My husband and I stayed at the Inn at Strawbery Banke on May 14th for our anniversary. The Inn is in a wonderful location and very central in Portsmouth and within easy walking distance to many restaurants, museums and other night time activities. On the front door stoop I noticed the old boot scraper and with a nearly 200 year old house it had many other interesting features. One which we didn't like was a musty smell which greeted us on arrival but once in our room I was glad that the smell seemed to be central to the downstairs den and not our room, which was #4. Our room was large and bright and I loved the window shutters, very authentic to the Inn. The bed was incredibly comfortable but the pillows could have been a little plumper. We had our own private bathroom and while it was small it served its purpose. I would stay here again, with the proximity to the downtown and all the amenities for a rate of $125 I think is was a great deal. We didn't make it down to breakfast in the morning as we loved the comfy bed but at check out I think we missed a wonderful meal from the delicious aroma still in the air.
Many thanks to Sally and her staff for a wonderful stay.

We stay in Portsmouth every year for our annual get-away. Couldn't stay where we usually do but were quite pleased with the change. The Inn is a true bed and breakfast with no frills except an exceptional breakfast. Room 5's bathroom was down the hall - the only negative aspect. It's a great location, close to restaurants & shopping and close to everything you would want to do in Portsmouth. Thank you Sally and staff for a wonderful time. We will be staying with you folks next year!

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The B&B is located in a 200 year old house! «Wow!» I said to myself when I reserved room 4 (170$) a few months ago. To our disappointment, we found a rundown B&B in desperate need of TLC.

Likes: the location could not be any better

Dislikes: the shower was in need of a good cleaning, mildew odours covered the shower curtain and walls; long black hairs on the bathroom carpet: not ours; no antiques to be found in our room, only thrift store furniture; our room was noisy, we could here people conversing on the sidewalk; the inn really needs to be seen by a decorator with taste: no charm or unity

And if all that didn't do it for us... When came the time to pay in the morning. Our server invited me to meet with the owner in her kitchen as she was making breakfast for other guests. To my surprise, I was met with a big dog. A dog in a B&B's kitchen: disgusting and unacceptable!

Our room was right outside the entrance, very noisy. The room was musty and the blankets were stained..we we never greeted by the owner when we arrived or checked out.....As a previous B&B owner, aprt of the charm for our geuest and to meet and greet...