I have stayed at Piety Hills many times over the years and prefer it to any other location in the Grass Valley - Nevada City area. It is very quiet, very beautiful & oh so comfortable. I love The White Birch & I love the option of having a gourmet breakfast delivered to my door. If you listen carefully, the whispers of the wind will take you back to the original Travel Lodge of the 1940's or 1950's, perhaps earlier. The Inn keepers are most delightful & accommodating. This is a "MUST STAY" place.

Run down, outdated, un-relaxing. Sign in the bathroom (right next to your face when you look in the mirror) that says you'll be charged $5 per towel ($10 for the big towel) if you stain it with make-up AND to not flush prophylactics. TACKY. Service trucks left engines running outside our room at 5am (yes, 5am); worker men were cleaning our gutters while we were in our room. There are so many other cute places right in the downtown area, like the National that looked much more inviting. Would not stay here again. EVER.

The room is very charming and comfortable like I saw in the picture on website.
The owners are very friendly and helpful that when we were looking for a restaurant for the dinner, they gave us information about the discount website and also gave us a discount coupon !! We were able to save $25 for the dinner from that coupon !!!
They are just so nice and kind... What you're gonna be amazed about this cute cottage is that, the breakfast delivered to your room is so delicious. Everything is handmade, fresh.. especially, fresh handmade jams are so mouth watering !! You just need to try this breakfast !! We had just a great experience & services with Piety Hill Inn (Cottages) !!

After reading some of the comments on tripadvisor we were looking forward to our stay at Piety Hill. We were aware that it's not a modern, perfectly constructed place - we like places with character.

However we were disappointed from the moment we arrived. The greeting felt like a lecture from a drill sergeant, a laundry list of what we'd have to pay for if we violated the rules - for example if we didn't wash our dishes, use towels properly, etc. There was no sense of welcome or warmth.

The woman at the desk did warn us of "a hole in the wall" made by recent guests but it wasn't like she said "bear with us" and there was no sense of apology which would have gotten us their your side -- basically she said we can't fix it now so too bad - take it or leave it - she new the whole town was sold out for a film fest and that we had no other option.

When we got to the room we found it musty and filled with strong artificial smells, from the strong scent of cleansers in the bathroom to the cloying perfume of a candle in bedroom. The candle's smell was so overpowering we put it in a plastic bag but later we noticed that the room smells musty and stale, maybe that's why the candle is there.

We also found not just the hole in the BR wall but cracks throughout the building. The shower stall is small and cramped and the water flow went from low to almost a trickle. One morning the hot water ran out when my girlfriend was in the shower. And there isn't even a glass covering over the light fixture in the bathroom, just 2 bare bulbs, which is not just unsightly, it may be unsafe.

It's clear that the inn does make an effort to keep the place clean and tidy and the grounds are nice, but the cabin we had, Maple, is run down - the carpet has long-standing stains, etc. I also couldn't get the wifi on my computer - later the manager told me the wifi is available just in the lobby which of course is closed at night when I need to check my mail.

I travel for part of my living and spend about 100 days each year on the road, both in business and leisure hotels and inns. I have a pretty good sense of what one should expect when paying $270 (plus tax) for a 2-night stay and I think what Piety provides doesn't warrant the price tag. Not even close.