My sister and I stayed here for four nights while we visited friends who live nearby. I asked for a room No. 5 because it had twin beds. When we got there, the beds are pushed together and made up to make a one big bed. I didn't realize I needed to tell them ahead of time that I wanted twin beds to be twin beds. The room was clean and the bathroom was clean. And the breakfast was good. The staff was WONDERFUL. I love the chocolate mints that they leave in a bowl near the guest refrigerator upstairs. We spent so much time with our friends at their home that we did not get a chance to eat here, but the place was packed. I felt this was a good price for location and cleanliness.

Loved every minute of our stay at Crippen's from beautiful King size #6 to delicious country breakfast of eggs, bacon, grits and biscuits! Lovely hosts/hostesses, super friendly, attentive and clean with quaint old clawfooted tub/showers. Directly in town, so easy and convenient. Buying sister a gift certificate to go!

This is definitely a country b&b, with old sloping wood floors, rattling windows when it's windy,
noisy plumbing, etc. If those things bother you, either bring some earplugs or go to a motel.
Otherwise it's charming and impeccably clean, with lots of closet and storage room, amazingly.
The big draw here is the Crippen's hospitality and generosity; you really feel like you're staying in their house, and they've provided free sodas and hot drinks and a bowl of their incredibly delicious mints.
Breakfast isn't quite up to the standards of dinner, but we were the only people who seemed to think so; others were raving about the "fresh squeezed" orange juice, which obviously wasn't and later appeared in a supermarket juice jug. The only failure in the charm department is the housekeeper who presides over breakfast and chides you for not eating earlier - "I started cooking this breakfast at 4:30 in the morning.." and actually the biscuits and eggs did taste like they were cooked five hours ago. Later she lapsed into Appalachian character mode and was quite entertaining.
The mattress wasn't bad but could have used a foam topper, and the bathroom could use
a nightlight. Otherwise this is a primo place to stay in Blowing Rock, and we're such insane
fans of the restaurant that it's very appealing to spend hours drinking by the fire and then
having a leisurely meal before tiptoeing up the staircase to retire.

My husband and I decided to take a 'Babymoon' before our little fella arrived. I thought that heading to Blowing Rock would be a perfect place to relax and unwind, especially with the fall season. I went to school at ASU and I remembered always hearing great things about Crippen's. What a wonderful time we had! The Inn was cozy and lovely with fall decor and our room, #2, was spacious and peaceful. We came back to our room several times to rest our feet and doze off before starting our next adventure. The staff was friendly and personable and all the little extra's (apple cider/hot tea/coffee/water/soda station available 24/7 and the breakfast) made our stay that much better. You are within walking distance to everywhere downtown for shopping and sight-seeing, which is helpful during the hustle and bustle of their busy season. The parkway is just a hop, skip and jump away. If you have a chance to make a reservation for dinner.... DO IT! Without a doubt, it was one of the best meals we have had in a long time. We started off with the 'Crippen's Chocolate Salad' and the 'Duck Confit Salad Stuffed Acorn Squash'..... Wow! For our main course, we enjoyed 'Bittersweet Chocolate Infused Espresso Crusted Beef Tenderloin' (a pregnant gal's dream) and the 'Juniper and Port Marinated Venison Tenderloin'. Seriously folks..... Wow! Even though we were fat and happy already, we could not resist dessert. I had no problem finishing the 'Warm Croissant Bread Pudding' and my partner in crime gobbled up the 'Blood Orange Creme Brulee'. They also had a selection of exotic homemade ice creams and we took advantage of the fall flavor of pumpkin. We look forward to going back and hopefully turning it into a tradition.