The Anvil is in a great location, a short walk from Jackson Town Square, meaning it is close to all of the great restaurants and bars Jackson has to offer. The downside is that the hotel itself is not up to the standards as featured in the pictures. The rooms are small and have little, if any storage. The beds are stylish, but not very comfortable. The bathrooms are too small to fit a sink. And despite a service fee of c.$22/day, cleaning of the rooms is only offered upon explicit request. The long short is that this is a revamped motel that is simply photo/Instragram-friendly.

We stayed at The Anvil in late July and loved its location relative to the downtown Jackson area. It was accessible to all restaurants and major thoroughfares. That said, our experience with the quality of the rooms and amenities left a lot of room for improvement. We requested a quiet room in advance of our trip and were promised one. Thus, it was very disappointing to be woken up by noise from the upstairs and next door rooms. Furthermore, basic amenities such as daily cleaning and linen refreshes were not provided unless requested. The room itself seemed updated but not very well-maintained. There was also no assistance provided by the hotel staff w/r/t activities such as excursions or tours. The on-site restaurant, Glorietta, was fantastic but again, the staff was unable to help us with dinner reservations. There also seemed to be very limited staff on-site and those that were working were only able to provide a minimal service level. Finally, our room cost over $700/night on average for our trip. At this price point, there are many other hotels that offer better service levels and room quality. The location and parking availability were this property's only redeeming values.

I had a 2 night stay at the Anvil Hotel, and let me start with the positives. The location is superb, close to everything, and I know others have said parking can be tricky, fortunately I never had that problem. The hotel is an old motel, which I knew, and the decor is very nice, the rooms are nicely appointed with a nice style and decor, and they have complimentary coffee in the lobby from 7am to 11am each morning. Now to the areas that are not so good, or really need addressing on the part of the hotel. First off, it's expensive for what it really is, but that is not purely the Anvil's issue, its supply and demand in Jackson. When I checked in the evening we arrived the lady at the front desk was helping someone else who was at the wrong hotel, she graciously provided the man with a lot of help, but once he was done she answered a call on the phone, and was on hold, all the time having a paying guest looking to check-in right in front of her! There was no ‘welcome’, or ‘if there’s anything you need’, or even ‘have a nice stay’, it was simply ‘your room is….’. I found that all the staff at the hotel were not rude, but definitely not warm, they had quite a nonchalant attitude, which I have read elsewhere too. The room. The room and bathroom is very small, and tight, and my room was #108 and was quite dark. But as I said, it was nicely decorated and the toiletries provided were nice too. My main issue with the room was the bed, it was so uncomfortable, as were the extremely high pillows. The mattress had no edging, so it sagged completely at the sides, I really didn’t sleep for the two nights there….and I know mattress types are to preference…..so maybe I am the problem. I didn’t experience any hallway noise as others have stated, it was completely quiet as I lay awake each night unable to sleep on the uncomfortable mattress! Would I stay here again, for many reasons (location) I would recommend, but based on the fact I got no sleep for two nights, I personally most definitely would not. But as I have said, that could be just me!