First Farm Inn is an elegant, updated 1870s farmhouse surrounded by trees that could have sheltered the last Native Americans to visit the Ohio River valley.

This twenty acre retreat is set in Kentuckys rolling hills on the bluffs above the Ohio River where Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio join, less than two miles off Interstate 275, just outside of Cincinnati.

First Farm Inn's spacious and attractive accommodations have queen-sized beds with good mattresses, private baths, irons, hair dryers, phones and TVs -- more than you will find in any top-quality hotel. Baths are accessible from inside the room. Your room is decorated with century-old hand-crafted oak furniture bought by Jen's great grandparents.

Enjoy a family style all-you-can-eat breakfast at 9:00 a.m. Choose from quiches, multigrain pancakes, rosti, pasta carbonara and more. Each served with homemade breads, fruit, juices, coffee and more.

A half-hour away, downtown Cincinnati offers all the variety and excitement of a big city museums theaters, ethnic restaurants, sports, botanical gardens, zoo and more. Watch for wild turkeys and deer on the road as you head in town. Hike the hills, explore the 1870s barn with its hand-hewn timbers held together with wooden pegs, look through all the kaleidoscopes, or track down the spring that feeds the creek.

Bring your horse and ride the rolling hillside trails. Ride the friendly assortment of retired race and show horses. Offer a lap to a purring cat. Rock on the porch, stretch out on the hammock under century-old maples, wrap up in an all-cotton bath sheet to walk to the outdoor hot tub, catch a rainbow from the stained glass windows, listen to rain on the tin roof, warm up beside the fireplace, or visit with the neighbor's cows and goats.

Make your getaway a real relaxation treat by scheduling a massage in your room. Hot stone and conventional full body massages are available in your room or in front of the family room fireplace.