A not so pet friendly B&B in a beautiful country setting. Your granny's B&B.
The web sit makes no mention of the restrictions that will be inflicted when you arrive at your little piece of paradise in the country with your pet. So buyer beware.
A beautiful setting? True. Pet friendly? Kind of, but not really. You sign a waiver stating you won't allow your pet on ANY furniture, bedding or leave your pet in your room AT ALL, ever, not even crated. Had we known this we would not have bothered with making the trip which was out of our way, a bit more expensive and... well, you'll get the rest of the story below.
So the owner informs us we can LOCK OUR PET IN THE CAR while we go in to Lexington to eat a lovely dinner at many of the fine restaurants there. Really???? Who does that? Or of course, we can load back up in the car and again she mentions we can lock our pet in the car while we go get food or go to Wal-Mart or whatever, the main point being, we cannot leave our dog at the inn for ANY REASON, in her kennel, in our room, for even 1/2 hour or 5 minutes apparently. So pet-friendly is a joke or has been ruined by some previous guests with barking dogs that have been left unattended for hours.
We were also told at check-in our pet was welcome anywhere OUTSIDE, but not inside (except our room on the floor, no furniture), and that we would have to eat out on the patio or again lock our dog in the car. How is this "pet friendly?" So we had breakfast outside on the patio with our dog. This was okay because the weather was decent, but I can't imagine if it had been chilly, damp or pouring rain (as it had been shortly before we arrived the afternoon before). What then? No breakfast? Or just more "dog prison" talk from the owner?
Having stayed at Bed and Breakfast Inn's all over the country and many in Europe, I can say Fox Hill's owners were friendly, breakfast was good, the room was "nice." They did bring our dog a treat at breakfast, but with all of the other restrictions and comments about locking her in the car (made more than once), this is not a "pet friendly B&B." We would not have stayed here had we known this. It was a bit out of the way, had a beautiful view and could have been special, but with the insensitive comments about locking the dog in the car over and over, it was NOT SPECIAL.
Room: 3/5, typical B&B room. Bed was comfy. AC cut off at night so room was stuffy. Outside door was nice allowing privacy. Small bathtub was irritating, did not fit a normal-size adult.
* Decor almost came across as grandma stuffy and prissy complete with coasters (coasters, coasters everywhere!!) It felt like you were not supposed to actually be comfortable in the room. Just look at how gorgeous it is, but don't use it or be comfy.
*Outdated TV (we didn't use it but noticed it).
*Has a bit of a 1980's-1990's feel, not modern.
*Decor of rooms seems prissy and precious while rooms actually look like log cabin and western dude ranch. Confusing.
*NOTHING about the bedding, decor or any other part of the stay made this a special or remarkable B&B.
Breakfast/Foodt: 3/5, good, but again not remarkable. Nothing that sent me over the moon or made me want to ask for a recipe.
*We were not welcomed with a drink upon arrival (it all felt a bit rushed), water, anything.
* Brownie bites left in the room on a dish with saran wrap were ok, but again not special enough to want a recipe.
* Granny McGranGran coasters everywhere!! YIKES! Felt more like a stuffy museum than a comfy B&B where I could relax. A bit too precious.
*As Ryan (previous reviewer said): No coffee until 8. No breakfast until 8:30. Seems this is about the owner's convenience, not the guests.
Location: 3/5, lovely, scenic, but out of the way. Considerably OFF the beaten path. We went here due to the "pet friendly" recommendation only to feel duped. The grounds are gorgeous. The house on the hill behind this one looks lovely and MORE relaxing. The paths through the pastures were nice though.
Fox Hill B&B is nice, but way down on my list of B&B's. Even without the pet issues. It ranks in the lower end out of all the B&B's I've stayed in. Not remarkable in any way. Would not return. read more