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Reviews of The Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm

3 out of 5
The Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm
1119 Quechee Main Street, Quechee, VT

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 629 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 259 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 1000 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Michael

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

10/10 Excellent

Marie, Brainerd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the country atmosphere. The staff is friendly and helpful. We enjoyed the lobby fireplace every day.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Rick on 22 Apr 2024
Nice note regarding my excellent staff! We all thank you and hope to see you back soon!

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Rick on 22 Apr 2024
Thanks!!!

2/10 Terrible

Susan

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The worse part was the staff. Not a single friendly interaction with anyone, from the chilly young woman at the front desk to the brusque woman who served us coffee at breakfast. While sitting by the hearth in the lobby, the fire went out and the entire lobby filled with thick smoke. I was just trying to help by trying to reignite the flame in the fireplace so the smoke would stop, something I do all the time at home with our own wood stove. A woman with a thin gray ponytail appeared from the kitchen and began yelling at me to get away from the fireplace and I tried to explain that I was only trying to help. She shouted that if I got hurt I would probably try to sue the inn and they would be responsible, and told me to leave. She was horribly agitated and rude beyond description and acted as though I shouldn’t even be in the lobby and really made me feel unwelcome and made a point of humiliating me in front of the other guests and staff. I’m just glad my children were still in the room. Also, the base boards in the tiny bathroom were filthy as if they hadn’t been wiped down in months. When you opened the windows to get air into the room, there was a thick crust on the sill.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Rick on 3 Apr 2024
I was so sorry to see that this guest had a negative experience here at the Inn when we see so many positive reviews. For anyone reading this review, this is certainly an isolated incident and one triggered by very bad results in the past. The breakfast cook mentioned here on this morning came to me first thing when I arrived and told me she had experienced a negative interaction with a guest and that she felt bad, that she perhaps had over-reacted but had jumped to past conclusions when she saw the inn tavern full of smoke and a guest attempting to do something to the fireplace. In the past, we have had many issues with guests who "own a woodstove" or have "a lot of experience with fireplaces" that resulted in the fire alarm going off and the building being evacuated while we all stand outside waiting for the fire department to arrive. We even have a sign at the fireplace that is quite often ignored that states to please have an employee attend to the fire. The cook was motivated to ensure the safety of our guests and just assumed this guest had cause the issue, which was an error on her part. I apologize for the error in judgment, but I do not apologize for an employee being concerned for the safety of all of our guests. If a guest is here and experiences smoke or any other issue such as the fire running low, I would hope they would just go to the front desk or alert any employee that there is an issue and not attempt to rectify the situation themselves. A guest could easily get burned while attempting to address the fireplace.I did walk around and talk to guests sitting in the Tavern that morning hoping to speak with this guest and discuss what had happened, but I did not encounter anyone who had any idea of the smoke issue and I did not know what room the guest was in or who the guest was, so I was at a disadvantage to speak with them.So in conclusion, I am sorry this guest did not feel welcome or that she was addressed rudely, but the safety of our guests is the most important issue to me.I would hope that rather than immediately posting a negative review online, a guest would take the time to call me and allow me the opportunity to address the situation in person.Rick Trahan, Innkeeper

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed in the Julia Child room which is lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Rick on 30 Mar 2024
Glad you enjoyed your stay in Room 2!

10/10 Excellent

SHERYL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Rick on 30 Mar 2024
Why thank you!

8/10 Good

Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
A lovely old Inn. We had dinner and breakfast and bothe food snd service were great. Our only complaint is we had no hot water fir our shower. When we mentioned to the front desk the response was no one else had this problem. I am glad for this but was a bit surprised that we did not get some sort of apology. I said I was not expecting anything to be done for ys but wanted to let them know so they could check it our before someone else stayed there.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Rick on 30 Mar 2024
Sorry you had an issue with the water, for whatever reason, a few of the older showers have the controls mounted wrong, so you don't get hot water unless you turn it the other way. Front Desk should have known to explain that to you. Looks like you enjoyed the rest of your stay, we hope to see you back and we will make sure you have hot water!!

8/10 Good

Virginia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is the quintessential Vermont inn. The dining experience was a delight and the full breakfast in the morning was terrific. Built in 1793 it is old and not perfect, but perfection would take away from the charm and history that make it such a great place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Rick on 30 Mar 2024
Thanks for the great review! There are always areas to improve upon, but we will take the charm and wonderful staff here over the cookie cutter places any day! Hope to see you back soon

8/10 Good

Rosie

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Rick on 3 Apr 2024
Glad you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Rick on 30 Mar 2024
Thanks!

8/10 Good

Daniel P.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Rick on 22 Feb 2024
Thanks!

10/10 Excellent

margaret

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Rick on 30 Mar 2024
We will take that 5 out of 5!!

4/10 Poor

Connie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from R on 20 Feb 2024
Sorry the Inn did not meet your expectations; I would ask that this guest contact me directly so that I can understand where we fell short.

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very historic
Response from Rick on 29 Feb 2024
Glad you enjoyed your stay!

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed here for a weekend with my daughter for a special weekend away. I was overall really disappointed. I'll start with the positives: the beds were comfortable and the food was great. But besides that, the Inn left a lot to be desired. The room was not the cleanest. It needed vacuuming and there were hairs in the shower and on the bathroom floor. We arrived late, after the front desk was closed, so I had no one to complain to or ask for a new room. It was a short stay so we made it work. It was noisy at night. Not sure if that was from the restaurant downstairs or other people staying in the Inn. I would also suggest adding better blinds to your windows. The sunlight in the morning woke us both us as the drapes barely covered the windows. The bathroom was tiny. Just not what I was expecting or hoping for. Lastly, the teenager at the front desk was rude the next morning when I went down to check-in (since we arrived after the front desk closed). Otherwise all staff were very pleasant.
Response from Rick on 20 Feb 2024
Hello - glad you enjoyed the new mattresses we just put in all of the guest rooms, and you also enjoyed your dinner. I have just hired a new Assistant Innkeeper and her primary focus will be on the guest rooms and cleanliness. Give us another try!

