For $245, before tax, a night, I expected charming. What I got was cramped, outdated, and unwelcoming.
Letâs start with the room itself: imagine a space so compact that the shower could barely fit a person (Iâm not a huge guy, but bending down to wash my legs was physically impossibleâso sink bath it was!). The stairs leading up? Pure dollhouse architecture. And forget controlling the temperatureâno a/c access from the room, just a relic of a fan that looked like it survived Y2K.
I splurged on a nice bottle of wine and chocolates, bill now over $300, to make the stay special, but there wasnât even a proper table to enjoy them at. Just a couple of tired old chairs that screamed âsit somewhere else.â
Breakfast was another letdown. Served at 8:30, we arrived at 8:45 to find the buffet already decimatedâjust some bacon scraps and five lonely pieces of potato. Apparently, planning for all their guests wasnât on the agenda.
The atmosphere? Ice cold. The owners sat at our breakfast table without so much as a âgood morning.â Maybe my post-sink-bath aroma kept them at bay (I had to wait until we reached Philly for a real shower), but the overall vibe was stand-off-ish and uncomfortable. Even my wife, who managed the shower just fine, felt the same way.
To be fair, the grounds were beautifully maintained, but for that nightly rate? Iâll be sticking to 4-star hotels. At least I know they prepare breakfasts for âallâ their guests.