Dana Place Inn, Jackson

Stayed 5/30/11. It was like camping indoors. Many flying insects in the rooms and no hot water. We got the family suite (three rooms and two baths). Price was $ 248 per night with Breakfast and box lunch. We should have realized somethings was wrong when all the other resorts were booked but this place had plenty of rooms open. We had fun anyway and it was the closest hotel to Mt Washington. Just set the bar very low and remember that the price is great, spend most of the day on outings and you'll be happy. Bring bug spray to bed. Just keep in mind that it has not been updated since the 70's and if mold is an issue stay clear. Anyway the area is great to visit and Mt Washington is great to drive up, just keep in mind that on cloudy days can be a challenge at the top to stay on the road and not fall off.

We spent the Columbus Day Weekend at the inn. We stayed on the back of the inn in one of the rooms that had been done over this year. Great Room! Not only is the room up to date, new bath, bedding but they also triple sheet! All new sheets and large towels were a plus. Afternoon wine and cheese on the house was nicely done, pool was clean and Jacuzzi perfect for our tired bones. Dinner may have been one of the best I have had. I think the chef is French. We will be back.

Looks like nothing has been repaired or cleaned in 25 yrs this place is living on reputation from decades ago.Cold common rooms and bedrooms, ancient, hard, lumpy mattress, serious mold and rot on window sills throughout the inn, thick dust underbed and on ceiling fan.Hardly any furntiture and very little lighting in common areas. Friday night "buffet" is a joke: a kitchen pot of odd soup and an old wilted salad put out; seriously understaffed, yet they take 15% "service fee". Dark, dank, needs cleaning and repairs. Place smells of heating oil and cigarette smoke, very hostile and argumentative owner. Electrical connections in the pool area are not safe and present an electrocution hazard. Furniture is tacky with plastic tops, greased up with some foul smelling petroleum based "polish". Sheets too small for bed. Thin bathroom towels. Tiny tv. This isn't a romatic country inn, it's a dump. I've stayed in many nice NE inns, but this isn't one of them. There are many nice accommodations in the Jackson area, so there is no reason to go to the Dana Place Inn. If you do there, don't bother trying to get any service or response to complaints: the owner, if you can find him, will only berate you and yell at you in front of other guests. Also, don't expect any service from the downtrodden, over worked staff. The breakfast menu is set and inflexible, with juice and coffee set out on a table for self service. The glasses were dirty and the pitchers of milk, juice, etc., were empty for most of the time we were there both days for breakfast. Tables were left dirty, so if you like being surrounded by dirty dishes, being served cold food, and not being able to even serve yourself coffee or juice this is the place for you. I think there are some cabins apart from the main inn that accommodate families and groups. Those folks seem to have a better experience, partly because they are in more modern quarters and they are very cheap for large groups. There are many snowmobiliers who use those, and they sort of overwhelm the inn when they come in as a large group for dinner, breakfast etc. Oh, we didn't have hot water either day we were there. The staff acted "surprised", but I later found out that there is rarely enough hot water for morning showers The staff suggested we wait until everyone else had left to try to shower.(??) The pool is very dirty, and I can't believe the health dept hasn't shut them down. They try to do with a heavy dose of chlorine what should be done with filters and changing the water from time to time. So, this is the place for you if you want filth, mold, cold, and hostile service. I give this place five UGHs!!

We stayed last weekend for the 3rd time in 2 years. We keep seem to come back. The inn is located on a large track of land right in the national park. Over the last year, Richard and his staff have done some big renovations. I can tell you it is a pleasure for us to keep coming back. For example: New rugs, new painting, new comforters, triple sheets all the beds, new tile and bead board in the baths. This doesn't even begin the list. We love it here.

We have been staying at the inn for years and they recently renovated. A wonderfull job. All spruced up, new paint carpet, baths and so on. Love this inn and location. Can't wait to go back.

