Gillespie House: West Suite | Fredericksburg Vacation Rental

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This booking was deceptive from the start. This property does not look like the pictures and locals can't remember the front of the house looking like it is shown in the very 1st picture of the listing. The interior pictures are taken using lenses that distort the perspective and size of all of the rooms. We always stay in a B&B when we travel. This is our first bad experience. Are you curious why there are only 2 reviews since 8/2019? Either the owners or property managers remove any which are unfavorable or guests just do not leave feedback because it is unfavorable. If this review is removed, I will make sure I post it on Google, Yelp, and post in the local newspaper The first night we were there, we had to put Mentholatum in our nostrils to be able to sleep because while we were out the owners fried salmon croquets or something that smelled equally as disgusting and must have burned the grease. The house reeked of this smell the 5 days we were there. Our towels smelled of sour laundry and we had to go to Wal-Mart and buy towels for bathing during our stay. There was no soap or shampoo in our room, but 4 small 1/4oz containers of Conditioner and 2 containers of lotion. I was looking forward to using the advertised Whirlpool tub. I ran my bath water before getting in. When I turned the jets on, there was this nasty scum that started spewing from the system and floating on the water. I showered this trip. With all going on in the world, we look forward to watching local broadcast news. Although they had Roku TVs, there is no local programming available. I understood that breakfast would be in our room. Captain Crunch and Raisin Bran Cereal cups and Little Debbie cakes is a sad excuse for innkeepers claiming to offer a Bed & Breakfast. Breakfast at a B&B is usually the highlight of a B&B experience. Quite a disappointment. This trip was a gift from my brother and his family so I did not feel I had the authority to complain. Not once in our 4 night and 5 day stay did the host/hostess ask us if we needed anything or if they could do anything for us. I have made many wonderful friends with hosts and hostesses over the years. Some we have become close enough with to travel together. Others we exchange Christmas Cards and have for years. There are still others we continue to stay at the same B&B and same room every year when we attend different events. It takes such little effort to make guests feel special when they are paying this much for lodging. In my opinion, this is a $65 - $85 a night stay. We paid over twice this. BEWARE!

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Charming home on a quiet street, but a very short walk to Main Street. The West Suite was perfect for us, and very nicely furnished. Very nice hosts without being intrusive. The breakfast each morning was delicious! We would happily stay here again.

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We stayed in this 125 year old house, and everything was great! Maggie is a great cook, and we enjoyed a hot breakfast each morning, with homemade waffles the second day! Only one block from Main Street. The bed was very comfy, and we basically had the whole house to ourselves. We would definitely stay here again!

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Nice curb appeal and front porch. Room was very spacious. Lighting is poor, need to have more lamps or stronger bulbs. Bathroom lighting was really bad! Bathroom floors are very noisey and the sink didn’t drain properly. Since we were visiting vineyards, it would have been nice to have a few wine glasses in our room. We ended up helping ourselves to the dining room curio cabinet which felt uncomfortable but we were thirsty! Host was very hospitable and the food was very good. Mike recommended several places for us to visit and gave us history on the area.