Stayed again New Year's Eve (last visit was New Year's Eve 2 years ago)...and we were welcomed back like old friends. Our room this time was on the second floor, so no noise from anyone upstairs. The room had 2 queen beds, was neat and tidy. The only thing I would have wished for was a second arm chair as we are both readers and prefer to sit in a chair rather than flopping on the bed...but that was minor.

New Year Eve dinner was wonderful. There was a special wine list for the event, prices were reasonable. Food was excellent, especially when you consider serving a large number of people all around the same time.

We were there on the New Year's package, and the only oddity came when we were presented the bill. First, we were presented a bill for the dinner, which we should not have been since we were there on a package. When that was rectified, we paid cash for the wine, and for the gratuity (since gratuity was not covered under the package price). On checking out the next morning, the bottle of wine had been charged to the room. Guess the server thought that we were HUGE tippers....but when we explained that we had paid cash for the wine (along with the gratuity), they cheerfully removed it from the bill. And wished us a speedy return,

Breakfast was plentiful. The pumpkin bread is wonderful. All in all, we had nothing to complain about.

We were a last minute check-in with no reservations. They went out of their way to get us coffee, hot chocolate, and some of their famous pumpkin bread. The rooms, and buildings fir the rooms were a bit dated, but clean. The front desk and restaurant were quite nice. Worth the stop for the friendliness!

I have stayed here a number of times in the past and this is the first time I had a negative stay. It seems to me that the Putney has suffered from a lack of diligent and thorough maintenance, which is a shame since this is one of only a few hotels in the area that accepts dogs. I was disappointed by the scummy bathtub, dirty bathroom floors, and the yellow toilet. But the kicker for me was the unknown crust - poss a granola bar-- that I discovered embedded in the bed linens the next morning. Id stay here only if desperate and with a dog. Otherwise I wud avoid this dumpy place until they hire a new housekeeping staff!

I unfortunately don't have too many positive things to say about this establishment, other than the young woman at the front desk who checked us in and out. She went out of her way to make sure we had everything we needed, made comfortable small talk with our kids, and genuinely cared about our stay. Her name was Ashleigh (I hope I've spelled that right if you get a chance to read this!) and although the owner very rudely hijacked the conversation a few times, (I noticed that the owner is not very pleasant to any of her staff) she was always gracious I truly appreciate how exceptional Ashleigh was to us. The rooms were completely out dated and dingy, the guests in front of us before we checked in even complained that there was no lock on the sliding glass door. (scary!)