Stayed at the Inn on a Sunday and Monday in November, 2011. We were the only guests, so the Inn was ours. Our room was comfy and we used the fireplace at night. The food was good, sweet potato fritata and gingerbread waffles. It is close to downtown and not far from the Biltmore Estate. The hosts were friendly and offered great suggestions for dinner.

Our experience was like none we've ever had. If I wanted to get into trouble with a stern parent, I would go visit my father, not pay money and stay at the Aberdeen. We were asked at breakfast, "what did I tell you about the sliding back door" when we inadverdently used the front door. Then I was tsk'd when I didn't eat the sausage. "No one mentioned we had vegetarians in the group". I'm not a vegetarian, and it's no one's business what I eat or don't eat. The next morning we were told we were only getting half portions of what is normally served because we didn't eat everything on our plates the day before. We were treated like errant children. This 59 year old woman is still in shock at having to still clean her plate at the Aberdeen Inn.

The Aberdeen Inn looked great on the website. when I called for reservations, I talked to Tom, the owner, who was grumpy and rude. He told me we'd need to pay an extra $10 if we used the second bed in the cottage, that it cost money to make it up. I had never heard of such a thing and should've hung up then. We had to tell him exactly when we would check in, so our whole day had to be planned around his convenience. when we checked in, he went on and on about the inn, things we did not need to know, like which outside lights were on remote. We tried to slip away, but he barked at us, "I'm not done!" and kept us captive another ten minutes. When we went to the wrong door for breakfast, we were reprimanded. He fancies himself a chef and goes around all day in a chef's outfit, and has dozens of chef ornaments and dolls all around. The final straw came when he laid his meaty hand on my back. I moved away, but he was latched on. I told him not to touch me, he ignored me, so I said it more forcefully. He kept coming to our table to try to converse, even though we were giving him a chilly reception. When we checked out, he asked us for extra money to tip the college kids who work for him. I have never been asked for a tip by an innkeeper! The place was a dump, clutter lying all around the yard -- empty plastic pots tipped over on their side, just junk everywhere. Seedy neighborhood, dirty inn. It makes me wonder about all the rave reviews on his website -- I think he probably wrote them.

excellent gourmet breakfast - also complimentary beer and wine in the evening. very nice facility and location - cute. would definitely stay here again. thanks tom for letting us change our check-in date.