Black Swan Inn, Tilton

barren musty rooming house- no tv in room no phoine in room , 3rd floor has tenant coming and going over priced con sidering you can get a great room at holiday ionn express for $90. THAT HAS A BATHTUB AND WORKING SHOWER. we went to our room and left .in a snow storm to find somewhere else. it was like a hugh storage shed with a couple old couchs in it , did not feel homeyt, did not look cared forr

We arrived for our honeymoon stay at a well-rated B&B to be told that the heat in the main house was not working. We were offered the "carriage house", without any discounted rate. We spent the first night in the carriage house, which while acceptably clean was no "B&B" experience - more like staying in my aunt Martha's guest bedroom. The lovely Bulgarian girl lived upstairs from our room. After the first night, we insisted on the room that we paid for, heat or no. Beautiful room, full to the brim compared to our expectations. It was a bit quiet, as we were the only guests. As the weekend came around, and the main house filled with other guests, we were surprised to find that the heat started working fine. Clearly, this was a case of a cheap proprietor more concerned with squeezing out maximum profitability than she was with giving proper service to paying guests there on honeymoon.

I was very excited to stay here at this historic beautiful 1880's Victorian that was recommended by a local friend. After 2 nights here, however, my advice is - tour the house - but stay somewhere else. Sadly, the current owner is more interested in collecting priceless antiques as a personal investment than actually running a top-notch B&B. The beds are hard and extremely uncomfortable. The coffee is never really hot, let alone tasty. The breakfasts (served late for one hour from 8-9) are unexceptional and nothing I couldn't make at home (3 cheese omelette one day and pancake from a mix the next). The bathroom was dirty (toothpaste splatter on the wallpaper) with tiny shower. The outside screened-in porch, which could be wonderful, badly needs to be repaired, cleaned and painted. The carriage house boasts a "suite" for families with personal TV. Laughable. The "TV" is at least 35 yrs old, 13 inches with dials --I'm not even sure it was color. It looked like the old black & whites from my youth. I could go on - but you get the idea. If you want the special inviting experience at a top-notch B&B, go 7 miles up the road to the Highland Lake Inn. That owner really "gets it" on what a B&B is all about.