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Nice off the beaten path hotel about to undergo renovations according to the front desk. The room we booked, a suite, was not to our liking with a large open bathroom sans any door or privacy. We asked for a more traditional room and were accomodated immediately. The bed was comfortable and we heard no noise from the hallway so it was a good night's sleep. The bathroom needs updating, most especially a shower head with a better water distribution. We were met with smiles and friendly greetings by everyone who worked there. And found the breakfast space clean and pleasant with a nice selection of edibles. Really enjoyed our dinner the night before at the affiliated Mad Boar next door to the Inn. The area is pretty and peaceful. All in all, a good experience and one we hope to revisit on our next trip.

This experience was a result of poor due diligence on my part. Had I checked Trip Advisor FIRST I would not even been writing this because I would not have stayed here. The smell in the lobby is a combo of musk tinged with I don’t know what but it follows you to your room. We realized there was NO elevator and we had a handicapped individual with us. We had to go back and change to a bottom floor room. In the room (Room 141) water stains were on the ceiling and there was soiled/stained towels and pillowcases (I wasn’t about to find out which). There were stains on the lamps (looked like mildew stains), just eww! The toilet seat slid out from under you and can we talk about the lack of Kleenex at the sink but I’m pretty sure it’s because it had been shoved into the bathroom wall (pics provided). Something brown was all over the bathroom floor, entry area and on the bathroom walls. I had to use a wet hand towel to mop the floor it was so gross (see pic). The shower head was crusted and caked. The gym was a disaster and really a sign should have been up stating “unavailable/being renovated”because, well, just look at the pictures. As far as safety goes: We drop some of our luggage in the room and came back late that night only to realize the rooms sliding window was unlocked (on the bottom floor anyone could have crawled in). The entrance door to our room as well as the bathroom door had to be lifted then pulled to get it closed and open (if there was a fire I would be worried someone more frail would have a hard time getting out). There was what looked like construction debris outside our window and the next room down had broken glass all over the ground. I am at a loss of how they have a 96 rating and this place should be shut down until they disinfect and repair this location. This place is is a dumpster fire, inside of a runaway train, during an earthquake. NASTY, sleep in your car instead, seriously.