Dowds Country Inn

At first glance very cute and lovely dogs and people greeted us at check/in. Our room was in the “attic” lots of stairs. Cute room. Bathroom had no hot water and the water pressure continued to dwindle until none came out of the shower. Unfortunately there wasn’t anyone at the desk in the morning for us to speak to and we were down there through our breakfast. Breakfast was good.

I stayed at the Dowd’s Country Inn for one night in early October 2023. At check-in I told the lady at the front desk I had the Presidential Suite which I reserved 8 MONTHS prior in Feb. 2023 with an e-mail confirmation. She gave us our key and we went to our room and we thought this didn’t look like the photos on the website. I looked at the wooden block attached to the key and it said Pike’s Suite and not Presidential Suite. I walked back to the front desk and told her she gave us the wrong room. She said her system shows my reservation in Pike’s Suite. I showed her my printout from 8 months ago and she told me she didn’t know what happened in her system. I said not a problem, just give me the key to the Presidential Suite. She told me people just checked in after me that also somehow booked the Presidential Suite and since they “had 2 kids”, I was out of luck. She asked if I wanted to change rooms to another suite that just had a king bed instead of a queen bed. I told her that was OK, we can keep the room we had if the only thing different was a bigger bed. She told me that she would have the owner contact me in the morning. The next morning, I asked a different lady at the front desk if the owner was around and explained my situation. She very rudely told me “that's not our problem that's Expedia's problem”. I told her I didn't book through Expedia and booked directly with the B&B. She told me she couldn't help me. We checked out and I e-mail the owner the next day. A week went by and I finally received a reply telling me that I was offered a bigger room and I turned it down. I said no, that wasn't true. The lady behind the desk told me it was the only thing different was a king bed. All I said was just refund me the difference between the Presidential Suite and the Pikes Peak room that I actually stated. It's been over two weeks now and I'm getting no response. Very bad customer service. I would not recommend staying here. I've never had this happened to me in over 30 years of traveling.

This is a lovely B&B very nice staff. Lyme is a very quiet, tiny town, but 2 good restaurants.

We were so impressed by the Dowd’s Country Inn! The staff were incredibly welcoming and friendly from the minute we walked in. The property is also beautiful, with clearly historic details that have been very well maintained. Our room was lovely and comfortable, though my only qualms were low water pressure and the bed was a bit firm for my liking. Possibly the highlight was the amazing breakfast, included in your stay. They make your breakfast to order and have several options. I got pancakes and my fiancé had an omelet; both were absolutely delicious.

This was my first Inn experience. The stay was nice. The inn lovely. The town was quiet and cute. My favorite part of the Inn was the dining room. It looked out over the garden area. There was a stove with a fire lit at breakfast time. A very cozy feeling. The breakfast of French toast was excellent. The coffee perfect. The property was lovely. The stairs could be a problem for some people, the up and down could be difficult. Some squishy pillows for the beds would be nice addition. The general store next to the inn had a lot of home baked goods and sandwiches available in the morning. In all enjoyable stay.

Decent size room. No TV in room. Breakfast closes early.

We’ve been coming here for 5 years. We love it!

We loved the breakfast

Yes ..Dowds Inn is a historic Building. And I get the books instead of TV thing. That aside. . The basics of hospitality were horrible. The Marshland Room obviously had a water leak. The shower was literally not even 3ft×3ft. The water smelled sooo bad.rusty and acidic. .I had to get out. I passed on a shower second night. The stairs to SECOND and THIRD story rooms are old..steep..and lose handrail. NOT FOR SENIORS. Ask before you book. When I inquired about downstairs room..VERY rude answer. There is no TV Microwave..refrigerator..or ice. No luggage rack. Sorry friends. The room was tiny .maybe for 1 person. I am resilient and flexible...well traveled. No excuse for this nightmare. PS breakfast was delicious.

Great ambiance! Very quaint and great breakfast!