6/10 Okay
Christopher, Burlington
Traveled with partner
Oct 7, 2024
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This is a tough review. On the one hand I really think Dreamer’s Writing Farm is a cool place. On the other hand there are a few problems:
- The Studio we stayed in smelled musty and stale. It was bad enough that my wife and I couldn’t stay overnight.
- Some of the grounds were not well maintained. There was a pile of junk not far from our door.
- The little creek that is supposed to inspire writing is largely dried up. The accompanying dock and chairs inspire - only a need for sanding and paint.
- There is a note in the room appealing people to be considerate about posting negative reviews.
The first three can be fixed with some work, but the last one is concerning. The owners somewhat implore you to not post anything negative online - they want to be contacted directly with issues. Notionally this seems responsible - the owners want to be hands on. What’s happened unfortunately is people are not posting anything critical or negative at all.
So Dreamer’s Writing Farm gets a very high star rating that in our experience is undeserved. It’s in fact misleading - the rating of ‘Exceptional’ is simply not correct.
We have contacted the owners and they seem responsive. We wish them all the best and hope they’re able to turn things around.
Christopher
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024