Hotel is beautiful restoration in lovely quiet town, but service was unsatisfactory for a rate of $150 per night. Arrived at 3pm and key in envelope on the door. No towels in the room. Never told how to turn on a.c. - none of guests knew there WAS a.c. - and we could have used it because it was warm and HUMID one night. Innkeeper seldom around. Breakfast scheduled rather late if you wanted to get an early start and go places (9am) and one morning it was 20 minutes late. All in all not very accommodating service which, in spite of the unique hotel, made the stay not worth it. (Owner needs to find a better host - one who is THERE and who is helpful.

The first thing to say is that, if the Whitehaven B & B and the Whitehaven Hotel are one and the same place, then the TripAdvisor map is wrong. The Whitehaven Hotel - which is what this review is about - is on River Road, Whitehaven, right by the ferry over the Wicomico River, and some distance south-west of the location shown on the TripAdvisor map. The postal address, according to the hotel website, is 2685 Whitehaven Road, Whitehaven, MD21856.

Having said that, the three previous reviews all make the Whitehaven B & B sound just like the Whitehaven Hotel, so maybe they are the same place. If they're not, then this review only relates to the Whitehaven Hotel....

.....which is great, and very distinctive. It's an old (19th century) hotel with seven rooms, sensitively restored. All the rooms are decorated in a good approximation of the original style. Try and get one with a balcony, which gives splendid views over the river and surrounding wetlands, and be sure to get up for the sunrise. The two ladies who run the place don't live in, so there are no staff on the premises at night, but they are there in the evening to greet one (unless you're running late,. as we were, in which case the room key is left in an envelope taped to the front door, with a welcoming message and directions to the complimentary bottle of wine on the drawing-room table), and they arrive in the morning to prepare breakfast.

Other nice touches include a couple of pairs of binoculars and a bird i/d book for the use of guests, and a scrapbook and photo album showing the restoration process. On the other side of the river, just by the ferry slip, an osprey was nesting on a pole while we were there.

The breakfast was good and freshly-cooked (although 'gourmet breakfast' might be pushing it a bit), and the innkeepers took great pains to ensure that food allergies were noted and, so far as possible, catered for. The nearest restaurant is the Red Roost - about two miles - which is an Eastern Shore crab shack resounding to the sound of diners walloping crabs with little wooden mallets.

I doubt if it's a hotel for business travellers, but Whitehaven is probably too far off the beaten track for them to be there in the first place. For holidaymakers, or anyone wanting a relaxing weekend, it's ideal.

Absolutely first class experience. Extremely friendly staff and what one would expect from a BB in this quiet hamlet. I arrived with my daughter and wife and we're greeted promptly and shown to our rooms. We were shown where all the amenities were located as well as provided with a book outlining the history of this wonderful BB. Locations of local establishments were also provided. The Inn provides you with bikes and kayaks that you can use at your leisure. Although I didn't have the opportunity to use the bikes they would be a great way to see the hamlet of Whitehaven. The breakfast was first rate and well worth waiting until 9am. I could go on and on but quite frankly experiencing this quiet BB on the river would be highly recommended.

We stayed at the Whitehaven Hotel and really enjoyed the quiet scenic atmosphere. It was lovely to stay right on the river. You could sit on the dock and watch the ferry or take a kayak out that the B&B will let you borrow. The rooms were very nicely furnished and very clean. The innkeeper was very pleasant and helpful.