Exceptional location
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/16/06
We booked for a birthday weekend. The day we arrived, we were told the main dining room was closed b/c a bus tour was using it. They did open a side dining room which had 6-7 tables, but only one waiter and no bus staff. The man was over-worked and no one came to assist him. The food was delicious. The dining room was closed again on Sat. eve due to a wedding. Wedding and bus tours are certainly the mainstay of their business and these do get preferential treatment. The room (Portside) was spacious and clean with a gorgeous view of the river and the inlet to the ocean. The bathroom needs to be redone. The hotel is older so it is not sound insulated. Was it worth $350 a night? No - especially since the price dropped by $200 the day after we checked out! Our fault for not waiting a week. The concierge,Tom G. in the lobby, is a treasure. It is easy to walk to town and to the scenic beaches. A gorgeous weekend for us, even if pricey and too shabby to be chic.
I did not see nor hear any children, so I don't know if it would be great for families. Also, they advertise a hot tub, but no one seemed to know of its whereabouts :)