THE MARTHA WASHINGTON HOTEL

Step back into history with this classy, well-maintained hotel with LOTS of amenities. The Martha Washington Inn is a gem. Situated centrally in the lovely old town of Abingdon, VA, with lots of things to do. We enjoyed walki with rockingng around, amazed at the architecture as well as the cute shops and the delicious restaurants. We had dinner at The Tavern the first night. It was originally the towns overnight inn and tavern for stagecoach travellers. Having many other "lives", it serves a fabau;ous restaurant now. I had the fresh North Carolina trout. Breakfast next day was at the Martha, where we stayed for 3 nights. What a joy and great find this is! Reasonably priced and includes a wonderful, healthy and hearty breakfast, and a free cordial of port after dinner on the front porch with wicker rocking chairs and sofas. Second night we ate dinner at the Inn and used our $25 off coupon towards our meal!! Can you believe that? The indoor pool has a retrablel sunroof and unique designed two-layered hot tub with falls from the top level to the lower one. We highly recommend this Inn for all 4 seasons. We were here from Richmond for grandson's Little League tournament!

The grand lady has fallen. Having stayed at the Martha several times in years past, I had fond memories of the hotel. Alas, they seem to have changed a lot and not in a good way. Breakfast was formerly a fabulous affair, ordering from a menu and the number one item was the world famous cheese grits. No more. Now it’s this is what we have. Take it or leave it. The room was hot. Staying in the 300 suite, the most expensive suite, the thermostat would only turn to 68 but the room temp never got below 73 and during the night would go up to 75. As a fan of cold sleeping, this was concerning. I did bring it to management’s attention, and they seemed to be concerned but nothing could be done. It was June. It was 90 outside. It’s an old hotel. I understand all that. I just believe their system needs a major update. Supper at Sisters. The website and literature advised that the dress code was business casual. Not t shirt and gym shorts. Which were abundant. Either enforce it or do away with it. Again, it’s not the fabulous hotel of yore. Interior is a bit dingy and shabby. Minor compared to the rest. The bell men were efficient and helpful. Rachel at Sisters was an excellent server. The shower has issues with water only coming out of the handheld wand and not the shower head. A small thing. But still… Sadly, unless a major overhaul is done, we will not return.

Historically significant Hotel/Inn I believe this was my 7th stay at the M Washington. I really love the place, location and staff. However, I have to give it a very “weak” five star for this visit. I didn’t get my requested room ( reservation made in early Feb.) said the bathroom floor was getting repaired. The steam rooms were being replaced and the putt putt course was closed due to scaffolding for work on windows and some quaint outdoor hallways were also closed due some sort of water issue/repair. That said the pool, hot tub, and courts were all open. The staff were great. Hopefully, they will get the construction completed ASAP.

Beautiful historic hotel and a jewel of a town The property is stunning and dates back from the 1700’s. There are reports of hauntings there which makes the trip extra fun. A wonderful employee Anthony who man’s the desk overnight gave my sister and me an after hours tour of the spectacular ball room and filled us in on interesting history of the house. The pool is also amazing here.

The Martha Inn Christmas could do better in communicating requests We have stayed at the Martha for many years and have always loved the character of the historic property, the service, and the Food and Beverage. This is our sixth visit over the years. We made reservations before Christmas this year and reserved two nights for the 24th and 25th, 2023. We also made reservations for The Sister's Dining Room for Christmas Eve on the 24th at 8:00 PM and confirmed with the guest services. We arrived and checked in to room #402 and were disappointed with the lack of light throughout the room, no headboards on the queen-size bed, the Shower drained very slowly, and the heating had no temperature control. We also had to take two flights of stairs to our room; we were not asked if we had to take stairs. I asked if we could review other rooms and was told no other rooms were available. (I found out later that other rooms were available as the occupancy was 35 %. The front desk at our arrival was not helpful. ) We arrived at Sisters for our 8:00 PM Dinner reservations, and they had no reservations for our 8:00 PM Arrival. Fortunately, the Hostess was able to make room for us, and we had a delightful dinner with a fabulous server named Sarah; she was exceptional, and our menu items, Prime Rib, and Braised Short Ribs, were Fabulous; this was the highlight of our stay, compliments to the Chef. The rest of our stay was excellent. Breakfast for both days was excellent, and Karen, our server, was delightful, courteous, and very service-oriented. We will continue to revisit The Marthaust wish we had a choice of another room for our stay.