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55 Western Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930
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The Inn at Babson Court
Ranked #9 of 21 Gloucester B&B and Inns
4.0 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Perfect Location”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 July 2011
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My husband and I stayed here during St. Peter's Fiesta (June 24 - 27). This was actually our second stay. The last time was in 2009 and both times we stayed in The Samuel "Cut" Stevens Suite, which is a huge room with a spiral staircase going up to a second sleeping area. The inn is very quaint and uniquely decorated. The location is one of the great things about this inn - it is right across the street from the "man at the wheel" and Gloucester's famous "Greasy Pole" competition. Also, it is very close to the downtown area so we didn't even need to use our car to go out to dinner, to a bar, or to the festivities of the Fiesta. The room that we stayed in is at the front of the building, so there is a beautiful view of the ocean and all of the action on the Boulevard. In the room there is a small refrigerator, a microwave, a coffee maker, and they provide dishes and silverware. Another one of the great things about this inn, is that each morning the "Muffin Bunny" leaves a basket of yummy pastries and muffins outside your door. We will definitely stay here again for the next Fiesta!!

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Good & bad”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2011 via mobile

Nice place for watching 4th of july parade perfect spot for this occasion. The parking is off street but very tight drive a small asmary car. The manager is nice we had fresh pastries muffins in morning in a basket. The housekeeping sucks and poor. The bathroom had old shampoo soap from last guest. There was No coffee! So in our case the location is perfect and will rent another in next time due to cleanliness. The 2nd day we came back to room to find the bed and room not even picked up! Housekeeping and parking is our only complaints

  • Stayed July 2010
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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East Greenbush, New York
1 review
“Charming”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 September 2010

This was our first time vacationing in Gloucester & staying at Babson Court was the perfect place. The Innkeepers were very helpful with directions & the best places to eat plus thery were very, very funny!
The suite was larger than we thought it would be & worked out great for a week stay. The mattress was extra firm but after a few days you got use to it & we slept fine. The street noise may be an issue for some but the views from the windows made it all worth while.
We enjoyed our stay & would go back.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Schenectady, New York
1 review
“Nice Place”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 September 2010

I enjoyed my stay at the Inn, the owners are nice and very funny, our room was clean and comfortable. My bedroom was on the front and it was nosiy with traffic and the ocean but I managed to sleep comfortably. the bed was firm but clean and I was very satisfied. I would go again

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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ohio
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“look elsewhere first... nice place, but not comfortable sleeping!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2010

there are a lot of good things. The owners are nice, the location is nice. The muffins are nice. The price was reasonable.

The bad parts: The mattress was like sleeping on a piece of wood. The traffic outside even late at night was really hard to get used to. We had to drive 16 miles to Walmart to buy a mattress pad and then turn up the air conditioner full blast. Otherwise, there is no way I could have slept there another night.

otherwise, nice place, but i'll look elsewhere next time!

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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