A Sentimental Journey

Stayed one night here. Calling it a B&B is somewhat of a stretch. There are several rooms and a kitchen where you make your own breakfast, mostly cereals, bagels, toast, etc. Our room was quiet (it was at the back of the house) and clean. The period décor is neat. Designated parking in the rear of the property. We only saw the Staff once, when we checked in; you check-in at the ice cream shop on the bottom floor. Staff was really nice. Great location for checking out the town. $150 for a night I thought was rather steep (including taxes).

Positive The rooms are nice - the period charm is nice. Our king sized bed was large and comfortable. There was a nice patio which was nice (despite the "blankety blank" next door neighbor planing wood for two flipping hours - outside - 10 ft from the patio) ample seating in the room and living room on the first floor outside the door. They have a Roku in every room. I watched a movie on Amazon Prime and had zero issues - super fast. However, my guess is the Roku is hardwired into the internet in the building - see below. We had a huge suite which had a kitchen and our own bathroom. It was nice and if you are staying multiple days, you can use "your own" fridge, toaster, microwave and other stuff to make meals. Parking is in the rear of the building which you wouldn't know ahead of time, but there is ample street parking when you arrive. Our suite had a rear entrance - all other renters will need to pull their suitcases around to the front, but its like 50 ft total so.... The not so nice. This is not my idea of a B&B. I've stayed at lots of B&B's - this is not a B&B - its essentially a period hotel or boarding house. 1) In the same building is their ice cream shop. This is where you check in. So if there is a line for ice cream, tough, there is only ever one person around. You are then given a ring of many keys. Why? Because the owner doesn't live on site. If you have an issue, you either walk next door and wait for them to help or call and they will come to the house. I checked in and wasn't given the WiFi password. I had taken my shoes off and didn't want to go outside, around to the Ice Cream parlor, and ask while barefoot. When I checked in, I remembered an interior staircase, so I went upstairs, found the door, and came down. Apparently this was not what I should have done. The owner was NOT happy that I had used that stairs as its "not allowed" for some arbitrary reason - she mumbled something about safety - but the stairs seemed fine to me. Of course I was not told not to use this stairway when I checked in and it is not marked "do not enter" so the owner was apparently rude for no reason. 2) The WiFi is absolute crap. I looked in Trip Advisor and this has been noted in their reviews going back almost 10 years. You'd think they would fix it. I am an engineer who works on computers for a living so it isn't me. If its that Gettysburg's internet sucks, note this on your site or when people check in so they aren't pissed. Half the time I got service that was so slow I could barely do anything and the other half of the time the WiFi service was completely unavailable. I mean you are on a trip - you should be expected to be able to stream a movie or simply check you email or Facebook. I was only checking my email and it ******. Considering they have a Roku in every room I have no idea what the issue is - there were only two other renters in the bldg so it wasn't that. Internet was actually better the next day when everyone was in the building s

Very helpful owners on checking-in - advice on where to go to get the best possible experience. Rooms very 'in character' and cosy. Free for all breakfast in kitchen. Free parking. Good location for restaurants & battlefields.