James Merrill House Tours and Activities

I've picked this place solely because it was pet-friendly. I stayed 2 nights, being in town to visit the Gilded age mansions decorated for Christmas. I was given a first-floor room with carpeting (old and stained) which puzzled me because I saw on the same floor other rooms with just flooring, easy to clean. One would think that it's logical to give a person with a dog a room with no carpeting, as accidents may happen. Luckily they didn't ! The heater in my room was faulty, the room was icy-cold ; the engineer had to come and play with it a bit; he removed the panels ...it looked very messy. There was no breakfast offered , just a few unappealing choices of prepacked foods. Limited options for dinner as well. The gentleman at the bar was very friendly though. One night the people in the room next door played loud music up until 1 AM. As they didn't respond to my knocking in the wall signals to turn it down, I had no choice but to call security . 15-20 min later I've heard security on the corridor knocking at their door . The party stopped and I could hear 3 people leaving ( 1 male, 2 females) , talking very loudly , probably moving the party somewhere else. The lobby is nicely decorated and the hotel has a pool , so probably in the summer it could be a better experience. For me though, I doubt that a repeat will be in the cards.

Excellent all around - suite was comfortable and clean - easy parking and so close to all the shops

What a great place to spend a night to get away great stuff nice coffee shop on premise food great for room service