My wife and I stayed at the Parker House Inn for one night on our recent leaf peeping tour of New England and had a really good time.
OK the owner (Adam) is English and a big music and football fan so I might be biased but overall we couldn't fault the level of service and quality of the Inn, we also met his lovely wife and children so it's a real family concern - and all the better for it.
Room was huge with a great double bed, very old fashioned but it suited the building, no TV but no problem for us, think shabby chic and you get the picture. The bar and dining room is very French as is his wife and this is reflected in the food as well as the decor. We had actually already booked to eat in the Simon Pearce restaurant which is next door but I must admit once I had seen it, it looked a bit pretentious and clinical, I therefore cancelled and we ate at the Parker House and I'm so glad we did.
I can't understand the reviewer who made the sarky comments regarding English food - I get the impression they were trying to imply English food was always bad, but to me English food is like American food, when it's good it's excellent and when it's bad it's awful - thankfully the Parker House fits into French Bistro/English gastropub cuisine - I had one of the best racks of lamb I've ever tasted at the Parker House and coming from near Wales which has the best lamb in the world, that is quite a statement.
Adam's hospitality also ran to introducing me to Gosling's dark rum - I polished off half a bottle as we sat in the bar discussing English football and music, so OK perhaps I am biased but what the hell, us Limeys have got to stick together.
Enjoy your stay - we certainly did.
