The Egremont Village Inn

A very special place! Nick is wonderful with the right balance of being available but giving you space. The rooms are very clean, but it’s an old house; nearly 300 years old, so there will be creaks and normal settling for a home that age. There is no tv; I bring my laptop, but also enjoy the solitude. The Barn is open Wednesday through Sunday and provides a small menu, full bar and entertainment. The food was good; the service was excellent and the locals are very friendly. Probably my favorite part of the property is the rescue farm. I love waking up and visiting with the animals or coming back after a day’s adventures to see all these sweet animals. Nearly all are rescued from horrible situations and live happily with each other. It’s really the icing on an already sweet place. Also very convenient to Great Barrington, NY, and CT area towns. This is definitely a wonderful place to unwind and explore.Rooms: The rooms are small but clean and well kept. It would be awesome to have a small fridge, but also totally fine without. I would suggest cups and tissues, but everything else is spot onSafety: Very quiet area; rooms are deadbolted. I had the whole inn to myself and was not worried at allFood drinks: The on site entertainment is why I choose to stay here. After a long day exploring, it’s great to park the car, have a bite and a drink and listen to music while just having to walk up the driveway to go to bedNoteworthy details: It’s the rescued animals/farm and the peaceful feeling of the inn overall.

By far the worst experience I've ever had. Smoke alarm keep us up all night, never saw one staff member. No Breakfast , no dinner at the barn. Fire alarm was intermittent all night. Avant would not refund my full rate. And I will never use Avant for anything in the future.

By far the worst experience I've ever had. Smoke alarm keep us up all night, never saw one staff member. No Breakfast , no dinner at the barn. Fire alarm was intermittent all night. Avant would not refund my full rate. And I will never use Avant for anything in the future.

It is a wonderful old house and the photos show what it could be like with more care and attention. However in real life the place appeared gloomier and more enclosed than the pics would suggest. I can’t really comment on the cleanliness of the public spaces as we didn’t feel comfortable spending time in them. Our room on the second floor was fine but the heating was a joke. The thermostat was outside the room and controlled our room and the one next door. As that was unoccupied we were able to set it to whatever temp we wanted. Well that was the theory, in reality turning the temp one degree up made the room hotter than a sauna with the radiators staying permanent on full blast. Turning it a degree down meant the radiators didn’t come on at all. All that said, having a welcoming and friendly staff/host would have made a big difference. Unfortunately, this was also the least welcoming (but by far not the least expensive) place we have stayed at during our New England touring holiday. There was no one to greet you when you arrive and no one to be seen during our 3 nights there. As other reviewers have said, there was no breakfast or coffee. However the little cafe down the road did a wonderful breakfast

I am being generous with my rating due to the nice owner Nick but we definitely did not find what we see in the pictures. The price per night was not worthy of what we received. We are pretty easy going family so we made the best of it. The cottage was a very rustic, in need of repair and upgrade upstairs (10 stair flight) 3 room apartment. The kitchen was equipped with a small refrigerator and microwave that was not working when we got there. A flick of a fuse box and it was back up and running. The space was enough for a rustic wooden table and 4 chairs. We were able to play a game around the table. The heat was a old forced air vent in the middle of the space so if you closed the doors, you did not benefit from the heat and there was a note not to close the curtain or the heater could I guess catch the curtain on fire The other vents did not work. The bathroom had air vents and heat switches that were very loud and a sink that constantly dripped water. The bedroom closed was off the hinges, the other bedroom had a screen that blocked the stored air conditioners. There is a small farm on property with rescued animals which was kind. Loved to watch the rooster crow . The barn was closed as it was a Monday/Tuesday. There was a small billiard and dart room. The darts were broken. Sara 's coffee shop opened up on Wednesday but did not have drip coffee available at 8am. A positive is the beds are comfortable and clean. This place has much potential. I don 't typically write as thorough a review, I felt it necessary for others to be informed.