The Golden Lamb hosts business meetings, rehearsal dinners, small wedding receptions and private celebrations for 8 to 80 guests in five private dining rooms, with 17 guest rooms in the same building. The inn stands at 27 South Broadway in Lebanon, Ohio, and has received travelers since it opened as a stagecoach inn in 1803.
Seminars and company events
All five private rooms are on the second floor, away from the public dining room. The Harrison Dining Room seats up to 16 around a square table and is the inn's suggestion for a small business meeting or a working lunch. The Clement Vallandigham Dining Room, for up to 8 at an oval table, suits a board dinner or a client meal where conversation matters. Larger teams can use the President's Dining Room for up to 80, for an annual dinner, a retirement party or a holiday party. The inn lists business meetings, holiday parties and retirement parties among the events it organizes, and an event planner handles bookings by phone.
Weddings and receptions
The President's Dining Room is the space the inn proposes for rehearsal dinners, small wedding receptions and golden wedding anniversaries. It can be set in several ways and has a private alcove for a social area or extra guests. The adjoining Thomas Corwin Dining Room adds space for a larger banquet or a cocktail party. Birthdays, anniversaries and celebrations of life are also hosted.
Rooms and capacities
The President's Dining Room seats up to 80 and is the largest room. The Thomas Corwin Dining Room seats up to 30 and opens into it. The Harrison Dining Room seats up to 16, the Henry Clay Dining Room up to 12 with a view of Gazebo Park, and the Clement Vallandigham Dining Room up to 8. The rooms carry the names of figures linked to the inn's past, including two presidents named Harrison.
Accommodation
The inn has 17 historic guest rooms on the second, third and fourth floors, each named after a famous guest. Rooms have antique furniture, a private bathroom, television, air conditioning and a telephone, and all are non-smoking. There is no elevator, which is worth noting for guests with limited mobility.
Catering
The kitchen cooks from scratch, and part of the produce comes from the inn's own farm in nearby Oregonia. Private dining uses the house menus, and outside food, including cakes, is not allowed. For events elsewhere, Golden to Go catering offers pickup or delivery when ordered by phone a day ahead. The Black Horse Tavern is a second place to eat on site.
History and setting
The Golden Lamb began in 1803 as a stagecoach inn and gathering place. Presidents have slept in its rooms, and Charles Dickens and Mark Twain are among its recorded guests. The same family has owned it for 100 years as of 2026. The inn faces the historic center of Lebanon, near Gazebo Park.
Getting there
The Golden Lamb is on South Broadway in downtown Lebanon, Ohio. Guest room check-in is at 4 p.m. and check-out at 10:30 a.m. The dining rooms are open Monday to Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.
