Penury Hall Bed & Breakfast

«Not your standard B&B.»
Gretchen is a delightful innkeeper. She has a wealth of world experiences and knowledge that makes for great conversation. Having been traveling for two weeks and staying at all B&B’s, we have quite an ability to compare B&B lodgings.
Speaking specifically about the Inn, you stay in the home of the innkeeper, using her living area for your living area. The living area has a very worn look. There is a big, black, well-​loved cat in the living area, so beware, if you happen to be allergic, which is my case. There are tall steps to the second floor, which has the 3 rooms for rent, along with the innkeepers room. Each bedroom is large and nicely decorated and has a private bath, but they are down a narrow hall outside of your room. The bathrooms are nicely remodeled. The carpet down the narrow hallway is very worn, discolored and doesn’t cover the exposed planks of wood leading into the rooms and bathrooms.
Gretchen has a set breakfast menu for each day of the week. This does not allow for substitutions for dietary needs. I am not a heavy breakfast eater, so I like the idea of having a variety of foods to be offered. (toast or bagel, yogurt, hard boiled egg) If you don’t want eat the planned menu, then cereal is the choice.
So depending upon what you are wanting for as a B&B experience, you may enjoy Penury Hall. I think for $ 165/​night it is very overpriced, compared to where we have been staying. The rooms were not tended to during the day. I do not want to discount the joy of visiting with Gretchen, but the cost of the stay is not the value that we expected.
Room Tip: No WiFi in the bedrooms, but it is available in the living room.
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Stayed September 2015, traveled as a couple