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful landscape. Spacious and clean rooms. Was a little cold when we first entered, but the electric fireplace warmed it up quickly. Kind man at the front desk checked us in. Tasty complimentary breakfast with good pancakes and coffee. Bartender wasn't overly friendly, but wasn't rude either and made a delicious espresso martini. Cozy vibes in the lounge/bar area. Really enjoyed our stay and hope to come back soon!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Rick on 20 Feb 2024
Sound like you enjoyed the full experience of the Inn, we look forward to your return!

10/10 Excellent

Christy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rick on 22 Feb 2024
Glad you liked us!

10/10 Excellent

Deanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rick on 22 Feb 2024
Hope to see you back for another great getaway!

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff. Incredible food
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rick on 22 Feb 2024
Thanks for the nice score! Come back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Bradley

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from R on 22 Feb 2024
Thanks!

10/10 Excellent

Kathrynn

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was awesome. The beauty and charm of the resort is overwhelming. I loved it. I will be back for a longer visit.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

David, WARWICK

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Historic Inn
The inn was charming, everyone was lovely, and the bed was comfortable. The inn showed some wear and tear but it was very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Rick on 15 Dec 2023
Thanks for the great rating!

8/10 Good

Ana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Quechee Inn is a countryside inn with a fantastic location and a welcoming atmosphere. It features a bar with a great ambiance and live music on Wednesdays. However, it's a bit dated and could benefit from some maintenance work.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Rick on 15 Dec 2023
Glad you had a good time. Constructive comment noted, we are always working on upgrading and improving outr Inn while striving to maintain its historic authenticity.

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Liz

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Rick on 15 Dec 2023
Thanks!

10/10 Excellent

Michael

We stayed for three nights for a Thanksgiving holiday getaway. It was our first visit to Quechee Inn on Marshfield Farm and we were very happy we came. Our room was comfortable and clean. I must give five stars for the food at breakfast and at dinner time. The bar makes first-class cocktails and the wine by the glass was delicious. The chef’s clam chowder is extraordinary; unique and fresh. I had it twice. We enjoyed three excellent dinners with cocktails including Thanksgiving dinner. Outstanding. On Wednesday late afternoon we were pleasantly surprised by their weekly live jazz cocktail party. The fireplace blazed and so did the friendly vibe. We hope to return again in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Rick on 15 Dec 2023
We truly appreciate your taking the time to review the many facets of your stay and how much you enjoyed everything here. And yes, we all agree, Chef Ryans Clam Chowder was the best!

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful and historic property in a location with much to do in the area. The food was outstanding, highly recommend! The bar and casual seating area is homey and comfortable, with a roaring fire. We'll be back!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Judith

Travelled with partner
Our room was cold and dark when we arrived, took quite a while to warm up. Would have been nice for someone to have put central heating on and a light in room. Maid on second day never made bed, emptied bins or left bath mat but managed to have time to leave envelope for tip. Food was very good for breakfast and evening meal.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quaint with lots of Vermont character. Great getaway and easy to get to. Be back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint and cozy
With a really nice (buffet) breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Prisca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very quaint and homey hotel. Nothing too fancy. They have a lounge area and a restaurant in the property and the food is delicious. The workers are all nice and service is impeccable. We enjoyed our stay. Will definitely come back again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The stairs to the rooms could be a bit difficult for older folks to manage with luggage.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a very interesting heritage property, quaint and quiet and comfortable. The dining and breakfast was excellent. We would definitely stay there again when in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful comfortable inn
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Food was terrific overall a wonderful experience thanks!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Joseph

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Kim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rustic Inn , perfect setting
The quintessential country Inn. Wonderful setting . We had dinner and the food was excellent . Cosy bar area with an open fire . Room was clean , spacious and warm.Some areas are looking a little tired , and sone items of decor ( curtains and drapes) do not sit kindly with the authentic rustic feel of the inn . But overall a great stay and hope to return some day
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Charming historic Inn
We had a very nice time in this charming Inn. The room was roomy and comfortable and the staff were welcoming. We ate one dinner in the restaurant which was excellent and with the prix fixe menu was reasonably priced. The only negative was that our room was not cleaned during our three day visit. The manager did however apologize and adjust our bill accordingly.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Matthew, Wallingford

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
The staff at the desk and in the restaurant were friendly and helpful. We had a very nice dinner and we enjoyed breakfast in the pleasant atmosphere of the dining area. Our room was a disappointment in spite of the fact that we enjoy historic properties. The wall to wall carpet was stained and had a musty smell and there was a fair amount of dust on some of the furniture. The toilet leaked from the base and small rivulets of what I will call water ran across the floor after each flush. At the risk of piling on I will also mention that we could not get the electric baseboard heat to work. With old properties there is a balance between historic and charming and shabby and poorly maintained. This property and location has potential but will need investment in dollars and TLC to reach it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

June

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our room was very spacious. It was clean and neat. Some repairs and painting were needed, but didn’t interfere with the overall presentation,
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful historic property and location. Fun to see a herd of deer in the fields owned by the inn.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Rick on 11 Sept 2023
Glad you enjoyed your stay!

8/10 Good

Vanessa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property the only suggestion maybe would be a mini fridge in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Rick on 11 Sept 2023
Thanks, glad you had a good stay