio, and relax and enjoy each others company. Thank you!! ##### Kelli P. Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Tracy C. 19 May 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### A beautiful gem, especially for graduation from Dickinson! This property is amazing! It is incredibly beautiful. The pictures make it look a little old-fashioned and dark but when you go there that is not the case. It is beautifully historic. The grounds are amazing. The summer kitchen just makes you yarn for colonial times. It was an amazing house and property to stay on for my daughter‘s graduation from Dickinson College. ##### Tracy C. Stayed 2 nights in May 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Dottie B. 3 Jul 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Wedding Weekend We enjoyed our stay and the welcome basket was very sweet. Great property....loved the yard for the kids to play. ##### Dottie B. Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Rachel 13 Jul 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities Beautiful property and lovely home. Hardwood floors and period decor. Although my stay was during hot July weather, the home remained cool. Easy check in and check out. Loved our stay. ##### Rachel Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Shay M. 8 Oct 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Great House Met owner since once we arrived, was super friendly and welcoming. House was very accurately described. Location and atmosphere was perfect for a historic kind of of experience. Would definitely stay again! ##### Shay M. Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Rachel F. 19 Oct 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Fall in Pennsylvania We had a lovely stay at this property. It was a great place to relax for the day as well as a great home base for day trips to Hershey Park and Gettysburg. Lovely houses all around too. Thanks for a relaxing trip! ##### Rachel F. Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Carla Y. 25 Jun 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Historical home away from home We had a great time staying here at your home. We felt like we were living in a historical home and loved the touch of keeping it period and adding a few creature comforts of everyday life in the 21st century. Loved the ole black and tan as well as the wide wooden flooring and beam ceilings. This will be our first choice for staying here again when we visit in the future. ##### Carla Y. Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Pam T. 23 Sept 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### PA experience This is the first VRBO that i would be overjoyed if the opportunity arose to revisit the area and this home was available. I walked in the door and instantly loved the look and feel of this old house. The amenities provided were excellent. When it wasn't raining, we enjoyed the beautiful backyard area.backyard area. ##### Pam T. Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Jonathan W. 20 May 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Wonderful graduation weekend We needed a place to stay and host small gatherings of family/friends for our son's graduation from Dickinson College. Fontinalis was the perfect solution. The hosts were accommodating and very responsive. The house was historic and comfortable. And the grounds were park-like. We had a wonderful stay! Thank you. ##### Jonathan W. Stayed 4 nights in May 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Erin B. 11 Aug 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Perfect place to relax We had a wonderful time staying the Fontinalis home. It was well stocked with everything we could need! The welcome basket was perfect for the next morning after our long drive to PA. We started our mornings slow with coffee on the quiet back deck and finished the evenings watching fireflies around the fire. We were looking for something centrally located to DC, Hershey Park, and a few battlefields and this hit the spot. Would definitely recommend! ##### Erin B. Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2023 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Nichole A. 30 Jul 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Adventure and Relaxation in Cumberland County My family and I had a wonderful time staying at the Fontinalis. The home was exactly as described: clean, inviting, and charming. Coming from Minnesota, we appreciated the great location, which provided easy access to various events and attractions. While staying in Newville, we visited the Cumberland Valley, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington D.C., Gettysburg, the U.S. Army Museum, and Antietam. With all the activities and adventures during our vacation, it was great to unwind and relax at the Fontinalis after our excursions. The property managers were accommodating and responsive, ensuring our stay was comfortable. We had a fantastic time and would highly recommend this property! ##### Nichole A. Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Verified traveller 5 Jun 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Beautiful stay in Newville I have stayed in many home rentals over the years and this is one of the most beautiful houses I have ever seen. Arrival and check in was super easy and we were greeted with a welcome basket and a card. The house is old and historic and restored in the most amazing way with an attention to detail and every room filled with art. The house is surrounded by greenery and farms and not too far from Carlisle. Our hosts were welcoming and accommodating, I could not ask for a nicer stay. Thank you! ##### Verified traveller Stayed 2 nights in May 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Joni H. 15 Nov 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Lovely Home My girlfriends and I have been going away together for 30 years and somewhere different each year. We take turns finding a place to stay and I exceeded all expectations this year. We all agreed that Fontinalis is the best place we stayed. Cecilia and Dan were great at communicating and left us a basket of snacks. The kitchen was well stocked with spices and condiments, coffee, tea and everything we needed. The house is gorgeous and the grounds fun to explore. Everything was perfect! Thank you! ##### Joni H. Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Tammy Z. 17 Aug 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### 10 STARS! I can’t say enough wonderful things about this stay. The hosts were amazing, the house was gorgeous and the detail and thought they put into this gem is impeccable. I have to say this is my favorite Vrbo home ever. We had 8 people comfortably and they even accommodated an extra bed for my 11year old granddaughter. The house was perfect! Beautifully stocked and furnished like a museum. The location again, was perfect in between Hershey Park and Gettysburg. We had ages 11 to 66 and there were no issues at all! If I could give 10 stars I would! Thank you Dan and Cecelia for allowing us to stay at your beautiful home! ##### Tammy Z. Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Peter K. 5 Sept 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Hard to imagine ... ... a nicer stay or place. Clean and comfortable, a 200 year old (or more) manor house steeped in history and place. The general area is rolling forested hills and country roads, heavily corn-planted and heavily Amish. Though we might never have left the property and been content, we did get out see a few sights during our three day stay: Tiny Newville, 6 or 7 minutes away (Theo's Diner for breakfast), Carlisle, where we ate at Cafe Bruge and watched the annual corvette parade (hundreds, old and new), a 20 minute drive from Fontinalis, and South Mountain (at the suggestion of Dan and Cecilia), with its beautiful lakes (a great sandy beach on one of them) and nature paths, a very restful and attractive destination not more than 15 minutes away. The simplist pleasure was simply walk down the hill from Fontinalis to a renown trout stream, where we waded in freezing cold water in proximity to several Amish families doing the same (a tractor pulling a half a dozen multi-colored plastic wagons was busy taking them to and from the stream). At one point an old Mennonite couple in a car that had seen better days came puttering along and stopped in the middle of the road to greet our three year olds. I will say that three days is NOT enough time to enjoy Fontinalis itself, the immediate surrounds or the Cumberland Valley. And remember, ... Gettysburg is just a 30 minute drive south. And the house a nice little sound system and ... a Roberta Flack CD! Thanks D and C. ##### Peter K. Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Elizabeth B. 6 Oct 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy Kitchen was fully equipped. Beautiful grounds, and beautiful home ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/ugc/hotel-reviews/8aae3b40-f571-4b86-9992-d00b857f92ce-1759768238157.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=204&ra=fit&q=high) ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/ugc/hotel-reviews/460fb07f-6b60-4541-9f24-f3db58236672-1759768236327.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=204&ra=fit&q=high) ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/ugc/hotel-reviews/6e6550c4-0c3d-4c2f-bbf3-e493febe506c-1759768234458.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=204&ra=fit&q=high) ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/ugc/hotel-reviews/8238ad03-38a2-4a99-af3d-81c34b93ded0-1759768234820.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=204&ra=fit&q=high) ##### Elizabeth B. Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Gitana W. 31 Jul 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy We stayed at Fontinalis to attend our family reunion in nearby Pine Grove Furnace State Park. It is a really special place. We hope to return again. ##### Gitana W. Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Benjamin D. 17 Jun 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy Beautiful old stone house, not too far from shops and restaurants. ##### Benjamin D. Stayed 3 nights in May 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Lenore S. 11 Jun 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy The house was amazing! Lots of space and beautiful outdoors. ##### Lenore S. Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Gretchen A. 14 Aug 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy It was the most stunning surprise as we walked into this richly decorated, most beautiful home. Check in and communication with the host ensured ease of the process. We took full advantage of the fully equiped home and and kitchen and never left after our arrival as we ate meals in the garden and dinner in the dining room. The beds are so comfortable and the sheets were top quality. We enjoyed the weekend so much we are booking for next year. ##### Gretchen A. Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### kristen j. 14 Nov 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Had a lovely time at this historic property! Enjoyed staying at Dan and Cecelia's for Dickinson parents' weekend! So convenient to many campuses nearby. The house is lovingly restored with many fascinating architectural and design details! ##### kristen j. Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Laurie M. 25 May 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Weekend stay We needed a place to stay while we attended the state track meet at Shippensburg University for an awards ceremony. The property was fantastic- not too far from the university, and my daughter loved playing in the yard and learning about all of the plants in the garden. The welcome basket to make s’mores was a fantastic touch! We would definitely stay again! ##### Laurie M. Stayed 2 nights in May 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Benjamin D. 2 Feb 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Wonderful old stone house. Beautiful house and property. Well appointed with plenty of cooking and bathroom supplies. ##### Benjamin D. Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025 ---