The Tidewater Inn♡

Guest review

8.0

Dinner was pleasant.

− No breakfast the day we left.

The property is ideally located, pleasant and comfortable.

9.0

Location, location, location. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Breakfast meals were quite good.

Lovely stay at the Tidewater Inn

10.0

The Tidewater Inn was perfect for our recent family stay. We had the family suite, and it was clean, modern, and well designed. My son LOVED having his own room for a change and having two bathrooms was great. The hotel was also in a great location and made it easy to walk around town and to get dinner and ice cream. The hotel staff was lovely.

Guest review

7.0

Bathroom sliding door did not close fully

Missed Opportunities

4.0

First, the positives. The staff is super friendly. The morning coffee in the lobby was good quality. Also on the plus side was that our room was comfortably arranged, furnishings-wise (we had a roomier King room with a sofa/sitting area). However, here are a few notes about the overall experience, that underpin why we wouldn't stay at the TWI again. 1) It's crazy that in this day and age there was no decent breakfast option for early risers, and/or people who want quality food options. Not all of us want to eat sugared yogurt or carby microwave sandwich options, and even those weren't available in the lobby on Friday morning (with the restaurant not opening until 8 AM). Cheap chain motels often do a better job. 2) While super friendly, as noted above, the staff was unable to tell us where we could walk nearby to get a real weekday breakfast. If in fact there IS no place nearby (meaning walkable, which is why we chose the Tidewater - to be right in town) that is open early (say, 7 AM or so) then it is all the more unacceptable that the hotel doesn't have a way of taking care of its guests who would like a proper breakfast. There was no room service option, either. 3) The bed pillows were too bulky and too firm. We both had neck aches so gave up using pillows at all on the second night. 4) My husband stepped on a previous guest's tuxedo shirt stud in our room, barefoot. Not good, and points to careless vacuuming (there was also a sort of blonde hairball on the carpet). We felt like the TWI wants to be 'upscale', and it's a shame that it misses what in our minds are easy opportunities to stand out and be in a truly better category. It seems like it might be geared more around hosting local weddings, but not really attuned to serving lodging guests with finesse. Someone we met while in Easton mentioned that the rumor is that the Inn is about to be up for sale. If the Inn has been having business difficulties, I can see why that might be. It's too bad, because it's a pretty place and the location is ideal.

Do not stay here!!

2.0

VERY tired old place. Our room was way too hot and humid because the a/c wasn’t working in the room. Had to leave the room door open to get the cool air from the hall. Friends who stayed here the same weekend had a toilet that did not work at all the entire time. Minimal response from management. VERY poor management. Do NOT recommend.