The Wentworth

This is a lovely old hotel with several buildings. We had a large room with a fireplace and "hot tub" . Overall, the room and bed were quite comfortable. However, there were issues that made me give this Inn 4 stars instead of 5, and my husband said to give it only 3 stars. It was cold outside at night but, other than the fireplace, which was on a timer and only emitted a little heat, there was no way to warm the room. The thermostat did not work and, when my husband called the front desk, he was told that their HVAC system could only be set for a/c or heat, and it was currently on a/c and could not be changed at that time. They offered to bring a space heater, but we did not think it would be safe to leave it on while sleeping and said no. Also, the water never got hot enough for a decent shower, and the water in the "hot tub" (a jacuzzi-like tub) was not even very warm. We did the breakfast and dinner plan and wished we had not. The meals were OK but not great, and we would have rather eaten elsewhere.

Lovely inn in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Our room was a bit small, but not unusual for a B&B. Most importantly, it was comfortable and quiet. The tavern and restaurant were great. Our only slight disappointment had nothing to do with the inn. We were a little late catching peak color. Would recommend the Wentworth and will definitely stay again in the future.

1.) Booked room 9 months ago for fall foliage touring. Received a room infested with ladybugs and stink bugs. Did we get a new room? Nope sent a person up with a hand held vacuum and said yup it is that time of year. Hair on bathroom floor, the sink would not drain so removed the stopper gross! to get water to drain. No hook on back of door in bathroom. Our friends had one in their bathroom room must have paid for upgrade. WARNING LOW Toilets good for kids not older adults. 2.) Went down for “happy hour” to be told that the walk in refrigerator was down and limited menu. We had dinner reservations and were NOT told at checkin that this was situation or we could have found alternative dining 3.) somehow?? They had a dinner menu. $18 shrimp cocktail consisting of 2 yes TWO normal size shrimp and a butt steak that was overcooked and tough. VERY PRICEY for food you could get a better meal at a Longhorn. 4.) After cocktails we returned to room. More bugs. Another visit from vacuum man. Then the air conditioning did NOT function when drapes closed and the courtyard outside room has hundreds of lights that did not turn off till 11:51pm. So that was special as our room was either hot and dark or comfortable and lit up like a stadium at night . A/C in window unit that you can see through the sides….maybe sources of bugs. 5.) second breakfast better as we were told by server we could get toast or bagels or other items not on the buffet (first breakfast server never mentioned this) and buffet food was not replenished very quickly so a tad better to get more choices BUT we paid for breakfast with our rate. In general, try another location unless the above appeals to you.

We visited the Wentworth on a spur of the moment holiday weekend trip. We purchased the Standard room with the dinner and breakfast package. We were pleasantly surprised by the hotel’s old school excellent customer service and attention to detail. The staff was incredibly helpful; Ike even went into the kitchen himself to get us coffee before the coffee service was set up. Additionally, the hotel has pantries on every floor with all the drinks and snacks you could need in between meals. We were especially giddy over the freshly baked muffins set out in the pantry the morning before the restaurant opened. This hotel has soul and makes you feel well cared for. This is so lacking in lodging nowadays. It is a refreshing change and we had no problem paying a little extra for it.

Stayed here for three nights and met our requirements as we are travelling around New England enjoying the fall. The room and bathroom are small and whilst comfortable the whole place could do with some TLC just to smarten it up a bit. Very nice bar and breakfast okay ( pre cooked serve yourself although could order food too plus coffee / juice served at the table). Very good location for seeing the surrounding area.