The Waring House

Hotel restaurant would not serve breakfast on 11 May, claiming too busy to prepare for Mother's Day brunch. Could only take breakfast box, which only contained a very green banana, an over boiled cold egg, a small cold muffin, a box of juice, no cutlery, no other drinks, in contrast to the breakfast form we were required to fill in when we checked in on Friday. Why bother to fill in form? Not fair to hotel guest. They could have set breakfast end time at 10am instead of 10:30 on that day and start their brunch at 11am. Lady who served breakfast treated her customers like children, insisting which entrance customers must enter from, must put away their room card envelop etc.

Didn’t stay here like we used to because we have a cottage here now but we still go to the pub whenever we can & last night the entertainment was amazing (Wednesday 30 July) So many performers playing & singing, one of the best nights we have ever had + the food was great as always

We stayed with a group at the Waring House for several days. Our room was very nice, spotlessly clean and comfortable. A buffet breakfast for our group was included, and it was delicious. Staff members were polite and professional at all times. We were made to feel very welcome. I highly recommend the Waring House.

The overall experience is positive, however there are important caveats to that statement. We had a large room (ridiculously large) with a king bed and it was certainly more than any couple would need (two TVs!). However with all that space, only one sink in the bathroom and a tiny shower, look out of place. While the "package" is sold as breakfast included, there is a gratuity added at the end of your stay (surprise!). The decor is frankly dated and if you like the bunting, valences, paisley/duty rose curtains with seven utensils at each place setting kind of thing, you'll like this.

Well The Waring House is definitely quaint and the buildings are beautiful, we were somewhat disappointed. Based on our room in “The House Next Door”, the rooms definitely need a refresh. The old country furnishings are expected, but they look tired and worn. The beds are horribly uncomfortable, with old box springs and mattress, and a lumpy topper. The pillows were small and lumpy, and so uncomfortable The curtains and sheers were dirty and torn. The bathroom was old and dated and never looked clean. The hot water taps were scalding! The common area in the house with sofas, chairs, books and fireplace is a great place to chat. But again, the furniture is old, faded, barely any cushions left and dirty. We only took advantage of the included breakfast and the food was just OK. Didn’t even provider or offer water. Service was extremely slow but our server Heather was very attentive and friendly. We didn’t even try to have dinner there because we heard so many people complaining about the dinner they had the night before we arrived Definitely not worth the nightly rate! While a pretty area and great location to Picton, we would not go back unless they showed it some well needed attention.