The hotel is composed of several buildings, some closer to the pier than others, most of them requiring you to bring your luggage up a flight of stairs. We arrived 12/25 around 8PM, and were shown to a nice corner room, but one of the beds was not made. Not clear if the sheets there were clean, and there were no toiletries in the bathroom (shampoo, soap, etc.). In addition, when my husband tried to lower the blinds, the cord broke off. The towel bar also came off in the bathroom. We were very tired, so we asked for the bed to be made, and the front desk initially told us the housekeeper had left for the night. Soon however, he came along with a handyman who could not fix the blinds on short notice. We were moved to another building, smaller room without a view. I asked for an upgrade given the inconvenience, but instead we were given a substantial discount on our rate and four passes for a full breakfast. The hotel is elegant, and if you get a waterview, the location is nice. I liked the wide showerhead in the bathroom too. Ultimately, the hotel response to our inconveniences was adequate, but clearly, did not make me feel this was a 4-5 star hotel experience. There should be no question of where housekeeping is at 8PM nor should the housekeeper forget to make a bed or stock the bathroom. We did get a handsome apology from Greg the handyman, who then helped escort us to the other room, which was not really his job, but he was trying to help us out, and we appreciated that.

Dropped the kids off at grandma's and stayed Thanksgiving Eve at Danford's. We stayed in a beautiful room with a water view and fireplace. Very comfortable bed, lovely room, beautiful modern renovated bathroom. Quiet and private. The Inn was already decked out in holiday finery-very charming. The staff was friendly, attentive, yet non-intrusive-once they found we were celebrating our anniversary, even more so. We had a good breakfast in the morning, courtesy of the hotel, becasue it was a weekday. Port Jefferson was beautiful, quite a few restaurants to choose from. It was a lovely way to celebrate our anniversary.

My family and I just stayed here last weekend for a wedding, NEVER again. I rented 2 rooms and one room had no heat. They came to fix it twice but could not. They said they would bring in a space heater but did not. It was a very cold long night with no sleep. The bed was hard. They offer no tea just coffee in the room. They offer a bottle of water for 6 bucks, crazy. We went to the bar\ resturant after the wedding and we were treated very bad by one of the wait staff. I will never step foot in this place again.

Danfords hotel has an ideal location and is very unique compared to standard hotels. It has a lot of charm and overall appealing atmosphere. However, i find the staff has a lot of attitude - definitely not warm and friendly. It almost feels snobbish!
Management needs to take this into consideration. I'm not sure I will return on my next visit to the area despite its premium location.