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Reviews of Mimslyn Inn Historic Hotels Of America

3 out of 5
Mimslyn Inn Historic Hotels Of America
401 W Main St, Luray, VA

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

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9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

James

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The staff was totally inattentive. The front desk person was not friendly nor inviting. Our room was clean; however, was not as advertised. We were in the Blue Rodge suite and had a three foot pillar in the middle of the room, one sink not two; there was no soap nor shower gel. I called the front desk but it went to voicemail. I walked down and the attendant told me she forgot to leave the phones on. She then said they had no soap, and she went to an empty room to secure one bar. We ate downstairs at the Speak Easy. The server was friendly but the food order (hamburger) was not right.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Appreciate the EV charger. Matresses were fantastic. Could not figure out how to get the channels to work on the Roku.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Asfaha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Spacious and clean room. The bed is confortable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Arman

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Let's start with check in. I was immediately greeted with a "historic preservation fee" that according to the clerk could only be paid via card, no cash accepted for this fee... I have stayed at numerous other hotels over the years, and a cash security deposit was always acceptable, so this is either a lie on the clerk's part, or just a terrible business practice by this hotel. Not everybody carries cards with them, and every other hotel I've used in the past understands this, except this place. Point is, there was no mention of a "historic preservation fee" which could've sank the entire stay and trip had it not been for my girlfriend having her card on her. This is a 200 mile drive for us, and these dodgy business practices are completely unacceptable when hotels know full well that people will be traveling long distances to stay at their facility. Onto the room... We were greeted with a moldy odor, because the bathroom had mold growing on the inoperative bathroom exhaust fan and other parts of the ceiling, mainly the corners, which appeared to have been freshly painted to mask what I'm certain was the previous crop of mold. Going into the living quarters, we found obviously unvacuumed carpets complete with embedded fuzzy messes and lifesaver candy wrappers. The curtains in the window had huge tears running from top to bottom in few places, not a huge deal, but for an alleged 3 star luxury hotel, this is not at all luxurious. The tv was just barely visible from
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

PHILIP

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great period property.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Historic property with potential to be wonderful. Current ownership/management is not investing enough in maintaining the property. Old dirty carpeting and sofa. Loud continuously buzzing mini-frig that had to be unplugged. King size bedframe too large for the room. 3 closets in suite 301 that were unnecessary. BIGGEST COMPLAINT was the noise in the ceiling and walls from mice/squirrels, etc. that went on all night. Several screws from an access panel to the jacuzzi were not tightened, and my wife sliced her ankle getting out of the tub. Unpleasant experience. Would not recommend.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked the charm of the old building, for the most part, well maintained.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Shannon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The suite was huge. A refrigerator would be nice though. Loved the Speakeasy and their staff!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very cool historic building. Good room. Wifi worked well. Lots of dining option along with restaurants nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Marie

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Say

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

sigurd j., Catonsville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to spend our 71st anniversary. Special ambience.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

shirley, Northampton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place and room. Self checkin so no staff around to explain where and how to access main house. Also breakfast was not as advertised. Chef wasn’t in so very simple food instead of menu of gourmet food.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very nice place. The double bed room is huge! Thanks Fred!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Liliane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel's elegant lobby and rooms were beyong compare. Our room had beautiful furnishings and a very comfortable bed. However, in the middle of the night, the people next doors started a threesome and laughed and spoke very loudly for a few hours. I didn't call the reception because I kept on thinking they would fall asleep...
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Old hotel with lots of charm. Very clean. The speakeasy restaurant was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The major reason that I am giving this hotel a very high rating is due to its customer service. The first night of our stay there was construction going on on a dining room just under our room. The crew worked into the evening, past 8:00 and we could hear the noise. In the morning a staff member asked how our night was, we mentioned the noise. They apologized and stated that was not supposed to happen, said they would make sure it didn't happen again, and immediately moved us to another room away from the construction site. It was a much better room but we were not charge any difference in price. We stayed in this room for the rest of our stay. I appreciate the response from management. The facilities themselves are very nice, with additional factors, such as large sitting rooms that made our stay very enjoyable.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Gloria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The historic value of the hotel was very interesting. The staff was very friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edwin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful and well maintained property. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice historical inn.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Syrel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Anna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is the nicest in the area. We love historic hotels and this one is kept in good condition. Good in the restaurant was very good and good value. I would give this hotel 5 stars but for the fact that despite it was half full, we were given a room furthest from the elevator and overlooking ugly roof with equipment on it. We did pay for upgrade for historical room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aravind

Excellent all around. Great location. Great food. Impeccable service and rooms. Will definitely come back
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sheri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location for visiting the Shenandoah National Park. Enjoyed the SpeakEasy for good food, drinks and friendly staff. Breakfast at the Circa was also good.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

NIRANETH

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Goofd
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s lovely antique decor and one of the finest kitchens in Virginia
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Rigerta, Philadelphia

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was beautiful! However, I wasn’t happy at all with the staff. My husband and I walked in around 3:20pm and the front desk lady said the room would be available soon (guaranteed at 4pm). We waited for half an hour and then another family came in, she checked them in and gave them a key right away. I specifically saw they got the same type of room as us. Then she called me to say my room is ready, when I approached to get the key she said oh no wait I need to check if it’s clean. Room looked nice and clean, but the king size bed sheets looked definitely used (all wrinkled up).
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

barry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great stay highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

HUA, San Diego

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Vincent

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rude staff, still waiting on my deposit from a week ago and just rude folks. Never again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phyllis

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay at the Mimslynn Inn was very comfortable. From checkin to breakfast at Circa 31 the next morning, everyone was very nice to deal with. We enjoyed our one night stay. I wish we could've stayed longer but I intend to return.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fanny, Herndon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here for a night for my birthday. Had a wonderful time.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Guoxuan, Bethesda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna, Ewa Beach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful building and elegant interior decoration reflecting the time when the inn was popular. Still a special place to stay up on the hill and with the nice Speakeasy restaurant on ground floor. It was lively on a Friday night in this small town. Nearby are some good shops and an ice cream store.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Robin

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

IRINA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very beautiful and clean inside and outside hotel
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Lacey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Linda M

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place has a historic look with antique furniture, stunning winding stair cases, dining rooms, large main shared areas etc. The rooms are smaller than modern hotels but sufficient to meet our needs. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. Breakfast was included and the eggs were good. The place was not crowded, however the few guests there were also very friendly. We did eat dinner in the dining room. Again, very few people there. It was delicious but higher priced and worth it for convenience. We didn't have enough time to explore the area. We plan to return when we have time to do more than just pass through. We saw much to do and would need a few days to get a better feel for the area. Looked interesting!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Classic old hotel. Excellent Speakeasy dining.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the place !!!!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024