My girlfriend and I recently stayed a Friday and Saturday night in the Hemingway Suite. If you are looking for a well decorated, upscale bed and breakfast with an early 1900’s atmosphere, then the AL Patton – Hemingway Suite may be for you – but it did have its share of fairly serious problems!
The pros would most certainly be the beautifully themed décor as well as the location - only one short block from the main shopping district.
Be Warned! There is a major con that may ruin your trip if you don’t expect it! That would be the noise. There is a delicious restaurant below that gives off a wonderful aroma every morning, but also gives off plenty of noise in the evening. The first night we were there, they closed at around 9pm so the noise was not too much of an issue, but the second night they were either open late or had a private party that lasted until 11pm! We found it very difficult to relax because of the voices, laughter, and music; not to mention the constant street noise! I never knew so many big rigs traveled through such a small town.
There was also a problem with the heating system. The thermostat did not work so the heater only worked in the “on” position creating quite a nuisance having to wake up throughout the night to turn it off… then awake to turn it back on…etc.
It also would have been nice to have a working clock radio.
Our weekend wasn’t a total loss. We enjoyed ourselves but did not feel the accommodations were worth the $180 per night (one of the most expensive in Fredericksburg).
