Name: Benjamin Prescott Inn
Address: 433 Turnpike Road, Jaffrey, Jaffrey, Jaffrey, NH 03452, United States of America
Rating: 9

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Benjamin Prescott Inn

Jaffrey

We had a nice stay here & loved the Saturday morning breakfast. Yummy waffles & bacon! The inn keeper was friendly & kind, our bed was comfortable, the rooms warm & quiet. We recommend it for a visit to the lovely Monadnock region. 

A delicious stay in Jaffrey

This is a beautiful property with a very homey feel.  The service by the host was incredibly warm and attentive.   He not only wanted to make sure I was satisfied, he took my order for a custom breakfast the night before.

The only downside to the stay was the rooms were and furniture were showing their age a bit.  This is often typical at B&Bs, so just know to expect that for this property.

Beautiful property

This is a lovely character property with quirky charm.  We spent a few days exploring the area during fall color season, which was beautiful.  The manager, Christopher, was very helpful in offering suggestions directions.  He also cooks a great hot breakfast - blueberry waffles - yum!  Thanks for a great stay, Chris!

Quirky character and stupendous service

I booked a room here for my granddaughters wedding , then I read some recent reviews and was a bit concerned, so I didn’t have high expectations. I was very pleasantly surprised when we arrived rather late in a rain storm and this very friendly fellow Chris greeted us immediately. He showed us to our room and we were done for the night. The next morning we came down for breakfast expecting at least coffee, not much else. He served a wonderful meal made to order. He indicated he’d been on the job only 7 weeks and he was loving his new position! Chris was so personable and I feel he will do well as the Inn keeper here.
I would definitely recommend this Inn and I believe you will be very happy and pleased when you visit.

A warm and friendly Inn.

We've been coming to the Benjamin Prescott for the past 20 or so years - usually for a long weekend in late summer or fall. We were a bit distressed last year (2022) to find that the new owner was not on site, as others have noted. But, we were delighted to discover this year that there's a  new innkeeper, Chris, who has taken over with great enthusiasm! Welcome, Chris!

We stayed in our favorite John Adams Suite on the third floor, and everything was great - clean, comfortable and warm on a chilly, rainy weekend. Although I'm too late a riser to have enjoyed it, Chris made my husband pancakes and other breakfast items that he raved about. I appreciated the fully stocked tea area and use of the microwave in the dining room - perfect for heating up my late-night snacks and beverages.

As always, the serene view of Sawyer Farms and the overall peaceful vibes soothed our overstressed selves, and provided the perfect backdrop for trips to Kimball Farm, pumpkin and syrup stands, and the shops of Keene. We wish Chris much luck in revitalizing our favorite NH escape and are already looking forward to next year's trip!   

A welcome surprise at the Benjamin Prescott

I’d stayed here twice before and was delighted.  This time I brought two other couples but was disgusted to find that, not only had the inn been sold, it had been sold to an investor who lives 90 miles away.  Breakfasts are no longer the gourmet delights that Ruth had prepared; they are “continental style,” which means prepackaged waffle “bites,” day-old, cut melons, stale pastries, bread that you get to heat in a disgustingly dirty toaster (like the disgustingly dirty microwave), all offered up by a grumpy, disheveled guy who is clearly cynical about the whole arrangement.  Everything was dusty, the shower curtain was mouldy, and not much is being kept up.  Check-in would’ve been confusing, since there was no one there to greet us, except that I called the owner before arrival to arrange to pay for my friends; that’s when I found out that you now basically check yourself in and have to find your way around.  I was quite embarrassed to have recommended this place to my friends.
No way is the new owner going to get repeat business the way he is running things!  At any rate, he won’t get mine.

Should’ve Read the Reviews

My wife and I had stayed here 5 years ago and enjoyed a wonderful experience and amazing food.  We decided to treat ourselves to the experience again and looked forward to the trip. We were unaware that Jim and Ruth had recently sold the inn. We should have read the reviews and been wary of the pay up front policy.  We arrived Friday night and had to let ourselves in with a code.  There was no one there. Keys were left on a desk to pick up.  The inn was unkempt and cold.  Food was left out in the common area in plastic wrappers with uncovered butter at 5pm. No longer was there a gourmet breakfast, but Hostess coffee cakes, Belgian waffles and a Keurig coffee maker. On the weather board was a report that Christmas day was clear.  It was late January. We called the number that was written over the previous owners and the "gentleman" that answered sounded annoyed and was rude, at one point saying *you're not worth the headace" when we asked for a night's refund for a 2 night stay (did I mention it was pay ahead?) He told us he would refund a night, but as of this writing, not only hasn't refunded us, but actually charged another night.  We are contesting these charges and have gone to the BBB.  We grabbed our bags and left without even staying the night.  Thankfully the Woodbound Inn was more accommodating and they salvaged out weekend.  We, of course, told may people about our experiences with the Benjamin Prescott Inn while enjoying the Woodbound Inn.  The new owners of the Benjamin Prescott Inn have no clue, nor do they care, about running what was once a great bed and breakfast. Sad that a great Inn fell into their hands. 

Huge disappointment. Rude owner

Found this on the internet when looking for a nice place to stay in January. Liked that it was an old inn, that we could get two rooms connected by a sitting room for a reasonable price.  Liked that the described continental breakfast looked fabulous. Counted on an innkeeper who knew the area to guide us to good dinner spots

Reality was a bit different. Check in was an email with a door code. Text if you have a question.  No info as to how to find the actual rooms (outside, in the ell), no one there when we arrived.

We got into our rooms, which were clean and warm, if a little threadbare. Texted the number for dinner advice, got no response.

Google gave us options, and we survived.

Breakfast was disappointing. Typical continental hotel breakfast complete with stale pastries. Our second day we let google guide us to a great local cafe.

Person serving breakfast was pleasant but had little knowledge of the area or the inn.

When we checked out Sunday, the front steps were coated with a layer of ice. I was unable to raise anyone in the innkeeper’s quarters, in fact after I knocked a few times, the music got turned up.

Upon our return home, I emailed requesting a receipt for our stay. It’s been several days, nothing yet. So I have no true idea how reasonable a price it really was.

I personally do not like innkeepers who are too outgoing and chatty, but this was ridiculously not that.

If you are looking for a place with no unnecessary contact, no way to get info, and nothing helpful about it, this is the place for you.

Very hands off B and B

New ownership…patrons beware this is no longer a true bed and breakfast and pretty much an air bnb with no one around and store bought snacks.  The other patrons were equally upset based on prior stays from previous years.

Beware…

We have stayed here in the past and had a wonderful experience.
We arrived for the weekend and immediately noticed that the grounds were not maintained. No one on site. 
The room was cold. No heat. We called and were told someone would come to take care of it. We went to dinner and came back and still no heat. Also no soap or toiletries in the bathroom.
Instead of the amazing chef prepared breakfast we got packaged Belgian waffles and butter that sat out all night. 
Everything else is booked so we are stuck or we go home.
Stay away.

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