My mom and I went to Boston for my birthday and we chose to stay at the Lady Winette because it looked really cute and very girly. I'm very glad we decided to go there. Suzi is a great hostess. She takes real interest in her guests and does her very best to make them comfortable. She takes time to make sure we are comfortable. The cottage itself is very cute. We loved the decorations and the colors and all of that. What I really liked though, was that Suzi had hung up several of her paitings that she had done. She is a great painter and I love the ones she did of the sea and the harbor. I loved my time there and definitely recommend this for others.

My Girlfriend and I needed accommodations last minute, in lieu of a family reunion we were attending in town. It was hard to find lodging, but we stumbled upon this place and quickly made our reservation. We checked in earlier in the day, but the host was not there. The outside of the cottage was charming and cute, with a lush garden and wonderful views of the harbor. It was when we walked inside that things took an odd turn. We walked into a living room littered with trinkets and tacky mantle ornaments. The living room was a breath of fresh air compared to the kitchen, which was a complete and total mess. It seemed as if every single room I walked into was packed with clutter (stacks of mail, dirty plates etc.) After walking into such chaos it was hard to keep an open mind about what our room would look like. After walking up the uncomfortably narrow stair-case, we were pleasantly surprised by our room. We stayed in the ''garden room'' and it was quaint! We had a big, king-sized bed that was well made and more comfortable than ANYTHING I have ever slept in. The furniture in the room was neutral (aka not pink) and nautical. Nothing in our room was overly decorated (unlike the rest of the house). The bathroom was a decorators worst nightmare. The walls were covered (floor to ceiling) with fabric. I have never seen anything like it. Also, the floor was TRIPLE carpeted ( pink on pink). It was god-awful. Pertaining to the actual stay, we slept very well. As previously stated, the bed was really comfortable and we had a/c in the room. In lieu of the fact that the other guest room wasn't occupied that night, the host slept right across the hall from us, which I found a little invasive. She repeatedly told us (prior to check-in) that we had to be ''quiet'' when coming in for the night, which made us feel like we were young kids staying at our grandmothers house... The level of privacy was limited, but it was only an over-night. Right before we checked-out, we were finally able to get to know the host a little bit. She was a sweet and welcoming woman, full of positivity. The only issue I had with her was that she asked us to write her a good review in lieu of a negative one a guest had written a week prior to our stay. I felt that was rather unprofessional. All-in-all our stay was O.K. It was cozy, but a little ''too'' cozy for our liking. I have very neutral feelings about A Lady Winette Cottage. It's one of those places that you'll just have to see for yourself!

Stayed at the cottage for two nights. Suzi is a lovely, gracious host, with lots of interesting stories to tell about the area and life in general. One word of caution: the place is covered in fabric (especially in the bathroom!), so if you are allergic to house dust beware.

We arrived at A Lady Winette Cottage in late afternoon and found Suzi, its owner pruning flowers in her front yard. Her cheery greeting was the perfect entree to her life in her 100+ year old cottage. As I stepped through the door, I felt transported to another place in time. Some people call her decorating style "shabby chic", but I prefer "Victorian" in a light charming kind of way.

Pink is Suzi's favorite color and she's worked it into the decor with greens, blues and white.Every nook and cranny is filled with little details that need closer examination.Some might feel it over-the-top, but that's simply a matter of one's personal preference. Off our bedroom, we found a delightfully furnished little deck. Flowers everywhere, and a jaw-dropping view of Marblehead Harbor. (It moors some 1500 boats.)

Suzi's an artist and this reflects itself in her painting talent, her decorating style and even her fun personality with its creative bent.. She's the consummate hostess. We loved chatting with her over breakfasts on her comfortable front porch.She was a fount of information on the area as well as on great places to eat.

I take issue with the couple who didn't enjoy themselves (July 11th review) A 100-year-old cottage, no matter how well appointed, can't be a 5-star hotel. If a person wants to slip into and enjoy another person's home and lifestyle, he/she accepts whatever idiosyncrasies there are and enjoys the ambiance and all of its good points. If he/she seeks a pristine and impersonal facility with all the latest conveniences, he/she is better off with the 5-star facility.