When you first approach it's really a little difficult to figure out exactly where to go to check in, as the front desk area seems to double also for the restaurant......

But, while I was NOT pleased at all with the wait staff in the restaurant, I can state that the front desk staff was very accommodating, warm and gregarious.

The rooms larger than I expected, but again, finding the room was a little bit confusing..... but it was large, with a sitting area, a very comfortable, but small bed, and an okay bathroom.

Something that I felt was incredibly tacky, and on some levels insulting to guest is something that I have only seen done at hole in the wall hotels...... all of the art work on the walls is actually screwed down to the wall through the front of the frames as though they are afraid that the guest are going to abscond with it! This is an incredibly tacky move on the part of the Inn..... and something that they should change to show some level of class as an establishment...

But other than the restaurant wait staff and the tacky screwed down things, overall the experience was fine. Oh, and as another traveler noted, an upgrade to hot breakfast items would have been appreciated.

We recently stayed in a delux room across the road from the main section of the Griswold inn. The room was very clean and nicely decorated. The bed was comfortable although the sheets are a little to thin and didn't feel like 100% cotton. They made me itch a little . Other than that I really enjoyed our stay in this lovely little town. The food at the Griswold was a very pleasant surprise! We really enjoyed our dinner, and the atmosphere was great. We will most certainly stay there again.

We loved the town and the hotel.. Always something going on. Listening to jazz music while eating lunch and good entertainment in the evening.. We were there in the run up to halloween and all the shops had built scarecrows representing their businesses, very quaint and very american..
Our only complaint was our room was tiny and extremely hot. No window to speak of.. Hotel was full as a wedding in the town, so no chance of changing. Would love to return one day, but would have to insist on a bigger room as the one we had was quite unbearable!

The Griswold Inn is the oldest running Inn in the U.S. dating from 1776. The rooms are completely renovated and very clean. It is fascinating to stay at this hotel and take in the ambiance and feeling of a place that's been around so long. What's also great is their pub which has live entertainment almost every night. Particularly on Friday's when the have a band that plays great old rock music that you can sing (and dance) along to. The location is also a plus in that it is down the block from the water. You get a very peaceful feeling walking down to the dock. The room rate per night is not cheap, but this is definitely something to experience at least once.