8/10 Good
Justine
Travelled with partner
25 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First off, this is a very old building which I knew when we booked it, and I was willing to forgive some quirks knowing that. The room we had was very nice upon initial inspection, but you could tell it was a little tired in a few ways: it had the stale smell of old cigarettes probably from long ago, the plumbing was dated (though it had a large jet tub) but that's to be expected in a historic hotel. My main problems were 1) it would not stay cool despite the AC unit; 2) the road noise was pretty loud and started at 6:30 AM because it's right off a major roundabout that big rigs use; 3) the bed was saggy. 1 & 3 made it pretty difficult to sleep comfortably throughout our stay, 2 I got used to after the 2nd night. I think the room would've been better to stay in a cooler time of year. It came with a working gas fireplace and that would've been nice to use if it were colder. Still wouldn't have helped with the bed though.
We missed most of the free breakfast offerings since we were jet lagged from the west coast, but a couple days we were able to grab the full-sized muffins and granola snacks they offered. The staff was really hard to find to check in and check out, the bar downstairs had the wrong hours posted so we visited them right after closing. We didn't use the restaurant, but it seemed pretty popular. Never had any issue with parking.
We stayed there as an option to visit nearby family, and we'll probably return in the future. Hopefully a different room will help.
Justine
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024