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Old Waterstreet Inn

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  • Inn Details

    Old Watersrteet Inn is a grand old home located in Winchester's historic district, within easy walking of Old Town shops, restaurants, galleries, and nightlife. The federal style house was built in 1840-1890. Architectural details enhance the elegance of the inn, and your hosts have furnished it in an eclectic mix of styles, of old and new, which creates a charming, casual ambience. Our rates include a full breakfast, and 24-hour soft drinks, tea, and light snacks. Guests can relax in our living room with fireplace, in our sunroom, or on the terrace garden and yard. Each of the 5 rooms has its own distinct character. All rooms have private baths, queen beds, comfortable seating, central air, and wireless internet access. Featured in Washingtonian magazine Feb. 2008, recommended by Frommers, Top ratings on Tripadvisor

    Innkeeper Information

    The innkeepers speak:

    • Norwegian

    • English


    Features

    Type:

    • Bed and Breakfast

    • Historic Inn

    Property Noted For:

    • historic home

    • location in historic Old Town

    • Business travel

    • Honeymoons

    • Peaceful getaway

    • Romantic escape

    Amenities

    Guest Room:

    • Air conditioning

    • Alarm clock

    • Fireplace

    On Site:

    • Library

    Other Amenities:

    • fresh flowers and bedside chocolates

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  • 3 Night Discount

    10/10/2010 - 3/31/2012

    Stay 3 nights and get 15% off the 3rd night (and additional nights).

    Wine Lover's Special

    10/1/2011 - 3/31/2012

    On weekends, enjoy wine and cheese that we serve between 5:30-6:30 for an additional $30 per couple added to your room rate. Must ask for this at least 1 day in advance.

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    Nightly Rate

    $130 - $150

    Policy

    Reservation Policy

    • Check in: 3:00-6:30    Check out: 11:00

    • Deposit amount required: credit card required to book, for cancellation purposes

    • Cancellations: Cancellations for 1 night stays made 8 days or more before will receive a full refund. Cancellations for multi-night stays, multi room bookings, holidays, and event weekends is 14 days out. If you cancel in less than the specified time, you will be charged the full amount for the room, unless it is rebooked. Changes are treated the same as cancellations.

    • Open all year round: Y

    General Policies

    • Smoking allowed: No

    • Guest pets allowed: No

    • Drinking allowed: Yes

    • Drinks available: Y

    • Children allowed: children over 12

    • Suitable for children: No

    • Childcare provided: No

    Discount type

    • extended stays - 3rd night or more, 15% off
      Percent off: 15% Days required: 3

    • midweek stays $10 less than weekends
      Percent off: 0% Days required: 0

  • Breakfast

    • Type: Full

    • Time Served: 8:30-10:00

    • Serving location: Dining Room

    Complimentary Perks

    • Non-alcoholic Beverages

    Signature Dish

    Almond amaretto french toast
    Thick french toast flavored with amaretto and orange juice and crusted with sliced almonds.

    Special meal options

    Additional food services

    • light snacks, soft drinks, tea

    Recipes

    Breakfast-Brunch

    Almond Amaretto French Toast
    Serves: 10
    Prep time: 10 minutes

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  • Location Type

    • in historc district

    • Downtown

    • Small town

    City

    • Directions to property:
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    Airport

    • Washington DC, DC (IAD-Dulles) 50 miles

    Area Attractions

    • Antique Shopping

    • Art Galleries

    • Gourmet/Fine Dining

    • Historical interests

    • Live Music

    • Movie Theater

    • Museum

    • National/State parks

    • Nature area

    • River

    • Winery

    • Golfing

    • Hiking trails

    • Horseback riding

    • 5 public golf courses

    • Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

    • civil war battlefields and sites

    • hiking/fishing nearby

    • Old Town shops, restaurants, galleries

    • theatre and concerts

    • Shopping

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    Wonderful weekend

    About the reviewer

    • Between 26-35 years old

    • Almost never stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in moderate lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway

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    Classy, well-run B&B. Great restored historic home with wonderful amenities. Very friendly owners, knowledgeable of local food & attractions.

    Wonderful Experience

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • First time staying at a B&B

    • Typically stays in moderate lodging

    • Was travelling for an event

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    This was our first experience with a B&B so we were going on recommendations from others. The inn was as promised on the website while the service was exceptional. The breakfast times were adjusted to meet our schedule and the meals were superb. We hope to return next year.

    Great Place

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Typically stays in moderate lodging

    • Was travelling on vacation

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    We had a very pleasant stay. We had the Study which was warm and relaxing. We found out about a unique tree that has interesting fruit that the squires love and it looks like brains. The town is nice place to take walks and the people are very friendly. The Inn is some place that I would recommend and would stay there again if I that way again. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay there.

    Innkeeper Response
    yes, we have a beautiful 200-year-old Osage Orange tree in the Inn yard, and everyone is fascinated by it. The fruits are called hedge apples and kids call them "monkey brains". Our guests love to relax in the yard or on the garden terrace spring through fall.

    - Jeannie Faith (innkeeper)

    Wonderful time, OT Winchester is very charming and the Inn was very nice.

    About the reviewer

    • Between 36-45 years old

    • Frequently stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway

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    Stayed at the Inn several weekends ago, beautiful house, could use some TLC, proprietors were very nice and presented us with a wonderful breakfast the next day, breakfast hours could be extended, currently 8:30 to 9:30. Room was beautiful with period furniture and a lovely private balcony, large enough to have several guests over for wine. We utilized the fire place, which was a lovely source of heat and romance, however, after 2 hours of having a fire without incident, the room, and the whole upstairs area of the house filled with smoke, soliciting guests out of their rooms at 1:15 AM, the entire Winchester FD showed up, WOW, what an exciting evening, finally was able to jump into bed at approx. 2:40 AM. Big shock was that upon checkout we were charged the full amount for the room, no discount offered, no offer of a discounted rate for future visits, etc. Given the fact that we did NOTHING to initiate the smoke, turned out to be the heavy winds, you would have thought that Top Notch Customer Service would include a discount on checkout or a discounted future stay, oh well, will most likely not visit this location again, entirely because of this customer service flaw.

    Innkeeper Response
    We appreciate very much the positive comments about the Inn, and we're sorry that these guests were not completely satisfied. Excessively high winds caused a back draft to occur in the chimney, which then caused a lot of smoke to pour into the room and upstairs hallway. This set off the fire alarm, which are connected to the fire department. After the initial chaos and noise the fireman arrived within minutes and the alarms were silenced. 4 firemen came into the house, while the rest checked the chimney from the outside. This couple had gone into the sunroom, so we took their glasses of wine into them, and they seemed to be taking it in stride. We then offered to move them to another room, where they would not have had the smoke smell and they could unwind in private and relax, or go to bed. They turned down this offer. The 4 firemen who did the clean up were courteous and made minimal disturbance, and the other couple staying with us told us the next morning that they were able to go back to sleep once the alarms were turned off. This incident was very distressing to us, because we strive to make our guests as comfortable as possible, but we felt offering this couple another room would have minimized their discomfort. We also did tell them to come to breakfast the next day as late as they wanted to. We hope future guests will understand that when something is in our control, or if we are negligent in any way, we certainly offer compensation to our guests. For the past 7 years we have built our business on providing superior customer service and attention, which the following reviews attest to (as well as the reviews on Tripadvisor)

    - jeannie faith (innkeeper)

    For the discriminating traveler...

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Frequently stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling to visit family

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    A truly wonderful B&B. The hospitality was exceptional. Really wished we could have stayed longer. Close to all amenities. B&Z - Rockport, Maine

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