This homey B&B is set up for relaxing. Rooms are designed to squeeze in a lot of people, if you wish to do so. The beds are comfortable. The amenities are adequate. The rooms and surroundings are quiet, even with a full house. The breakfasts are huge and delicious, with many enticing choices. While we did not use this feature, the inn offers access to a spa/health club. Access to the sea and good restaurants is easy and fast. Sitting on the huge wrap-around porch to enjoy breakfast, nightfall, and wonderful views of the surrounding Victorian houses is a great pleasure. The decor is standard American/Victorian B&B -- roses, lace and teddy bears.

I've stayed here a couple of times over the years in the summer and I can honestly say if there was any other option close by I would be there instead. The Avon Inn comes off as an establishment kept up by someone who doesn't want to be in the B&B industry. The Inn itself is relatively clean which is what I would expect from a Motel, not an Inn in Avon.

Pros:
Avon beach, about a block from the inn, is very clean with plenty of places to grab a snack or sit down for lunch. Your stay includes badges that allow free access to the beach.
There are always towels and beach chairs available and don't require a deposit.
Plenty of street parking except on weekend mornings when beach goers park along the street.
Big porch where a substantial breakfast is served.

Cons:
Dated, cluttered decor from early 90's, makes the inn feel smaller inside then it is.
Rooms are small, bed was hard and pillows are old and flat.
Stay away from wicker furniture on porch, it is very uncomfortable.
Inn has a hands off approach which means that you won't see them during the day. Instead there are signs posted all over the place which are supposed to help you find what you need but instead come off snarky and unwelcoming.

The management here is a joke. We stayed for a weekend back in June. The location was nice and the people seemed friendly enough. However, having returned from our trip we found that we had been charged for our stay twice. I contacted the manager, who said he would refund the additional charge. He did (2 weeks after I asked for the refund) but also went on to charge me a further 2 times and, to make the process more painful, he seemed to be getting annoyed that I kept calling back and following up. Its 4 months later and I'm still waiting for the refund.

What a beautiful honeymoon stay we had at the Avon Manor Inn. After the flurry of activity involved with getting married, the time we spent in and around this beautiful inn was just marvelously peaceful.

From the moment we saw our china pattern on a tea set in the dining room cupboard we knew we were in for a wonderful visit. The staff was welcoming and gracious; our room was cozy and comfortable; and that gorgeous stained glass window halfway up the staircase knocked me over every time I saw it. They had big red beach towels, beach chairs and bicycles (including a tandem!) available for our use. The wrap-around porch was perfect for rocking, swinging and tucking into their hearty made-to-order breakfasts. Lots of space in this grand old home, and plenty of pretty antique touches to make it homey and beautiful.

We were about a block from the boardwalk, NOT the noisy honky-tonk kind, but the take-an-evening-stroll kind. The beach was beautiful: big waves, soft sand, plenty of room for swimmers, surfers and fisherpeople. The town was gorgeous, with shady streets lined with three story homes all gabled, turreted and porched to within an inch of their long lives. Gardens? Hydrangeas in colors and abundance beyond any I have ever seen. The community seemed to take pride in it's history and beauty. Public areas were litter-free and well kept. Wonderfully flat roads for biking, too. On Main Street we found romantic candle-lit restaurants for scrumptious dinners (Alberto's for an excellent Spanish meal, and Passionne for Italian).

It was a wonderful visit and we will certainly return.