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Fairy Bowery

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Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
2 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Entire apartment

2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Outdoor space
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Nauvoo, IL
  • Place, Nauvoo State Park
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Historic Nauvoo
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Joseph Smith Historic Site
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Burlington, IA (BRL-Southeast Iowa Regional)
    ‪46 min drive‬

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About the area

Nauvoo

With a stay at this apartment, you'll be centrally located in Nauvoo, within a 5-minute drive of Mississippi River and Weld House Museum. .This apartment is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Nauvoo State Park and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Nauvoo Public Library.
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What's nearby

  • Nauvoo State Park - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Historic Nauvoo - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Baxter's Vineyards - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Rheinberger House Museum - 2 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Joseph Smith Historic Site - 2 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Fort Madison Station - 19 min drive
  • Burlington, IA (BRL-Southeast Iowa Regional) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬19 min drive
  • ‪Casa Jalisco - ‬21 min drive
  • ‪Hardee's - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Vel's Amigos - ‬21 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬21 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire apartment to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Fairy Bowery

Come and enjoy the charm of a historic home when staying in this second floor apartment on the main entrance into Nauvoo. With a private keyless entry and parking, you will have the ease of coming and going. You can enjoy a walk to all the main street shops and nearby restaurants. Its a short drive to several state parks and historic sites. We are pet friendly! We love for you to be able to bring your pet on vacation.
**If you have allergies to pet dander you should book elsewhere.
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned apartment, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and an oven. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. The bathroom with a shower/tub combination features a jetted bathtub and a hair dryer. Conveniences include a microwave and a coffee/tea maker.
Take in the views from a garden.
Guests will find features like onsite parking.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the apartment: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Jetted bathtub
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Games
  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Garden

Laundry

  • Laundromat nearby

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Up to 23 kg per pet

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • In a village
  • In the city centre

Things to do

  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Winery tours nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Garden

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 5:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Check-out instructions

The host requires you complete the following before checking out:
Lock the doors
I do not have a chore chart for you. Please pick up trash and put in trash bags. There is a dumpster outside if you want to take it out. Wash the dishes if you have time.

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total (up to 50 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

You need to know

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
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
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 elevators

Fairy Bowery Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 55 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 55 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 55 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 55 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 55 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kristina E.

Liked: Cleanliness
I read the reviews of others and here's my experience. I did not have any bad smells and my son (who is allergic to cats) did not have any allergy issues. It is obviously an older property, so it's not a modern, freshly painted environment. Things are obviously used, but the renters have done a good job making the space usable and feel "homey". I am pretty easy to please, not a diva so the little grandma type accents I looked at as sweet and quaint. We loved that the dollar general was right behind the house, and we could walk over to Casey's and buy a drink! I'd stay there again, it was comfortable for us and I was grateful to have somewhere to stay, so thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Harold Nolan P.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Ashley L.

Liked: Cleanliness
Check in was easy, location was great, and when we needed sheets and a wasp problem taken care of, communication with the host was prompt. Smelled of cats, but otherwise it worked out pretty well for our family.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen W.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Kathryn S.

Liked: Cleanliness
The exterior stairs are narrow and there is barely room to open the door on the landing. There are more stairs on the interior where it smells of cat box. The bunk bed is not comfortable for adult bodies. We did not even try the hide a bed. I stayed but my friends went elsewhere and got a hotel room after the first night. It is clean. For me alone without being able to share the cost it was a bit more than I would have spent. Probably fine for someone with young children.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rod K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maren M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great stay! Cool house! Hostess was super responsive and helpful! Great location!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Craig B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great property right in town.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Melissa P.

Disliked: Cleanliness
The location of this place is great for the Nauvoo pageant. Check in process was easy. The kitchen was well stocked with dishware. I wanted to give it a great review but we killed at least 20 spiders during our 3-day stay and every corner had cobwebs. The smell in the place was terrible so we bought some Febreeze and that helped a little. Overall it was quite dirty and we left a day before our stay was over.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Evan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Amanda R.

