Stayed here for one evening, and I stayed at the recommendation of someone from another B&B in Vicksburg that was booked. I was slightly late for arrival, but Paul and Carolyn said not to worry. Upon arriving I discovered the B&B is located a ways south of downtown, and the surrounding neighborhood seemed a bit run-down. Also, there were several dogs roaming in the street. After waiting some time for the dogs to disappear, I went into the main building to meet with Paul.
Inside the main building looked in keeping with its exterior, with lots of antiquated artifacts scattered about. I forgot the B&B was basically cash-only (a bit strange given we're in 2018, but I ran with it anyways), so I ran to an ATM to withdraw cash to pay for my stay.
After receiving keys I headed to the Gardenia Room. Upon entering the room, I developed this sinking feeling--something about the place just felt awful, like someone's broken dreams. Surrounding one actual painting were several small replicas of expressionist paintings in cheap plastic frames, an old tube television sat atop of a chest and below the level of the bed, to the right of the chest was a non-brand name microwave sitting on top of a refrigerator which appeared to be not working and daisy-chained to an outlet. The bed looked clean and comfortable, but draped about and around the headboard was a length of hot pink lace that did not seem to match anything else in the room. There was one small window to the left of the door, and it made me feel somewhat better to kep it open.
I tried to sleep, but my cold/sinus infection was exacerbated by the heater. On the low heat setting, the heater fluctuated every few minutes between about 60 and 75 degrees. The trains didn't bother me as much as the heater. The combination of illness and fluctuating temperatures allowed me little sleep.
The next morning I awoke, and found a wasp on the headboard. I then went to the bathroom to run the shower and found a dead roach in the tub. Soon after, I for some reason decided to look into the heater, and could see several dead roaches in the vents.
I called Paul and told him I was going back to New Orleans because I was to ill to go to the meetings I was in Vicksburg for, and it was then that I discovered there is a no-refund policy within 7 days of a scheduled stay. It seemed like given I was sick and my lodging was for business purposes, and was not aware of the policy, that it would have been reasonable to refund me despite the policy, but that didn't happen.
I really wanted to like this place, the person who recommended it said it has improved and to disregard earlier critical Tripadvisor reviews, but by all appearances it has not changed for the better. read more
