George Brooks House B&B

I’ve gone back and forth on whether or not to write this review (particularly since I’ve noticed that the inn keeper, William, is often combative with negative reviews and tries to spin the narrative about problematic guests) but I feel like I would have wanted to have this information before booking George Brooks House. I along with 4 friends were in town for the St. Michael’s Running Festival. Upon check in, I noticed a Tupperware bowl catching leaks from the ceiling of the main lobby. The place was clearly not kept up, as cracked/peeled paint was EVERYWHERE, as was a strong musty/mildew smell. We were shown to our rooms and immediately noticed the cracked sealing and dripping water coming from the entry way of one of our 3 rooms. We alerted William, who claimed this was brand new information. He offered a blow up mattress to accommodate 3 of us in a 2 person room. My two sisters and I decided we would all share a room to avoid the water dripping and potential mold in the damaged entryway. We, along with two other friends went to dinner and returned around 10pm. When we entered our room we saw a huge water spot on our ceiling with water dripping, almost at the foot of the bed. We were disgusted, but being so late at night and having to be up early for the race the next day, we decided to let it go and wait to deal with it until the morning. None of us slept, as we could hear the water drip, drip, drip into the trash bin we set out ALL night, even after we put a towel inside to absorb some of the drops. At one point water was leaking through the smoke detector. I can’t imagine that’s safe. After our race the next morning we mentioned the leak to William but decided to get cleaned up first before he came up to assess. I couldn’t even take a shower in my room because the top of the shower and vent were so covered in mold. I ended up using the shower in a friends room. We went to get lunch before deciding if we were going to stay or try to find other accommodations. Unfortunately, due to the running festival, there was nothing available. While at lunch, William called and said that he had someone who wanted to rent one of our unused rooms and asked us to decide which two rooms we wanted to accommodate the 5 of us. He said that he would refund one room, but at this point our stay was so miserable that I don’t feel that was sufficient. We elected to stay in the room with the leaking entryway, because at least it wasn’t dripping next to the bed. The extra room he was going to “rent out” stayed empty with the door wide open into the elements all night into the next morning. Long story short, we were looking forward to a fun girls weekend with the running festival. We ended up at the Bates motel. Rusty paint cans by the common area, missing light switch covers, leaks everywhere, and don’t even get me started on the “pool”. (Yes I understand it wasn’t open until the following week, but good luck getting rid of that filth in a week). I know Willi

Comfortable. Friendly. Easy living. Lovely outdoor settings. Very comfortable bed. Sort of like being w family. We enjoyed many local opportunities and all were close to the b and b. Innkeeper offers reduced tickets to several sites. Close to town and easy to find. The Martins.

This is a beautiful historic home in a private setting with lovely landscaping, pool and Jacuzzi. Our family was very comfortable here with the freedom to go all over the house and estate. The breakfasts were gourmet quality, served in an elegant dinning atmosphere, very relaxing. The history of this home was fascinating with a photo album showing the amazing architectural improvements. The attention to vintage detail was wonderful. The owner Mr.Will Workman took extra time to guarantee you have a pleasant stay. His quality chef skills were appreciated. The well stocked refreshments were greatly appreciated. We look forward to staying there again.