KimKoral
28 de julio de 2023
It's hard to write a review about a place that is really wonderful because it comes off as fawning but I'll try anyway. First off ignore any reviews from more than about two year ago since that's a previous owner. After booking we asked if they had a charger for EV's. Yes, it's free, they sent a picture to confirm compatibility and offered to put a cone to save the spot so an non-EV wouldn't block access. On arrival there was a note at the door with instructions how to get in. A nice touch in case we'd forgotten what was in the confirming email. The living room was enormous, the lights were on and our bedroom was clean, well maintained, nicely furnished including two plush reading chairs. All good, but nothing one wouldn't expect in a top notch B&B. It was breakfast the next morning where we began to see what sets the Bayberry apart. There's only one seating. Be there at 9am. But that's because following a starter (to get everyone gathered) they serve each person a made to order breakfast that is just wonderful. Gourmet is an overused term but if someone has posted pictures (I forgot to take any) these are deserving of that description. One other note, unless you ask you'll eat communally. Go for it. Everyone was nice and we met a couple that we plan to keep in touch with. As I said it can sound fawning but everything the owners do is deliberate. They pay close attention what it makes for a wonderful experience and keep working to make it even better. When we made a suggestion and they immediately wanted to know more and were clearly excited about how that might fit into the ideas they already were working on. That's being engaged. As for downsides, they're pretty minor. It's a short walk to the OSF theaters. Normally I'd consider that a plus getting away a bit from downtown but in the July heat (97 degrees) we felt the need to drive. Not a big deal since parking is not a problem but we did kind of silly. The street out front is the main road northbound out of Ashland but it's a residential street (Ashland is very small) with a 25 mph speed limit and there really isn't much traffic to speak of and trucks use I-5 so we didn't have any problems with noise. We've been coming to OSF for nearly three decades. For most of that time we stayed at a very special place but unfortunately the owner retired and has since passed away. I'd say the Bayberry is a worthy successor.
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