Belvedere Country Inn — Hotel in Town of Stamford

The Belvedere - though it may have been--in 1967, in the throes of renovations, upgrades, etc.--HARDLY offers hospitality, ambiance and that “welcome home again” friendship and camaraderie of a by gone era. In 2012, the website is quite misleading--starting with the fact that there is NO restaurant--it was closed years ago due to lack of customers. I can completely understand that there are no customers because the Innkeepers are rude and hostile! When I called to make the reservation, I was asked why we were coming to Stamford and when I mentioned that we will be visiting our boys at a nearby camp, as soon as the woman realized it was a Jewish camp, her attitude and tone completely changed. Nevertheless, when we arrived and entered the lobby (a "balmy" 86 degrees, as suggested on my iPhone), she couldn't figure out who we were--despite her notes right in front of her.. When I asked if there was air conditioning in the rooms, she became indignant and insisted "it gets cool at night" (mind you--it was 90 degrees outside and it was already past 10:00pm. When I told her I was surprised that this was never mentioned, she said this is because it is a "Country Inn". I politely mentioned that their website is misleading--indicating there is a restaurant with "dishes to die for", as well as no indication of the lack of air conditioning. At that point, she told me they don't manage the website and if we didn't like it we should leave. Dumbfounded, my husband said "excuse me?". The woman called her husband to the desk and he said in the rudest possible way--"GO HOME...GO POUND SALT!" ...

Was nice to get pretty good Mexican Tacos ~ especially since my dinner partner is Mexican! Our only fault on the food was that the Taco shells were cold, would have upped them to 5 star had the shells just been heated. I'm sure we'll go back.

Dining 'out', we did expect to have a server come to our table to take our order, not be told to come up to the bar to place our order. The same when the check was ready ~ not expecting, nor wanting, to have to go up to the bartender to find the check. My dinner date, a True "Gentleman" noted his disdain with that.

When out "for dinner" ~ It is not Just fir the Food! The Service is a Huge part of a dining...

This is a quirky and interesting hotel. The owners are definitely security minded-front door is kept locked, access door to each floor of rooms is locked, and of course each individual room is locked. Lots of antiques and old paintings. The dining room had many tables set, ready for patrons, but curiously no dining service is offered. Looks like they wanted to preserve the prosperous look and feel of a period some 75 years ago. Overall it was an interesting stay and price was reasonable. If AC or modern accommodations are important to you, best...