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The Brafferton Inn
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3 reviews for The Brafferton Inn
The Brafferton Inn is a beautifully furnished and restored old house in downtown Gettysburg. My fiance and I had the pleasure of staying here recently for a weekend getaway and were extremely pleased with the level of care and service provided by the staff.
We stayed in the newer part of the inn in "Dorothy's Hideaway" and were blown away by the size and comfort of the room. The on line pictures do not do it justice! The room had adequate storage for our belongings and the bathroom was immense: with a shower and two person jacuzzi tub. Our room also had a shared balcony (with no view but was nice to be able to sit outside with a glass of wine and relax).
The breakfast provided was delicious, both days, and the staff took special care to make us comfortable with the food by giving us vegetarian options, prepared just for us. They served fruit, fresh made pastry, and then the main breakfast course. It was fantastic!
Although the room was a tad on the pricey side, it was well worth it when all was said and done. We had a wonderful weekend and will definitely be back!!
What a gem of an inn! The location is right off the main downtown area, with metered street parking. (This was the only negative thing - but we had been made aware of this, and the daily parking lot behind the inn was farily reasonable, with 75 cents an hour parking. Parking was free in the evening and overnight.)
We stayed in the original wing of the inn (built in 1783) in the Battle Room. The room was much larger than it appeared in the website photos, and did indeed have an embedded minie ball in the fireplace mantle!
The bed was luxurious, complimentary homemade cookies were divine, 24 hour make-your-own gourmet coffee was available in the lobby, and the warm breakfast of cheesy hashbrown casserole and apple popovers was terrific!
We shared a drink on the back deck and then went to tour the Gettysburg battlefields. Our host was most helpful, lending us a driving tour CD (saved us 20 bucks!) and giving us directions to a great restaurant. (Gina's Place, just outside of Gettysburg on Hanover Street.)
I would most gladly return and stay at another period-decorated room at the Brafford!
This place is amazing, incredible and worth every penny. My best friend and I had a "girl weekend" of being nerds and seeing historic stuff.
First, we were greeted with warm chocolate chip cookies and lemonade and given a tour of the house. The Brafferton is the oldest continous residence in Gettysburg. our room was in the "new addition" built before the Civil War with flagstone floor. We stayed in a room with two twin beds that we affectonately called "The Spinster Room" even though we both have male sweethearts who were not in attendance. Super comfy beds. No tv which we did not miss. Our small bathroom was across the hall but well kept and lovely. You have to keep in mind the house predates plumbing and indoor bathrooms so they did a marvelous job pushing it in the floor plan. Might I add, we did not share the bathroom with anyone else even though it was across the hall. Also, We never heard another guest except when we saw them at breakfast.
and OH what a breakfast! Served on red and white china in a drawing room painted with colonial murals. I still remember your piping hot muffins, gourmet fruit salad with blackberries and stunning egg scramble. The hashbrown scramble thing defies adjectives but I wish I had it again. your coffee was to die for. It was probably the best breakfast of my whole life and I don't say that lightly. It was also so not pretentious. People were friendly. Hell half of them were clean cut biker dudes cause we accidentally scheduled our trip during Harley Weekend.
Blessed of all, The Brafferton Inn is also a little off the main square. We never had to deal with noise from all the ghost hunters and ghost tours and harleys roaring around Gettysburg. Quiet. Beautiful. Perfect. If you ever go to Gettysburg, hands down, stay here. It is worth the extra expense for the memories you'll carry for the rest of your life.
ps the malt/milkshake shop across the street is a great place for a late afternoon snack. Pineapple milkshake.. 4.5 stars.
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