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Ivoryton Inn: Traveler Reviews

115 Main Street, Ivoryton, CT 06442
Ivoryton Inn
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“Nightmare in Essex, CT”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed January 2, 2012

Stay away! Advertised as a country inn, the place is now apparently a residence for transients. Three of my college friends and I planned a reunion weekend there in September. When the first two of us arrived, the place appeared deserted. After wandering around for a while (and using the public restrooms--no toilet paper, soap, or towels), we called the number for the inn and got an answering machine. We walked upstairs and eventually came upon a workman who said he was setting up beds in one of the rooms we had booked. We followed him into the room and it was a disaster--dirty, musty-smelling, not habitable. We asked if there were other rooms. He said he would show us another of the rooms we had reserved. In this room, there was a fold-out sofa; when he folded it out, it had dirty sheets on it. This room was also musty smelling. We opened the windows in hopes it would air out, and told him we were going off to lunch and would be back later; we asked for clean sheets and for a different room than the one he had first shown us.

Without going into the whole saga, here are some additional highlights:
When we asked for towels (there was only one set in the double room), the guy looked at us as if we were nuts and asked, "What kind of a place do you think this is?"
We encountered three other people (one single man and one couple) who were staying at the "inn"; all were apparently using the place as a low-cost residence.
The heat in one of the rooms came from uncovered heating elements set in the walls.
A baseboard heater in one bathroom exploded in a shower of sparks when turned on.
We finally got clean sheets (and a blanket to use as a mattress cover) for the foldout bed only when the manager eventually showed up around 10 pm. She also let us cancel our reservation for a second night--and in the end didn't charge us for the rooms, though at the time she said only that she would charge us a somewhat reduced amount.

Do not believe a word of what the web site says about this place. It's long past its movie star glamor days!

  • Stayed September 2011, traveled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“A place to sleep - sort of”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed July 23, 2011

The Ivoryton Inn is just a few yards from the Ivoryton Playhouse, and one assumes that in its heyday it attracted the notable actors listed on its web site. Unfortunately, that heyday seems long past.

On arriving, we honestly could not find a main entrance - there are several doors, all nondescript and unmarked. We walked in several and called out but received no answer. The "For Lease" sign on the picket fence in front helped set a Bates Motel atmosphere. We had to call the hotel number to get any attention, and then we were greeted by a young man in muscle shirt, shorts and bare feet.

The Marlon Brando Honeymoon Suite was roomy and clean enough but a bit rundown. No phone, no clock. The mini-fridge was barely cool. The "queen" bed was a really full bed in a queen frame, with an annoying sag that caused us to put the mattress on the floor in the sitting room the second night.

On the plus side, the hotel was quite enough at night (perhaps because very few guests were there).

We stayed there because out trip was on short notice and it was the only local hotel that was available for the nights we needed. Their web site is partially correct - this hotel was the cheapest in the area. "Reasonable" is another matter...

  • Stayed July 2011, traveled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 115 Main Street, Ivoryton, CT 06442
Region: United States > Connecticut > Ivoryton
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Ranked #2 of 2 B&Bs / Inns in Ivoryton

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