pros:
good location
decent food
child friendly

cons:
very uncomfortable beds
heater in room didn't work
dingy decor

We paid significantly more for this inn than at the previous place we stayed and so we expected more. We got less, much less.

The broken screen door was unfortunate, the filthy, stained loveseat was disgusting. We should have left there and then and asked for our deposit back but we persevered.

We got pretty good at killing moths and mosquitoes (their entry aided I'm sure by the broken screen door) and were pretty good sports about it but we didn't feel too sporting when it came to the numerous spider webs (complete with spiders) that we had to clean up.

We had to clean them up because the cleaning staff didn't. Spider webs take awhile to form so there's no excuse for them being there.

Our view out the windows was of a filthy green house or some type of storage area.

The room was quiet which was a plus but the mattress was uncomfortable and the sheets were so pilled that they were rough and also uncomfortable. They're pilled because they're either very cheap or very old. Either way they shouldn't be charging people more than $200 a night to sleep under them.

The breakfast was good but that's the only thing about the experience that was.

I braced myself for the inevitable "ouch" when it came time to pay the inflated bill but the insult to injury was the gratutity charge.

We're generous tippers when it comes to the wait staff and cleaning staff. We understand that many people aren't and that this is why some establishments add a gratuity fee to the bill, but to pay a gratutiy to people who didn't earn their salaries doing what they were supposed to in the first place (which was clean) was appalling.

I sent an e-mail to the innkeeper when we got home and received no response at all which confirms what we already knew. These people care nothing at all about their guests and take no pride in their business.

Looks nice on the outside but the room we stayed in (Halstead) was like old camp cabin. Full of cobwebs, spiders, moths & ants. Stained sofa. View out the window was an old greenhouse full of junk & broken glass. Obviously it has not received a full cleaning in years. For B&B rates we got a bad cabin out in the woods - nothing like a normal B&B. To make it worse they charged us $47 gratituity charge - for a filthy room. They have some nerve to do that. At checkout didn't even ask how our stay was. We emailed them later asking to at least return the gratuity charge - they never even responded. There are far better inns to stay at in Dorset - some even charge less than this place does.

This is a lovely location that needs updating badly. The innkeepers couldn't be nicer, but the place needs painting, new carpets, new bed spreads, a television that isn't fuzzy, etc. The price is too high for the quality of the rooms.