My husband and I along with our Daughter and Son-in-law planned our vacation this year to the Williamsburg area. Prior to our vacation, my daughter and I researched the area on our computers. Both of us wanted to stay at a Bed & Breakfast, but since my daughter has two small children, we found that our choices were limited. We chose the Marl Inn and we were so glad we did! The experience was wonderful. Seldon and Marcie were both so nice, the gourmet breakfasts were excellent, and we would recommend this choice to everyone. We booked two of the suites for three nights and the rooms were both so nice. We all felt as if the Lord guided us to this quaint little town just minutes away from the hustle and bustle of Williamsburg; it was the perfect setting to return to and relax after a busy day. The Marl Inn is just a short walk from the Riverwalk along the Yorktown River where you can enjoy swimming, shopping, and dining. It is also a short walk to the Carrot Tree restaurant which is along the walking tour of historical buildings throughout this town.

We just spent New Years Eve at the Marl Inn with 3 other couples. We rented all 4 of the rooms and I loved every one of them. The suites are charming and spacious. We used our room as the party room as it was one very large room with plenty of room for 8 people to enjoy talking and unwrapping presents.
The owners are charming and I felt even better knowing that a nurse was on the premises.
We loved Yorktown and found it a pleasant change from the crowds of Williamsburg. The Riverwalk is delightful and we had dinner at Olivia's. We all raved about the food.
We woke to a delicious breakfast served at the Inn. Everything was delicious and the antiques were wonderful. The hostess has a great way with accessories and the house is full of very tasteful touches. The rooms were very clean with thick robes in the closet and wonderful toiletries provided in the baths. Our room had a jacuzzi tub. We were supplied with sodas, water and a wonderful cake for tea. Our room had a dozen beautiful roses on the coffee table.
Can't say enough about this great place. I would imagine it would be wonderful when the gardens are in bloom.
Would highly recommend it and hope to return some day.

As someone who frequently stays in Bed and Breakfasts, I did not find the Marl Inn to be place I would stay another night. In fact, we booked the room for two nights: on morning one, we tried to find another place to stay.

The experience started off badly when we arrived at 7:00p.m. to a dark room. Several of the lights did not work in the room. A few minutes later, we discovered neither did the t.v. remote.

As I explored more of the room, I found used items for guests (half empty sugar packets, coffee, and toiletries). Most of the magazines and maps provided were very dated. The curtains were falling off the wall, too. Plus, the furniture was mismatched and even stained in some areas.

The night got worse when we could not sleep because of all the noise the host family was making. We ended up falling asleep around 2:00a.m, only to be woken up by the sound of the family’s dog barking off and on throughout the morning.

After an extremely restless night, we wanted to explore Yorktown. We were looking forward to riding the free bikes provided by the B&B until we saw them. The tires had very little air in them; the parts were extremely rusted; and the seats were very uncomfortable. (Not to mention, we had to ride the bikes out of the yard that was filled with dog droppings.)

Since, we knew we were not going to have much fun at the B&B we stayed out most of the day and evening. We came back to the sounds of the family, again, including the dog. But worse of all, the heat in the room was about 85 Degrees. We were so hot we had to open most of the windows in the suite.

We were up bright and early to the smell of breakfast—6:00a.m. Breakfast was served at 9:00a.m.; so, one can image how cold some of it was. Granted, breakfast the first morning was good—Crab and Egg Benedict—but, I think I could have gotten something comparable at any restaurant in town.

Lastly, we were not impressed with the host family. They were not sociable—in fact, we only meet Seldon for a few minutes throughout our stay. We didn’t find him helpful. Seldon told us very little information about the area.

If you want to stay at a house away from home, this place is ideal; but if you are looking for a relaxing getaway Marl Inn did not provide it for us.

We called the Marl Inn to make reservation. We told him we wanted to make reservations for October 7 through the 9th. The man we spoke with said he would have to call us in about 5 minutes. After 30 minutes went by without a call, we called back. The same man answered. He said he could not help us right now but that he would call us back within 45 minutes. We asked why he could not tell us anything. He dodged the question. We asked if they were booked up and he would only say that he would call us back.

The bottom line is, though we had left our names, city and telephone number two times, we never heard from the Marl Inn.

This bizarre treatment has convinced us to skip this place for sure.