For my wife's birthday, I reserved room #2 on Oct. 17 for two nights. The room itself was in a new section of the inn (8 years old), while the other rooms were part of the 100 years+ complex. Certainly the room itself was quite nice with bright furnishings, double sink, and a very comfortable bed. The ever popular Marian conducted us on a tour of our room and the premises, often repeating the same directions several times, as if she had forgotten where she left off. Drinks and snacks are scheduled at 4:30 as are cookies and spice cake. I suppose some one could snack on these items alone and call it a meal. Instead of a representative from the Hesse winery to pour wines, the hostess served perfectly acceptable wines from the inn itself. These were served in a carafe. (Apparently the inn has had difficulties in the past with Hesse.) When we returned from dinner at 7:45, no turn-down had been made and no chocolates were offered. Upon enquiring the following day, the highly embaarrassed hostess gave us a bowl filled with chocolates and told us that since we had our lights out, we were probably asleep. From 5:45 to 7:45 PM?? (What were we supposed to do when dining in town?) The breakfast the following morning consisted of cereal, juiice, coffee, melon, muffins, toast, and a poached egg dish mixed with heavy cream atop scalloped potatoes. A very rich dish. The following morning there appeared a magnificent fritatta and roasted potatoes but with so much salt added to both dishes, that we had to leave almost all of it. It is obvious that mistakes happen and that little things might not be anything to complain about, and there are certainly many fine qualities about the inn. But at $250 a night + 12% tax, I do expect a better value and that means finer attention to details.
