The Iris Inn Bed & Breakfast

The inn is a nice getaway. We stayed in the Woodland room which is large & comfortable. However we had a very disappointing and very expensive meal for dinner. I would not suggest eating there.

We were looking forward to our stay, but were quite disappointed. The view from the cabins is awesome and our cabin felt safe and clean, but unfortunately that's about it. There's a massive hot-tub on the screened in porch that keeps you awake most of the night with its noisy heater/engine. The heavy highway traffic noise outside didn't help one bit either. The room lacked character (felt more like a motel, actually). There's a tiny closet to hang clothes, and virtually no drawer space. Lots of space is taken up by a well-appointed kitchen and a washer dryer. I'm not sure why that's even there; I don't go to an (expensive) inn to cook meals and do laundry. Dinner offered at the inn was borderline inedible, and the dining facility - again - felt like that of a Holiday Inn Express. For the considerable price of a 2-night stay, there are many more inns to choose from in our beautiful State. We certainly won't go back.

My husband and I chose to celebrate a recent special anniversary at the Iris Inn. We had been guests in the past and loved every minute our our stays and would heartily agree with the many 5* reviews on Tripadvisor. I even wrote one of those glowing reviews myself. We really looked forward to our stay on the upper floor of the main building, with a large window and direct entrance to the balcony where we could watch the sunsets from the comfy furniture there. Alas, the building’s exterior was being scraped and painted at our end of the building, which meant, in addition to the noise, that much of the balcony furniture was, either piled up in front of our window (day 1) or removed entirely (day 2). Also our window was completely covered with a large shade, and the view we had treasured — gone. When we approached the staff person on duty, no apology was offered; we were only told (twice) that the painters had been due in April but had just shown up in July, and “we couldn’t turn them away.” This person seemed totally oblivious to the effects of the project on certain guests. I’m not saying our stay was ruined, but that certain aspects of it were significantly less than desirable. We clearly did not get what we had expected — or paid for. So I decided to write to the owners, who had not been on site, to plead our case and ask for acknowledgment, understanding, recompense, something. Instead I have gotten nothing in the 6 weeks since I wrote, which is the reason I am posting this on Tripadvisor. I had hoped to avoid doing so. Quote from the inn’s website: “We will do everything we can to enable you to make the most of your time in this spectacular location.” It’s not too late.