We based our visit here on reviews read in TripAdvisor..and feel misled. We know the area fairly well...Petersham is a gem of trails to hike, bike and water (ponds and streams) to swim in....there is great food nearby in Barre and neighboring towns. HOWEVER, Clammer Hill Inn, is unfortunatley lacking what we were led to believe it had. Rooms were fine, linens and towels are fine..pillows are poor.....the rooms are not dirty, not perfectly clean. Under our bed had someone elses underwear-Yuk. However, the overal inn felt very heavy, and dark and actually sad....it was clearly once quite a weekend/summer home for a wealthy family..but now the house feels very heavy and dark and dour. The innkeepers Mark and Deni, I am sure when they started this venture had wonderful ideas and energy but it's hard work and we felt they were pretty burnt out. The energy in the house is very low and the service felt non existent. And don't deviate from the time when you tell them you want breakfast..if you show up early you get the evil eye...very weird. The house needs to be opened up and AIRED out...feels mungy inside. Bottom line is for the prices charged....we expected A LOT more....a greeting, some fresh flowers, air circulating through the house, maybe an afternoon offering of beverarage iced tea or lemonade....I really think the Ellis's just don't care to offer those gracious things anymore. It's a pity because one can really see the potential here..the area is sublime....go and explore Petersham, worth the trip. The bad news is there really aren't many other choices in the vicinity to stay..perhaps with more competition...Clammer Hill would step up their offereings.

This stay was a dream come true. Everything from the welcome to the room to the meals was absolutely divine. We stayed in the the Oriental Room with a big brass bed and a deep luxurious tub. Our dinner was served by candlelight with flowers. The room was enclosed in glass so we could see flowers and trees and birds. The food was superb, the service beyond excellent, the dessert was scrumptious. We loved the selection of classical music available to play in the room. We listened to Vivaldi and Mozart but there were lots of jazz selections as well. I enjoyed browsing the books and decorations in the library. We especially loved meeting the horses and dogs. Jack guided us on a small hike of the wooded path behind the Inn. He is a beautiful white dog with a shining personality. The front yard is a regular wildlife preserve with gold finches, red-winged blackbirds, butterflies and chipmunks galore. I loved every minute or our stay and am grateful to our gracious hosts. Oh, and the pear almond pancakes were as good as food will ever be. Yum.

My girlfriend and I took advantage of the Winter Romance Package and it was well worth it. Deni and Marc are wonderful host. Our room was clean and well decorated and the bathroom was modernized with a strong shower that supplied lots of hot water.

The highlight of our stay was the food. The breakfasts and dinner were amazing--we are still talking about the homemade muffins, pancakes, and other goodies.

Despite a prior comment regarding pets and allergic reactions, my girlfriend is very allergic to cats and some dogs, but she didn’t have any issues with our room or the common areas. To that point, on a number of occasions we found ourselves commenting on how clean not just our room was, but the entire inn as well.

If the opportunity arises, we would definitely come back to the inn and certainly recommend it to friends and family.

An elegant and grand country inn in the middle of a New England forest. Long winding driveway up to inn adds to the mystique. Wonderful room with all amenities, including equipment for making morning tea/coffee and sherry for the evening by the fireplace, which worked beautifully, was set, and had nice dry wood. Beautiful glass-enclosed dining porch with snow-falling outside adds to the atmosphere at breakfast.