The Fearrington House Inn

An amazing place to visit! Elegant and beautiful. The staff are very accommodating and the room was spotless and decorated beautifully! Love the heated floors in the bathroom and the heated towel rack! A relaxing visit.

We returned to the Fearrington House with fond memories from a stay 5 years ago. A deluxe room was selected, and all was ready when we arrived. The room location was great on the main level and close to all amenities. Once inside our memories were shattered as all was very dull and needed to be updated. It was very cheaply furnished for an Inn of that reputation and a price of nearly $600. with taxes. The worst was the bathroom equipped with small add on pieces to hold personal items with an area for the commode that was only wide enough to sit down on a very low commode with a loose seat. A scatter rug with no rubber backing was on the floor and easily moved around. My husbands shower was only moderately warm. The dinner at the Inn dining room was very good and should be for $375., took 3 hours, and dress rules were less than dress casual with a hoodie on one quest and a golf shirt on another. The restaurant was quite cold so I got the extra blanket from the closet . When it was opened there was a long black hair on it from a prior guest with was quite nasty in my opinion. I reported it in the AM and was told they were sorry. Breakfast was included in the room and served in the Inn dining area which was a lovely space with sunny windows. Wait staff was very pleasant and attending. The guest next to us ordered eggs Benedict which is also my choice. He returned his as overdone just as mine came very under cooked. Biscuits and muffins were dry. The grounds of the Fearrington House were very pretty with lovely gardens, and the shops were well stocked. The hit for entertainment was an outside music event with wine and pizza available. Unfortunately they ran out of pizza BEFORE all were served. It was an expensive get away and far less than had been the experience in the past! Two waters, NO apples and a small bag of chips for 2 guests in the welcome bag!

The gardens as always are beautiful and are such a wonderful setting for The Inn. The Inn definitely is in need of updating decor wise …..we were in a Superior Suite which had a bare minimum welcome in the suite ( bottled water and one bag of chips..) and the bathroom had bare necessities….. Room was cold 66F , heated floor not turned on in the bathroom. We only had breakfast in the restaurant. Cooked breakfast was not good. Overcooked eggs barely any hollandaise, inexperienced servers, flower arrangements wilted, dirty windows in restaurant area. Not up to Relais Chateaux standards. Shops closed Monday and Tuesdays. Disappointing really.

Elegance and gourmet dining with wonderful staff. Rooms are very comfortable and quiet with quality bedding. Common rooms are lovely and enjoyable. Gardens around and in the property were a delight even in winter. The dining is exemplary for both taste and service.

Had a wonderful birthday getaway at the Fearrington Inn. The property and all the amenities were top notch. I also enjoyed spa treatments and a yummy afternoon tea as well as visiting with the Belted cows and goats. I highly recommend this property.

I suppose it's all about the restaurant here, and that is how they are able to maintain their Relais and Chateau status AND how they can get away with overcharging for rooms. We had probably one of the nicest rooms - a suite with fireplace. A mid-week rate in January was $600 with tax. It was in dire need of an update. ALL the furnishings were old and sad - kind of like being at your Grandma's. No slippers provided and not even an in-room coffee maker. Awful televisions. Bathroom amenities were bare bone and no tub. I feel like heated towel racks were "a thing" maybe 20 years ago. The good news was breakfast was outstanding, along with the restaurant bar. Public spaces are much better kept than individual rooms. Landscaping very nice. My 90 minute massage at the spa with Kasey was outstanding. If they ever do something with those dreadful rooms, we will return.

I've been interested in staying/dining at Fearrington for quite some time, so I was glad to finally have done it. I had the standard King room, with a view of the gardens, so that was nice. The king bed and sheets were soft and comfortable, and the bathroom was nicely done. They have a heating rack for towels, so that was a neat touch. I could see where this hotel really shines, in the Spring and Fall. Winter is not the best time to see gardens and foliage, here. I do agree with the others that this hotel could use a refresh. I would like to see upgraded TV's and electronics in the rooms, along with coffee makers. The restaurant is great for the setting, atmosphere and presentation of the dishes. Funny enough, my favorite dish from here was the blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Those were the best blueberry pancakes I have ever had. The size and quality of the blueberries really stood out.

I have been going to the Fearrington House for over 20 years. The grounds and garden are well maintained. My deluxe room was light and airy overlooking the garden. Decor, however, was a bit outdated and tired.

After hearing about The Fearrington House for years (and as big fans of Relais and Chateau properties all over the globe), we planned a little pre-Christmas getaway as a treat for my husband and I. We have heard wonderful things about the restaurant in particular and booked a dinner reservation for the two of us and another couple as well as afternoon tea because we love a good tea experience. I booked through American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts which resulted in an upgrade to a very large suite. However, the accommodations are desperately in need of a refresh. They are quite dated and missing details for a property at this price point. The rug in the living room was placed without a rug pad and slipped and slid all over the place which was just plain unsafe. My husband used the jetted tub in the bathroom and debris (and hair… so gross) came out of the jets. The tiles in the bathroom were loose. The room was devoid of the little touches that usually make luxury boutique hotels so special to stay at. Now the food… our afternoon tea was extremely disappointing. The savory items were incredible stale, including a biscuit with pimento cheese that could have stood in for a hockey puck. (This is the south! It should be a crime to serve a bad biscuit!). The cucumber sandwich was all bread (all stale) with barely any filling. The service was also pretty terrible and slow and we didn’t have a server for the first 30 minutes we were there. The experience was hardly worth even half of the $50 per person price tag. The ambiance for dinner was lovely and I was excited about the seasonal tasting menu and wine pairing. My friend and I started with martinis that came very late and hers was about half as full as mine. I pointed this out to our waiter and he said “oh I hadn’t noticed.” He did however come back with more for her. Onto the food… the portions were very large for a tasting menu and the dishes were very hit or miss. I found several of my dishes to be quite bland, including the main course (New York *****). When each dish was served, the waitstaff would tell us the name of the dish and any sauce they poured over, but there were so many items on the plate that were unidentifiable without explanation so we just sort of guessed at what we were eating. The little in-between canapés and treats seemed, much like the tea, that they had been made quite some time ago. A ginger granita was so frozen that it flew out of the little jars it came in. Another small dessert with buttercream icing was still so refrigerated that it tasted old. On the plus side, the wine pairing and sommelier were great, but the meal overall was a B- at best. Again, not worth the price tag. I don’t regret giving The Fearrington House a try but I will not be returning or recommending it to friends. It seems like what once was a lovely place to stay is in need of a serious reboot.