Inn Magnolia

My friend and I were really disappointed with this B and B. We found the innkeeper quite unaccommodating and sometimes downright unfriendly! The bathroom was the size of a postage stamp and had no place to store anything! The room was barely kept cool in the evening by running a very old air conditioner all day long, The property is quite shabby. Breakfast was cold cereal and fruit which was O.K. but there was no decaf coffee (even after it was requested by one of the guests); she had to send her husband across the street to get it for her each morning! When the same guest requested skim milk for her cereal, she was told there wasn't enough! My friend and I don't consider ourselves particularly demanding when it comes to accommodations. We will not return to this one!

We are frequent visitors to Gloucester, having family in town. This is the best bed and breakfast or motel in our experience. It's clean, comfortable, charming, and a short walk to the ocean. The breakfast offered included eggs, warm muffins, fresh fruit, yogurt and the usual cereals. There was tea and hot cocoa available at all times.

I've been to InnMagnolia several time. Amanda is beautiful; the Inn is beautiful and the cost is reasonable. Couldn't be better!

I have had the great pleasure to stay at Inn Magnolia three times - Spring, Fall, Winter. sigh I lounged and relaxed feeling like I was an important guest in a 1900s movie. The wood, the stoves, the furnishings... did I say: sigh? Strolling around the grounds, to the sea, and into town added to the charm of my Victorian get away. I truly felt like a family friend - especially with the breakfast spread and chit chat amongst other guests. sigh (yes, again)

I spent one night at Inn Magnolia. The room was very comfortable, and the entire ambience of the Inn is just great! I love all the old house details, the wonderful living/gathering room, the light, the air (yes, you can actually OPEN the windows for fresh sea breezes if you want!). Amanda is a wonderful, welcoming, approachable hostess. Just delightful.

Inn Magnolia is wonderful! A friend of mine had come here in the past with his wife and told me how much they had enjoyed their stay. I found it to be beautiful and relaxing, the decor is gorgeous . Amanda was very helpful and informative about the local restaurants and attractions as well as filling us in on the history of the area. I also enjoyed hearing about what she's done to improve the Inn since taking it over. The inn is located in a beautiful area - I loved being able to walk to the beach even if it was December and I will absolutely be back in the warmer weather.

I had a terrible experience at Inn Magnolia. The proprietor was truly awful to deal with. I will never go back, and I tell my friends who stay in the area to avoid this B&B. The accomodations are worn and outdated, and not in a charming way, but I would have happily overlooked such things if the innkeeper hadn't been so unreasonable. She treated us constantly as if we were trying to get over on her, though we were honest and as communicative as possible.

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Hello, I am the "truly awful" innkeeper, Amanda. It is interesting to note that this woman has used the phrase "trying to get [something] over on her" in several of her reviews, because that is exactly what these guests did. They arrived with a dog, for which they hadn't made a reservation. When I told them the dog-friendly room was occupied, they said they would have the dog stay elsewhere. I found the dog in their room, alone, on their last day, four or five hours after checkout time, when I finally unlocked their door myself after knocking on it repeatedly to see if they had left. This was during the busy season when there is only a four-hour period between check-out and check-in time. Imagine if you were the next guest who was to arrive for that room and you were allergic to dogs, and there was scarcely time for us to clean the room. You wouldn't be happy and neither would I! Yes, I was angry at these guests, and I did yell at them. I charged them only a small fraction of the stated fees for late checkout and stowaway pets, and yet this woman is now making it her mission to post bad reviews all over the internet. What is also very interesting to me is that all but one of these reviews have just appeared recently, in February 2011, when her visit was in August 2010. Is it just me, or is there something more to this issue that meets the eye? For both my and your comfort, I am happy these guests do not want to return. Oh, and as an added bonus, they left a bag of garbage and dog feces in the parking lot. Nice people, huh? Thanks for reading this reply. I can assure you that, happily, this was a one-of-a-kind occurrence here. Sincerely, Amanda