Winstead Inn — Hotel in Harwich

||||||just now|New|Although we had a pleasant stay at Winstead, sadly there were just too many issues we weren't happy with. Unfortunately, we had pre booked the hotel for eight nights at a cost of $608-$658 per night, so we couldn't leave early.|The house is nice, old and full of character, there is a pool, and a beautiful garden. The Inn has their own beach, a short drive away, (not walkable). There is parking at the Inn but you need to check with the front desk about parking at the beach.||Unfortunately, the room we had (chart room) had no tea or coffee making facilities and when we requested some, it took another four days to receive a kettle. There was hot water in the dining room, but it wasn't boiling. A suggestion was made to microwave it..|Our room had a lovely claw foot bath but on further inspection, paint was peeling off the inside of it making it unsafe to use. No bathrobes or shower gel available (just bars of soap).||The breakfast was a very poor affair. There was no hot option except boiled eggs that sat on the buffet bar. There is no commercial kitchen so no cooking at all. We discovered that some mornings they buy in a quiche, and that's first come first serve. Available options included: a tiny bowl of fruit, some orange or cranberry cordial, generic sugary cereals, a bagel or English muffin , some chocolate muffins made from a packet, warm tea and coffee.|If a hotel prices itself at such a high price point, I would expect a good breakfast, as we experienced in other places in Cape Cod.|This was a most disappointing experience for us and at a cost of $6,130 for eight nights we would have expected better. We did chat with Doug, but the response was general indifference. Maybe it's because the hotel is up for sale.||We move on to a wonderful B&B in Chatham which was one of the best places we have ever stayed on our travels...

Although we had a pleasant stay at Winstead, sadly there were just too many issues we weren't happy with. Unfortunately, we had pre booked the hotel for eight nights at a cost of $608-$658 per night, so we couldn't leave early. The house is nice, old and full of character, there is a pool, and a beautiful garden. The Inn has their own beach, a short drive away, (not walkable). There is parking at the Inn but you need to check with the front desk about parking at the beach.

Unfortunately, the room we had (chart room) had no tea or coffee making facilities and when we requested some, it took another four days to receive a kettle. There was hot water in the dining room, but it wasn't boiling. A suggestion was made to microwave it.. Our room had a lovely claw foot bath but on further inspection, paint was peeling off the inside of it making it unsafe to use. No bathrobes or shower gel available (just bars of soap).

The breakfast was a very poor affair. There was no hot option except boiled eggs that sat on the buffet bar. There is no commercial kitchen so no cooking at all. We discovered that some mornings they buy in a quiche, and that's first come first serve. Available options included: a tiny bowl of fruit, some orange or cranberry cordial, generic sugary cereals, a bagel or English muffin , some chocolate muffins made from a packet, warm tea and coffee. If a hotel prices itself at such a high price point, I would expect a good breakfast, as we experienced in other places in Cape Cod. This was a most disappointing experience for us and at a cost of $6,130 for eight nights we would have expected better. We did chat with Doug, but the response was general indifference. Maybe it's because the hotel is up for sale.

We move on to a wonderful B&B in Chatham which was one of the best places we have ever stayed on our travels...

I usually don't leave reviews but thought I needed to for my stay here.||I paid over 1100.00 dollars for a two night stay in a room that had a bed that should have been thrown out years ago. It was so bad I though of sleeping on the floor. My girlfriend sat in the chair most of the night because of how bad. it was. It sunk in the middle and squeaked so bad every time you moved it was terrible. We both woke up with backaches. I was up and sitting on the front porch at 5 in the morning because my back hurt so much. The next morning I checked the reviews and came across a few that referenced the same thing. I told the management quite a few times during the day about it and they reassured me it would be taken care of. They did nothing. That coupled with a continental breakfast that was lacking to say the least. The television in the room was something you would expect at a Motel 6 and the shower stall was a small fiberglass unit. Not something you would expect from a so called resort. My parking spot was basically on the street The outside is beautiful as is the interior. But the bed being so bad and them not caring at all made me leave this review. Not worth the money...