Dowds Country Inn

Unfortunately the Tavern eatery was closed so the only food available was at Stella’s Italian Restaurant next door. Stella’s was delicious and expensive. All in all, it’s a fine place to stay. Colonial & cozy.

Loved the environment and the quaintness of the Inn. Beautifully maintained and welcoming!

The Marshland looks like it had a leak. The room smelt of mold. We are in out late 60's. The stairs were difficult. When my wife asked for another room she was teated very rudely. There was very noisy wedding reception with people everywhere. No place to relax. Not worth the money.

The Inn was cute and comfortable. The breakfast was amazing! Two doors down was Stella's Italian Restaurant with great food and an incredible bakery, so very convenient to the Inn! The town closes up early, so be prepared.

Nice area

The property is lovely and the staff very attentive. I will recommend this Inn to anyone planning to go to the New Hampshire area. I hope that the Inn Keepers will be able to find the staff to open their Tavern again. We missed being able to eat there.

The limited staff were very friendly. Breakfasts were quite nice for a B and B. Lyme is a prototypical country town and near alot of great areas for exploring.

The Dowd’s Inn is a lovely, quintessential B&B in the heart of beautiful, quaint Lyme, NH. Our party of three were looking forward to our mini reunion, and were excited to have found “room at the Inn”. Unfortunately, our stay was not without mishaps. We arrived at our 3rd floor room to discover that it was 84º. The AC had not been turned on for our arrival. When it seemed to take forever to cool down, we realized the AC filter was completely clogged, which we had to clean. We also discovered that the third bed had not been made up, per our request when asked on the online reservation form. When we checked the room for extra sheets, we did not find any, but we did find a drawer full of empty candy wrappers and someone else’s clothes. Obviously the room had not been cleaned properly, including dirty rugs and hair in the bathroom. When we attempted to take a shower, we could not get any hot water. We eventually got hot water in the clawfoot bathtub, but there was no stopper for the drain. Twice we left the “DO NOT DISTURB” sign on our door and, both times, someone entered our room without our permission (once to “clean”, and once to “install” the drain stopper, which was nothing more than a rubber stopper on a chain not attached to anything.) We rarely saw someone at the front desk. We heard over and over again, "we're short staffed." The poor woman serving breakfast (she was sweet, and breakfast was good) was simultaneously trying to answer the phone and check people in and out. In fact, the only time we saw the innkeepers was to deliver our missing linens at 10 pm, and to transport an AT hiker. It’s only right to contact the innkeeper directly to voice our concerns, which we did. Twice. Zero reply. As a result, and very unfortunately, we have resorted to social media so others are forewarned. Our mishaps were numerous, and a good innkeeper would address them immediately. An innkeeper who does not respond to paying guests is unacceptable.

better than typical motels，but do not expect more…..

Charming old country inn with wonderful welcoming staff and tasty breakfast.