To be short, my stayment was terrible. There needs a lot to be done, it's not clean and the food was not the best I've ever had.

Maybe if they put more time in the finishing touch and cleaning up, they will score better.

HERE is the letter I wrote to the manager -- still haven't received a response....

My husband and I stayed at your inn on the night of December 15th, 2007. We had booked the stay back in August to celebrate our 1-year wedding anniversary that falls on December 15th. We arrived Saturday around 1pm and spoke to Paula who told us that the house directly adjacent to the main house had NO functions and would be more quiet and intimate than staying in the main house. So we decided to stay in the house adjacent to the main Inn and Restaurant. My husband and I had dinner reservations at the restaurant for 5pm. I ordered the seafood fettuccine and my husband ordered the DelMonico Steak (the nightly special.) My scallops, lobster and shrimp were COLD as well as my husband's steak (that he ordered medium well) was burned. We told our waitress and no action was taken. We also heard another party near us ask to get their plates and seafood warmed up because their food was also cold. Upon talking to the girl up front this morning when we checked out she said that you had a new chef. We feel that the problem was not properly remedied. I also wrote that our food was cold on our check (we had charged it to our room, #223.)

Then we went to see the Nutcracker at the Opera house and returned around 9pm. There was a function in the building we were staying in - and Paula had told us there was to be NO functions and the building was going to be VERY quiet. The party was directly below our room and was VERY loud. We called down to the desk but the phone in our room did not work so my husband had to use his cell phone. We got through to the front desk and they said that there was a function - even after we were promised when accepting the room and TOLD by Paula that the room would offer us the utmost in quietness!!! Around 10pm the party downstairs was getting louder and we again called the front desk and were moved to room #330, one more floor up. We still heard the noise but it was buffered from moving up a floor. The party finally subsided at around 1130pm. We couldn't even utilize the main room on our building with the fireplace because of the corporate party...that was even more disappointing.

Our stay was loud and unpleasant and it was very disappointing, almost to the point of tears Saturday night because we wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with peace and quiet and be able to relax and talk - just get away from it all and there's a roaring party going on downstairs!!! Our dinner the night before was disappointing and nothing was done to remedy the situation.

Upon checking out this morning (we headed out early due to the snow) we were told by the girl at the front desk to email you with our problems as she seemed concerned and said the emails go directly to you for you to handle the situation. After emailing you on Sunday I have not received a response so I am also mailing you this letter (which is a copy of what I emailed to you.)

So in conclusion, our meal was sub par and cold and my husband's steak was cooked almost to the point of being burnt. The Inn was loud and disruptive until almost 1130pm after we were told there was only going to be an event going on in the main house in the ballroom and NOTHING was to be going on in our building by Paula, she assured us that our building was going to be quiet and only 3 rooms were booked in it and no functions!!!

We drove over an hour to your Inn and expected to have a nice weekend and a great time celebrating our anniversary and maybe starting a yearly tradition to visit your inn for our wedding anniversary...but it does not look like it will be repeated - how can we book a weekend again after experiencing that...this was not the quiet charming stay we had anticipated and expected from what your website gave the impression we would receive

The Governor's Inn is the worst B&B/Historical Inn we have ever stayed in (out of ~70).

There was a noisy wedding reception when we arrived, so instead of the King bed room in the main house for $98/night (which had been recently vacated) we selected a less desirable room with 2 twin beds in the adjacent Georgian Colonial building for $138/night.

The common areas of the Colonial building had the air of a once elegant place which had suffered neglect. One room appeared to be in recovery from an event (I assumed the wedding) and contained a mass of disarrayed chairs some of which were covered and others which had the covers removed in tossed in a pile. I assumed it was a work in progress, but it was in the same state the following day.

We discovered our room had a roll-away bed in the middle of it. We rolled it out into the hallway and informed the desk staff about what we had done. They obviously didn't care about it since it was still in the hallway the next day.

Like the common areas, the room had the look of neglect. The curtain rod was bent, one of the handles on the dresser was broken and hanging, and there were minor stains on the furniture, walls and floor. When I went to bed I discovered that it had been made improperly so that the bottom bedsheet didn't reach to the end of the bed. When I pulled the sheet down to fix it, I discovered a ripped and stained mattress cover beneath it and a thick layer of dust under the bed.

During the night the phone in the room woke us up at 11PM and 12AM after which I disconnected it.

The tub/shower was a nightmare. The shower was some contraption that someone (obviously not a plumber) had tried to install. The shower nozzle was loose and had a tendency to fall over to the side. The entire tub was encircled with a thick tarp-like shower curtain, and you had to step out of the tub and go around to adjust the water temperature since the faucets were inaccessible from inside. The shower curtain (and lack of drain plug) made taking a bath impossible, but showering was dangerous because the tub had an extremely rounded bottom. In CA that tub would be a lawsuit waiting to happen.

As we checked out, I expressed my displeasure with the state of the room and the nighttime phone calls. The manager just offered excuses and after I requested a discount, he grudgingly agreed to take a whopping $10 off the bill.

I travel frequently and typically stay in hotels which are owned or operated by the major chains. Prior to a recent trip to Rochester, NH I did an internet search to locate a hotel in the area. Not finding any of the familiar names, I decided on the Governor's Inn. It turned out to be a very pleasant experience.

The Inn is very quaint and the service was excellent. I can't remember the last time I was escorted to my room at check-in. The room was tastefully decorated, very clean and the bed was exceptionally comfortable. I arrived too late to have dinner in the Inn's restaurant, but the continental breakfast was very nice.

Granted I was only there for one night, but I would not hesitate to return to this gem if I'm ever in the area again.