The Sanford House Inn & Spa

Beautiful grounds and friendly staff. I attended a wedding here and it was lovely.

Great Sunday brunch spot with gourmet menu and killer bloody mary's in a classy, Victorian-style manor. Made to order eggs over shredded brisket migas were fabulous, as were the bloodies, with smoked candied bacon twizzlers and all the shrubbery. Outstanding service also. Definitely a place for special events and occasions.

We decided to spend our anniversary weekend at a place I've always wanted to go, The Sanford House Inn & Spa. It is a bit expensive, but felt it was worth it. However, when we enter the room, there was an old, stale smell to it which wasn't very inviting. The room was nice, just had an odd smell. What we were really looking forward to was the made to order breakfast the next morning which I saw listed on the page before I booked.

When we went to have breakfast, it was a continental breakfast with cereal, bagels and some fruit. We inquired about this at the desk and they said they had changed their format a few months earlier and were still trying to find places where it was listed as made to order. No compensation was offered. The stay seemed to be overpriced for just serving a continental breakfast. They offered to go somewhere and get us a breakfast, but that didn't seem appropriate. So we went elsewhere for breakfast.

Needless to say, we were disappointed for the money we spent and the experience we didn't receive.

It looks like it would be a nice wedding venue and the grounds are beautiful. It is near a Babe's Chicken, Mellow Mushroom Pizza and the Arlington Music Hall.

We chose the Sanford House for our wedding, almost 18 months prior to the day. The lady that we signed with left the business about half way through and we had to transition to a new lady. As is with transition some things got lost in the translation. We were originally told that any of our guests would get a discount on a night’s stay. The new lady was not aware of this discount and I had to ask after several guests were told they would not get the discount. Even after that conversation, Mary (the front desk lady) left a bad taste in some of our guests mouth and they were told no discounts would apply. I had to call back several times and speak with the catering manager about the guests not getting a discount. Everything was straightened out but Mary continued to leave a bad impression was several of our guests, to the point where the guests mentioned something to me about it. We had 33 guests at our wedding.

Other than that, food was great. Housekeeping was amazing. The wedding service was perfect. We were able to get a tent last minute and they put it up for us. Samantha was our catering manager and she was EXTREMELY patient with us, we changed our minds several time and she kept up. We had several guest comment on how well she and her staff handled themselves during the dinner.

Would highly recommend to anyone. Just be sure you have everything in writing.

I rarely leave reviews but this place is awesome!! I recently proposed to my girlfriend and was looking for a romantic night (very last minute). We stayed in the Regency Cottage last Saturday and it was definitely worth it!! We were too last minute to get a package but we ordered in food, brought a bottle of champagne, & really enjoyed the jacuzzi!

We were skeptical of the “free breakfast” thinking it would something along the lines of a hotel continental breakfast. We had a full menu, with a waitress at the 509 restaurant and the breakfast potatoes were the BEST I’ve ever had! I also did not realize the upscale 509 Restaurant was open to the public and will definitely return, if not just to try dinner! Also will be enjoying the spa next time. GREAT JOB Sanford House- you’ve definitely impressed!!