The Henderson Castle

Interesting history. Beautiful home.

Secret fees not disclosed on hotels.com. Cramped jetted tub. Moldy smell.

The bed was the best part of the room. I enjoyed the Jacuzzi tub in the bathroom. The private hot tub was a great surprise because it wasn't mentioned in the rooms description. We spent 3 hours in the rooftop hot tub overlooking the city. That was amazing. The breakfast that was complimentary was also very good. I loved the ambience and that is the primary reason we stayed there. It was a castle. A beautiful old castle.

Our room had dirty carpeting. The crown molding was pieced together. The cermaic tile around the Jacuzzi tub had dry wall nails holding it in place. You could tell that updates to this room were not done by a professional. The towel rod and toilet paper holder fell off the wall right before we checked out. My boyfriend said they just needed a to be screwed back on. They shouldn't have fallen off to begin with. The upgraded breakfast that I had the first morning was not good for $8.99 plus tax. Also the futon that was in our room was straight out of a college dorm. There are a lot nicer futons that actually look like couches. Thank God that wasn't what we had to sleep on. The quality of the room was not worth the price, however, I don't believe I was paying for the room. It was more about staying in a castle.

The place itself is beautiful. Lots of charm. Beautiful bedrooms. Could not see the rooftop (tried 3 times) because there was a massage session going on and therefore no access to the roof. Grounds are pretty. Staff is nice and welcoming.

The basic breakfast is definitely not worth $24.99. The croissant was bland and not fluffy as it should have been. The fresh fruit salad was tasteless and fruits looked like they had been pre-cut a while ago. Scramble eggs were ok. Accompanying baguette was undercooked. As far as the bedroom was concerned, given the vastness of the room, it would make sense to have 1 or 2 armchairs to seat and relax in. The existing bench is beautiful but stiff and uncomfortable. More decorative that useful. Just adding one or two armchairs would make the room more cozy and inviting. Given the price of the room, I was surprised by the lack of higher end toilet amenities. No soap (except for liquid bodywash). The management should add least a small bar of soap and a shower cap given that the bathroom (very small) only has an overhead Italian style shower.

The staff was kind and the setting was a fun change from my usual chain hotel room.

The bathtub wasn’t clean and there wasn’t a sprayer attachment so I ended up washing my hair in the sink. Breakfast is technically included, but doesn’t start until 8:00 which is really inconvenient for business travel.