Deanna H.
Yelp
Long post, but important if you're looking to stay here. I've stayed in B&B's my entire life, my mother ran one in the summer when I was young, not my first rodeo as they say.
The positive:
Germaine is probably the kindest person on the planet. Her heart and soul go into the house and the running of the B&B. From her decor to her wonderful breakfasts and conversations, if I could give her a 5 star rating herself, I would, no question.
The negative:
Our room, we stayed in the Anna White room, the most expensive room in the house. We just got married, and it is Christmastime so we thought we'd really enjoy the jacuzzi tub, canopy bed and "working fireplace". Well, the mattress is a SLAB of CONCRETE. I'm not joking. I've slept on floors much more comfortable than that mattress. My husband and I tossed and turned all night, our shoulders fell asleep, we didn't know shoulders *could* fall asleep. Not to mention the heat was cranked to 70 the first night until we requested it be shut off the next morning and we had to sleep completely uncovered. When I inquired as to the hardness of the mattress, Germain offered to put 2 duvet covers under the fitted sheet. They didn't have a foam topper or egg crate on hand which kind of shocked me because we can't be the only people who have stayed there needing some more padding. It helped a little, but bless her heart it was only like putting feathers over a board. I didn't complain further as it was obvious they were both flustered and baffled we weren't epically comfortable.
As for the jacuzzi tub, you can't use shampoo, soaps, oils or salts... ya know... the whole reason you want to be in a tub. You are only allowed to sit in your own hot water... not my cup of tea. So you're left with a shower stall akin to a restroom on a plane. I'm not kidding. I couldn't bend over to shave my legs without leaning on the wall. For staying in " luxury", I don't see it...
Also, I used "working fireplace" to describe this feature because that's how they have it advertised. You're not allowed to have an actual fire in it. They will bring you 1 courtesy "log" per day but no paper or anything else can be burned. As someone who grew up with an ACTUAL working fireplace, I don't think this qualifies, but you decide for yourself.
It's a pretty expensive place to stay, and they charged me for my entire visit only half way through (which I thought a bit rude) and we had to leave 3 days short because I literally could not take it anymore. I told Germaine that it was nothing that she did personally, but the bed is just too hard and I felt like I was going crazy because I NEEDED to sleep. They did not offer to refund our stay, or any part of it, and didn't have any issue with the fact they cooked us the first night we were there. Again, my mother ran a B&B, I know how business is done. If someone is unhappy to a certain level, you don't squeeze every penny from them to add insult to injury, it's just not a good practice.
I hope this is helpful for anyone looking to stay.
