Wedmore Place

I would not recommend this hotel. The cleanliness is substandard throughout the hotel, overflowing trash cans, dirty floors, windows filthy. There was not any internet. Hotel receptionist acknowledged that internet was spotty, but as it turned out an upgrade is in progress, so not spotty....not available. Rooms are strangely furnished, hodgepodge of tables, chairs, etc. Our first room had no counter in the bathroom. Incredibly squeaky floor and bed! Very few hangers, furnishings broken, shower head broken, no ice machine, no mini fridge, coffee machine not working. Workout room had one elliptical, one treadmill, and a few small dumbbells. Moved to another room, no place to hang our clothes! We had the impression that the hotel is failing or severely neglected. Plants outside were dying, no landscaping. We decided to leave early, even though our third night was free. The one bright spot was a very nice lunch at the Tavern. I would not recommend this hotel until a serious upgrade has been confirmed.

The WiFi didn’t work and little phone service. Could not plan outings or even check the weather. The night staff was hard to find if you needed anything. We waited almost 30 minutes just to get checked in. Morning help didn’t arrive until 9:00 am. You had to go to a back door down steep steps to get in after 10:00 because no one was there on staff. Driveway was very rough. Breakfast was not great. Just an overall poor experience. Do not recommend. Very disappointing!!

We’ve been coming to Williamsburg Winery and the Wedmore for years. It has been one of our favorite weekend trips in Virginia for food, wine, ambiance, great facilities and superb staff. Unfortunately, the Wedmore seems to be losing its touch. We were there for three days in mid May and found way too many (new) negatives. We found a used/opened, half-full wine bottle in our room at check in. The wooden floor in the room was sticky for some reason. Like as if someone had spilled champagne and didn’t clean it up. The breakfast service had changed from exquisite French continental to a more American same menu every day of frozen/processed items. One of the reviewers said it was like at a Holiday Inn. We’ve had breakfast at Holiday Inns—the food is fresher, more varied and overall better than what is currently being served at the Wedmore. The wine tastings no longer feature the vineyard’s reserve offerings and now even include imported rather than local wines. With a few notable exceptions, the staff no longer provide the five-star level of service that they provided in the past. All in all, the magic that Patrick and Francoise Duffeler created with the winery, hotel and restaurants is now missing without their presence and the organizational culture that they engendered. The overall ambiance now lacks the sense that one is at a vineyard somewhere in France rather than in Virginia. The zeitgeist at the property is now kind of sad. We’ve been big supporters of the winery and even held a family reunion there once. But in its current incarnation, we don’t intend to return. Wishing the new owners the best, but as of now it looks like they’re making a lot of unforced errors as they seem to be seeking to cut costs more than anything else.

We just got back from the Wedmore Place. We were there for a wedding in Williamsburg. While we were there, we had NO internet access or television access. The place is old which is fine, but we were on the first floor. When the people in the room above us walked we could hear every creak of the floor. The noise from a party down the hall came blaring through the vent. There are a million places to stay in Williamsburg. We do not recommend this hotel.

One extra star for the good food and service in the Tavern Restaurant separate from the Inn. With that said, the previous review was spot on. Do not let the photos fool you. Even the video slide playing in the restaurant has photoshopped pictures of the pool, grounds and Inn that do not reflect the actual property. The vineyard is picturesque, but hotel is not managed well and the room was very tired and needs painting around the dirty air vents on the ceiling and in desperate need of a refresh and deep cleaning. Most disturbing was the fire alarm that went off at 4:10 AM on Saturday mornings causing the entire building to be evacuated outside until the firefighters showed up. More concerning was there was no manager on duty or security at all. The firefighters asked the guests if there was a manager? To make things worse the front desk confirmed that there was not any management or security on the premises and she wouldn’t be in until Monday. When we alerted the front desk that the firefighter had told us the problem came from room 15, whose fire alarm had off due to the steam in the shower, the front desk told us that it had happened before in that room. So here’s a tip, if you know there is problem in the room how about not being greedy and take it off the room block and put it in out of order before you displace the whole hotel. A note from management? Nope. Acknowledgment of the incident to guests? Nope. Recovery? Nope. Less alarming, but worth pointing out they ran of pastries at breakfast, which I don’t understand if you know how many guests are staying in the hotel. This was actually okay since we had lost our appetite looking at the dead flies on the windowsills in the cafe and the overgrown weeds surrounding the pool area. Wedmore Place, you need to do better and guests deserve better and have choices. The property falls far below expectations for such a beautiful town like Williamsburg and it deserves and requires a dedicated caretaker.