Great location

The location was great within only a few minutes of historic Nauvoo. It was great to have kitchen amenities and it slept all 6 my family members, although the second "bedroom" was extremely small and my teenage boy who probably weighs around 100 pounds didn't feel like the bunkbed was strong enough to sleep him on the top. Honestly, everything was fine except the smell. It smells very strongly of cats and made the whole property feel less than clean and made it very hard to relax and enjoy our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

the r.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Not a pleasant smell

The overall place was clean. But when you walked in there was an overwhelming smell of urine and it was too much for us. We could not stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

james h.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Cat urine SMELL... otherwise quaint place

The smell of cat urine was overwhelming and we had to cancel our second night since we couldn't bear it anymore. Grateful the host refunded night 2. Had it not been for the smell we would have enjoyed our stay. Great location, clean (except for the smell), and quaint style that reflects the area. Host was responsive and allowed us to check in early due to our unexpected early arrival. I missed some of the other reviews about the smell and just went off of the reviews of 8.4 out of 10. Wished I had looked closer. If you don't mind the smell of cat urine, it should be a nice stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sawyer J.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Thank you!

The owner was very accommodating for us!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jared L.

Great space and perfect location!

This is a great space and a perfect location. I cant really imagine finding anything better for the price and it was exactly what we needed. The house is old, and I believe that is part of what contributes to the smell, but there's also some kind of animal smell. I honestly wonder if it isn't bats? The primary smell seemed to be coming from the entry area and when we closed of the door at the top of the stairs it made it much better. Overall though, this is a great place. We have animals at home and live on a hobby farm, the smell wasnt that bad and for the price and location I will definitely look to stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Carol, Gilbert

This is a very old property. Of course for the money I did expect this. Flight and a half of stairs up to rooms. Not a real two bedroom-a curtain separates bunk beds from living area. We thought there were two queens plus bunk beds (says 6 people). Under bed was dirty. Smelled and problems opening up windows when it got stuffy, warm. Cheap option for Nauvoo but for a family on the cheap. Fairies around were cute. Kitchen was clean. Had games.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Heather N.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Responsive host

Do not book if you have animal allergies. My daughter became very ill as soon as we arrived at the property. The host was very responsive and worked with us on a refund and finding another place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Dawnett J.

Amazing but

We loved staying there , my kids begged to come back again . My only issue were the sheets and pillow cases on the master didn’t smell clean so I had a hard time sleeping . Otherwise it was a place I would return to again .
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

MICHAEL J.

Liked: Cleanliness

Excellent place to stay

Our stay in Nauvoo was absolutely wonderful, thanks to Rebecca and her exceptional apartment. Rebecca was incredibly informative and proactive in her communications before our stay, making everything seamless and stress-free. The apartment itself was immaculate and exceeded our expectations in every way. It had everything we needed, which truly made our time in Nauvoo easy and enjoyable. I highly recommend staying here—Rebecca has created a fantastic experience for her guests!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Carol W.

Okay

The house was perfectly located within walking distance to stores and downtown. I was sufficient in size. Unfortunately it smelled like cat urine and kitty litter. When we wanted to buy some form of air freshener, there was a note stating that they were not allowed to be used in the house?! . The shower water never got hot enough. It stayed just above the warm temp. The wood stairs leading up to the house were not lit and so it was dangerous to walk up and down when they were wet and slippery.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

Good Location, Clean and Comfortable..but the SMELL

Pros: The place was very clean and comfortable for our stay. The location was excellent. The hostess was kind and was willing to make our stay more comfortable. Cons: The smell of pets was REALLY BAD. The odor was overwhelming. It took some time before we got used to it, but it hit us every time we came back there.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nana Osei B.

Liked: Cleanliness

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Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jenny J.

Liked: Cleanliness

Clean and comfortable

Cute little apartment near all of the tourist attractions of Nauvoo
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Amie B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kaylee S.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Terrible Smells

If you like the smell of cats, cat urine, and dust then this place is for you. Find a different location if you are sensitive to smell!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024