Overall Ratings & Reviews The Shaffner Inn

Great historical house. A lot of character and antique furnitures. Friendly environment and excellent staff! Strongly recommended!

This is a 123 year old property, so naturally doors didn't fit perfect, etc. But this was once of the greatest nights I spent. The staff was a joy, and to find out that the owner of the house was the nephew of the founder of my hometown in Virginia was priceless. I will be back.

Chose the inn as a stay for a quick girls trip and it did Not disappoint! Shane, the innkeeper, was very communicative and helpful. We stayed in the Twin Pines room. It was so comfortable and well appointed for our needs. Breakfast was delicious! The inn was empty so we got to explore a bit and we are definitely coming back. The only thing i wish was a full-length mirror in the room

This is a very unique place to stay, and makes me not want to stay in a traditional hotel again. The staff were great as was the breakfast. We will stay here again!

Staff is super nice! Room was huge clean and nicely decorated. I love it. So much better than hotels. I felt at home

Perfect stay

What a disappointment The Shaffner Inn was. The room we had reserved, the Piedmont Suite, was spacious and at first entrance was impressive. Sadly, we found the floor needed vacuuming, the ladies dressing table mirror was so dusty, you could write your name on it. Two lamps on either side of the couch didn’t have lightbulbs in them. Ironically, there was a big extension cord, that could be easily tripped on running across the floor to these two non-working lamps. The TV was not connected to anything and we had to use the inn’s WiFi to watch a movie on our laptop. We called the “emergency number” about the non-working TV and the voice mail message said they would quickly respond, but from our 7pm call, to the following morning, NO ONE CALLED. The toilet seat in the bathroom was loose and there was no body soap in the dispenser in the shower. The mattress in the king size bed was hard and VERY uncomfortable. The morning breakfast consisted of strawberries and blueberries, plain bagels, little pastries, boxed oatmeal, orange juice, coffee and water. Our reservation (see pictures) said we would receive a hot breakfast, but we were told at check-in that they said they gave their chef the day off and we would be receiving a light continental breakfast instead. No one even asked how our stay was as we were leaving. None of these deficiencies were reflected in the rather high price for the room.

Nice old style inn with pleasant staff.

Love the history and the historical part. The inside was so beautiful

Warm historic atmosphere, comfortable bed, excellent breakfast. But lacking some modern needed amenities like microware, fridge, independent thermostat.

Loved this little hidden hotel in the middle of WS. We booked the Piedmont Suite and it was massive, private, clean and quiet. Will definitely look to stay here again if the need arises.

We have stayed here twice now. One of our favorite places. They even give you a small bottle of wine upon arrival!

Amazing customer service!

We like the historical nature of the property. Did not mind at all that the bathroom was down the hall and the creaky nature of the old building. But... It would have been nice to have some tissues in the room. Also, we think you should present the rooms as NOT having TV service (bring a book) rather than what was a frustrating time finding a channel and keeping service.

Love the beauty of this place very comfortable. Only draw back is the TV service. It might be nice to not have them is they do not work>

Loved the size of the room and the bathroom with the claw foot tub! Staff was super friendly and helpful, as well. The house/building is incredible and the amazing to stay in such a well maintained piece of history.

It was absolutely wonderful!

I love the service and kind people

The Shaffner Inn was lovely! Such a neat place to stay and the nicest staff. Very comfortable bed and great staple breakfast. Will stay again for sure!

The property was very clean and beautiful, but after 4 or 5PM it didnt seem like there was staff on site. I had no issues that needed staff. It is located right off the highway which was great. But I had to search for places to eat, nothing around, didnt seem like any restaurants within walking distance. The only food on site was breakfast between 8-1AM. There was water, hot choc and coffee in the room. This is the only reason I would not stay again.