Hunters Grille and Tap at the Grafton Inn

We wanted to visit Southwick's Zoo and Purgatory Chasm, and rather than make a day trip, inclined toward an overnight. The Grafton Inn looked intriguing, but based on the warnings in some of the reviews, I took the unusual step of an inspection. There is no front desk (everything is handled by a combination of ******* and Charlie's cell phone), but housekeeping let me take a look, and the AC was strong, the rooms were very clean, and the place called to me, so I booked through *******, and we were in. It is clearly a work in progress, and there are NO amenities (pod coffee in the hallway; free parking, but literally nothing else). Rooms are on the 3rd floor, but the elevator is fine. MAJOR renovations appear to be taking place, but from the reviews, renovation has been going on for a while, and won't be completed any time soon, so there currently is no Hunters Grille and Tap, much to the chagrin of many. We were not bothered by renovation noise, and even though the rooms overlook a busy road (Rte 140 curls around Grafton Inn at Grafton Common), the windows were soundproofed enough that the always-on AC took care of the rest of the traffic noise. Church bells cited in other reviews were not rung during our stay. Bed was WAY too soft, but very clean and otherwise comfortable. Bathroom fine, and good wireless and TV. I used to stay in an historic hotel in downtown SLC for $80/night including a nice breakfast. Now a Hilton after a brief stint as a Choice hotel, rooms can be 3-5X that price, with no breakfast. If they ever get around to finishing renovations, I can see myself looking back and being happy to have been there when I could afford it, as it has great petential.

This is an abandoned building in the process of being restored. It may be nice someday, but for now there are torn up floors, shabby carpets, and sagging furniture. It's smelly. The front door is unlocked and there is no attendant. It is unsafe. I immediately left and then had to fight for a refund. Terrible experience.

As others have mentioned, this property is under renovation. There is no lobby per se and the floor has had the covering torn up and the raw flooring exposed. This true for the elevator. There is no on-sire restaurant. The outside, in the covered area, felt run down and dirty. Older benches, rotting planters, lots of cigarette butts in the sand pail. The stairway up to third floor was not vacuumed. The hallway was dark. The coffee station had fruit flies and did not have coffee pods available for two of the three days we were there. It was hard to see the coffee pot instructions since there was only one lamp in the hall. The room A/C unit was not sealed to the outside. The bathroom was small, not bright, and the sink had toothpaste residue. Overall, this was a place to sleep (bed was comfortable) only. The building is over 200 years old and it feels that way. This property has a lot of potential, but the current proprietor needs to make some large strides to get it up to standards that most of the traveling public wants. In its current state, the price per night is not justified.

40 BED BUG BITES RECEIVED IN ROOM #4; INN IGNORED ALL OF MY MESSAGES TO DATE (over 1 1/2 months). I stayed August 12th night and spotted a random insect on my pillow. I took a good look at it and then assumed that a bed bug would not be that large—plus it was an expensive room with great reviews, mostly rated 10/10 recently. After checking out early August 13th morning, I immediately began scratching at my right thigh during my long drive to Maryland. August 14th I was awakened in my sleep at 3am by itchiness everywhere, from my forehead (which looks like knots, as if I had been hit in the face) to my feet. I then did an online search for an image of a bed bug, and instantly confirmed that the bug I saw in Room 4 is a bed bug. I messaged The Grafton Inn through the booking website's thread that they had initiated with "We look forward to your upcoming stay with us." I wrote them a total of 3 times there, and when I copied my concerns to an email to them, the email bounced immediately. I wanted to give them the opportunity to make things right but I have received no response; they have ignored me for 1 1/2 months now. I suffered with a severe reaction to these bites for 6 days, and I wouldn't wish that pain, itching, burning, and stinging on my worst enemy. This is particularly aggravating because I see that The Grafton Inn almost always responds publicly the SAME DAY as reviews left for them. They simply did not answer their phone when a booking site agent tried to contact them on my behalf. This is beyond unacceptable.

We were in Room 9, which was spacious with two queen beds. Room was clean and comfortable - a little bit worn (rug needs stretching and the bath sink wasn't draining well). The AC did an excellent job on this hot day; and had an even low sound which completely blocked the sound of the clock chime. I was very surprised to hear how loud it was when I woke and took a walk the next morning. I think I would probably do ear plugs or white noise of some type if not summer and I got a room on the side of the clock tower. The owner is very welcoming This was a stop while traveling from Maine - and I have to say that the gem of this in is the Grille and Tap. We've been doing the Maine run for years and one of the tough parts has always been wandering out after 8-9 hours of driving to find a restaurant. I'm hoping I can find the Grille separate on here as it was outstanding.

Arrived to a charming, quaint Inn. 1805 in the heart of the public square centre of town. Our room however... window AC so loud could not leave it on. We turned it off and back on every hour on the hour when the very loud church bells rang (right beside the Inn). Literally no sleep. The TV was spotty at best (room 4) staff came up to help get it going. Room small,Bathroom small with a good shower. Overlooks public sq. Beautiful little town, lovely walk. If you need sleep after a long day/drive, not happening.