Mecklenburgh Inn

This appealing, brightly painted inn, built around 1900, is located on a low hill in one of Chester's residential neighborhoods. Rather than being prepossessing, the building has a fun, lived-in feel (motto: "The door is always open"), dominated by two broad porches on the first and second floors which invariably are populated with guests rocking on Adirondack chairs and watching the town wander by below. (They wander here because they have to: The town post office is just next door.) This place has been ticking along with a casual bonhomie since the late 1980s, though Wi-Fi access has been added and all rooms finally have private bathrooms (three of the four with claw-foot tubs, one with a shower only). Rooms are modern Victorian and generally quite bright, with pine flooring whose beauty has been newly restored. Other touches include recently upgraded amenities such as French truffles, Frette linens, bathrobes, and pillow-topped mattresses. Yet it's still a relative bargain for the price, considering how nice the touches are.

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