O’Flaherty’s Dingeldein House is an historic inn located in Lancaster County, the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish Country. The house first served as the home to members of the Armstrong family of cork and tile fame. Armstrong’s World Headquarters still makes its home in Lancaster, PA. Built about 1921 in the Dutch Colonial style popular at the time, the house made a handsome residence for the two families who, in succession, occupied the home until 1986 when it first became a bed and breakfast.

Living Room Gerry and Dave are the fourth innkeepers at the Dingeldein House. Their arrival brought their unique and eclectic collection of antiques and Americana to be found in every corner of the house.

When you stay at the Dingeldein House, you should feel it is your house. Our spacious living room provides you with a warm fireplace as well as television, VCR and DVD player. Enjoy the living room as a place to visit with each other, meet other guests, enjoy a game, read a book (if you don't have one, we have a selection to interest all tastes), have a warm cup of coffee or tea and a sweet treat! After dinner, you may want to sit by the fire and warm yourself with a glass of port wine. Our den offers a quiet area to read a book and enjoy a second fireplace.

The new cottage across the garden has two spacious bedrooms, the Nature Room and the Red Rose Room. Guests can also enjoy the amenities of the main inn.

In the spring, summer and fall, enjoy our porch, Goldfish pond and gardens that are sure to bring relaxation to all. You may want to sit by the pond or on the porch and catch up on things back home with your laptop. For the convenience of both leisure and business travelers, we have wireless Internet access!

We are Green Conscience!

Although we are not a totally green inn, we do many things to do our part and are always looking for more ways to help save resources and keep our environment clean. Here is what we do.

Recycle #1 & #2 plastic, newspaper, metal and glass
Recycle leaves and trimmings to township compost center
Compost organic matter on site
Reuse any plastic bags
Use cloth bags when shopping locally
Use vinegar to clean all glass
Ask our guests to reuse towels
Invested in energy star appliances,(dishwasher, stove, low water use front load clothes washer)
Launder in cold water
Hang out sheets & pillow cases, weather permitting
Use gray water for irrigation during growing season
Grow herbs and fresh flowers for use in the inn
Use a mulching mower
Use CF light bulbs
Outside lighting on timers and motion detection
Return egg cartons for reuse
Buy locally whenever possible to save on fuel being used in transportation of goods
Combine car trips
Unplug electrical appliances that draw energy when not in use
Added non-toxic ceramic powder in paint to reduce the amount of heat passing through the walls and ceilings in the cottage rooms
Recycle used towels to homeless shelter and local veterinarian
Donate used sheets to be used in bindings for quilts to be sent overseas
Installed new energy efficient non freon central air conditioning system in the cottage
Switched from oil burner to new 95% efficient gas burner for heating the inn

We are committed to learning more and using less in an effort to become as green as possible.