Brandywine River Hotel

The toilet was clean and location

I have many more photos but am limited to amount that can be uploaded. I am honestly disappointed in myself. I should have investigated this hotel more before spending over $500. As home renovators- we can honestly say this place is an embarrassment. I booked this stay for my husband's 40th birthday. We have 3 small children and it has been almost 9 years since we had a solo get away. I booked room 227- the king bed/ fireplace/ jacuzzi room. It was going to be a wonderful weekend....until we arrived. The photos have to AI or severely photo shopped. They are NOT true to life. BEWARE!!!! This hotel is giving cheap landlord repairs, thin paint, 3rd world hospitality and "This Will Do- Jerry Rigged!" There is a general feeling and ambiance of a run down section 8 apartment building. Shoddy carpentry and thrown together rooms are NOT what you see in the images they display when you book your reservation. - almost no parking availability after 7 p.m. and the parking area is very difficult to maneuver due to small size. - hotel cleaning staff were hanging out the lower basement entrance in sleepwear (at 7 p.m.) - one of our biggest issues was the intense smell of someone cooking food with in the hotel walls. The halls and rooms smelled terrible. The smell of garlic, onions, cilantro, canola oil and cod fish was so strong each afternoon and into the evening hours we had to open the windows the little we could. The smell permeated our clothing when going out of the hotel. - it is overwhelming obvious that some of the staff /housekeeping are living or staying within the hotels lower rooms. - dingy lighting in the halls, paint splatter on all the carpets. - light fixtures hanging loosely off the walls down the hallways and not well lit. - the walls and doors are so thin you have zero privacy and hear everything in the halls and other guest rooms including being woken up early by other guests and staff at 5 a.m.

Nice location

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Location, restaurants and shops walkable, on site breabfast.

No air conditioning, but the weather cooperated.

The breakfast room was beautiful! The selection was nice as far as variety, altho I thought the quality of the baked goods below par. Loved having the HB eggs. Very good tea selection! I MISSED having a person at the front desk to greet me and give me a sense of hospitality during my stay. 1 exception was my arrival night, and 1 other brief moment when someone was there. For the most part, it was vacant. I couldn't locate a human for any need/question/sense of the area. Clearly the BR Hotel is remotely managed-it felt lacking in the hospitality arena!

The quality of the baked goods. Seemed cheap and unremarkable. See above.

Scenic property close to very good restaurants.

Lots of breakfast options

extra blanket on the bed would have been nice