THE BEAUMONT is a homing beacon to all pilots and travelers who want to touch down for a cold drink, a hot bath, a great meal and restful sleep. THE BEAUMONT Hotel’s renovation includes the addition of private baths in the five suites and six deluxe rooms, a homey screened-in porch, a remodeled dining room accented with period log furniture, and a gleaming kitchen. The hotel is open daily as a bed and breakfast, the cafe is dishes up three hearty menus a day, everyday except Monday. There’s also voicemail, facsimile and television, and an executive boardroom for business retreats.

Because THE BEAUMONT adjoins a 10,000 acre working cattle ranch and is near the Tall Grass Prairie National Park, guests may also enjoy wagon rides and campfire cookouts, shop for antiques and see the oldest wooden water tower in America, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

THE BEAUMONT is a perfect weekend getaway or a strategic stopover on a cross-country hop. Stay a night, stay a week – your welcome is guaranteed to be warm and friendly as you and your fellow travelers swap stories and savor the beauty, peace and quiet of this very special piece of Americana.

Surrounded by lush native grass, the hotel nestled deep in the Flint Hills became a magnet for cattle buyers visiting the surrounding big spreads. As the nation grew, so did aviation; in 1953, a 2,600-foot north and south native grass airstrip was carved out of the prairie so airplanes could taxi right up to THE BEAUMONT'S front door.