Inn At Smith Cove — Hotel in Gilford

Good - as stated great location with a lakeside gazebo and seemed to be clean.||||Cons:|| Not a B&B - Bed but no breakfast - but I knew that when I booked. ||||At check in Bob the owner seemed like he had other more pressing things to attend to rather than us. No interest in what we were doing or planned on doing and no recommendations - only provided recommendations on where to eat supper when we sought him out and asked him. Never saw him or any other staff after we checked in. No recommendations for breakfast - we hit the road looking for a restaurant for breakfast - quite a drive before we stumbled on a little diner.||||Inn is extremely dark with dark period correct wood but very little lighting. Couldn't read in our room due to poor light - one small table lamp with a spiral bulb and a trilight with a single rather than a triple bulb. One night was fine, but with shorter days of fall the darkness of the Inn would become depressing very quickly.||||Our bed was firm, except the mattress sagged in the middle and the bed creaked and groaned. Middle of the night was awoken by the creaking floorboards from someone on the floor above. Bathroom walls between adjacent rooms are thin!!!!||||TV - not sure whether they have cable/sat or whether they just use an antenna. Seemed like the latter - not many shows, majority of channels seemed to be info-mercials|| ||Internet - signal was so weak in our room that it was impossible to...

Quaint, old fashioned, spotless accommodation and property. We stayed in the Emma room which has an en-suite jacuzzi and gas fireplace. Beautiful and well maintained architecture throughout the inn. Due to Covid, no coffee served, but we planned ahead and brought our own small coffee pot. This was a magically relaxing two nights. We enjoyed some time in the living area, playing cards, laughing and just plain decompressing. It was fun trying to piece together the story of the property from the photos on display as well.||||The jacuzzi was amazing! Very hot water was plentiful both there and in the shower, and the water pressure was out of this world! The fireplace was nice but the pilot light kept going out which was a nuisance but not a deal breaker since the room was quite warm (and dry: if visiting in the winter, consider bringing a small humidifier). It would have been nice to have an additional chair available in the room and a small table as well. The mattress was an odd combination of firm yet unsupportive, but we managed for two nights ok...any more may have been a bit of an issue. ||||Overall, we were very pleased and would go back again in a heartbeat. Thank you Bob for being such a gracious host, and Sharon for the...

Let me start with Bill the owner. He is very pleasant and when he says when you come here the place is yours and I won’t bother you, he means it. Even though he is next door, neither he nor his wife gave us the feeling they were watching. He was, very accessible when we had a question or just to exchange pleasantries. Now, the accommodations. We stayed in the former inn and it’s beautiful. Each of the rooms were very clean and spacious and has it’s own bathroom. That proved to be wonderful as we had four families with children. Everything you needed in the kitchen and a separate laundry room, great for those damp towels. One step out the door brings you to a magnificent wrap around porch with lots of chairs. The porch provided sun or shade. A few short steps and you’re at either the private sandy beach or on the covered pavilion. Both with tons of chairs. This place really has it all, dock space for your boat, Great Lake view and tons of parking. Take a look at it and you won’t be...