We stayed last week and loved this place. Had a room over the river with views. They have newly renovated with new carpet, bedding and baths. As for the food, it was perfect. 2 thumbs up.

We took our 2 year old son to Story Land last month and a friend had recommended this place as it was away from the N. Conway traffic. The room looked like a dorm, two full size beds with cheap carpeting, bedding and other fixtures. The carpet smelled musty and the ice bucket smelled of mold and still has water in it. They did not turn the heat on for us so we had to wait a good two hours for the room to heat up. So to put it plainly ... the room was horrible, close to those motels you see in horror movies. The breakfast was ok ... i can cook better with one eye open, I'm glad we did not try and do dinner here I guess they received good reviews for their dinner back in the early 1980's, whatever. The prize for staying there was getting charge for four nights when we only stayed two. I took two weeks for my wife to get a call back to then be told that they would look into it. Her credit card company advised to dispute the charge now which she did. Sadly they are either oblivious or they are crooks. Do not stay here ... it is not worth the price and I would not stay again even if it was for free.

My family booked two nights there during a trip thru the White Mts. we booked the “newly renovated” cottage. We checked in late the first night after a long day on road and were very disappointed at how dirty the place was, and there was a large patch of mold on the wall in the bathroom. We checked out first thing in AM, but they still charged our credit card for 2 nights, very poor service.

This is a very nice mid-size inn only 3 hours from Boston. My wife and I have been here several times over the years. We skip a couple of years in between but the place never changes. We go at the beginning of October just as the leaves are in peak color and have only been let down by mother nature once. But that's not the Inn's fault. The rooms are adequate for two and are clean and comfortable. Ask for the Tree House and you'll have more room to move around and a private deck. There's a pool, hot tub and great hiking right from the property. The small bar and romantic restaurant are nice as well. The Wildcat Ski Resort is close by and a ride up the lift to the top is a great way to spend the morning. One can see for 100's of miles weather permitting and Tuckerman's Ravine is at eye level just across the way. There's lots to see and do. Over all a good take for an extended weekend or longer.

First, we liked the location and the dog-friendly accomodations - we were pleased to take a snowshoe down to the Ellis River and romp in the fields with our pup. The breakfast was good and hearty for a day of skiing ahead of us and the box lunches sure beat anything served at the ski area nearby. Our room was clean and quiet but the place was nearly empty in mid April in spite of excellent ski conditions. The place however, is in tough shape. A door slammed hard behind me and the (dated) emergency exit sign cover slammed to the floor, a "near miss". There are extension cords used to power outside lights and dining room accessories; clearly the owner's don't hire licensed electricians when needed if one looks closely. the light fixture in the bathroom was broken and not tied to a GFI safety outlet and it was not a bathroom fixture too boot - you had to hold the fixture with two hands (since it was held to the wall with one nail) and twist the switch at the light socket! Shocking, potentially! The hot water in our room sink was on the right and the stairs and decks were held together with the shoddiest of workmanship, leaving some serious doubt to their safety longevity. A storm door was bent and falling apart and our room door was so loose we had to stuff a towel under the threshold to keep the cold air from pouring in. Our tiny dresser had drawers that simply fell out and the dresser itself was parked in front of a "hanger rod" which if you were 6 feet tall and got up on you tippy-toes, you could extricate one of those stupid 'pilfer proof' hangers that hotels use so guest don't make off with the hangers. So annoying! No other place to hang stuff other than the aforementioned lame-o closet in the....bathroom. (Why can't hotels, especially those that cater to outdoorsy clientele, put a peg rack or hooks in convenient places to hang hats, mittens, sweaters?) Overall, the place was pretty shabby and needs a dedicated (new?) ownership who can make needed repairs and restore the once-great reputation the Dana Place Inn enjoyed. We won't go there again until the place is fixed up and made safe. Just really too bad because it is a great location with huge potential. One had to wonder when the last time the insurance company inspected the place for common hazards. Go there at your own risk.