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Beaufort help!
I'm actually not a "real" nestie yet, as I'm getting married next month, but I still need some local help. I'm getting married on Hunting Island, and I'm staying in Beaufort. My fiance has only requested that he have an appointment with a barber or someone who could give him a nice beard trim and I am having a very hard time finding any information. Can anyone recommend a spa or gentleman's barber shop that would be able to give him a nice treatment? I'd really like to find a place the does the old-school hot towel, straight razor, shaving-cream-applied-with-a-brush-thingy treatment, but I don't know if there is a place like that in Beaufort.
Ideally, I'd love to find a place that could send someone to the B&B where he will be dressing and trim him up there. The photographer will be there and I think it'd make for some really cool pictures. Especially considering he will just be wearing khakis and a blue shirt...there will be no cuff link or tie straightening pictures...
I'm rambling. PLEASE help!
Re: Beaufort help!
My cousin lives in Beaufort so we go up all the time. Last weekend, we stayed at a B&B called Beauleui House on Cat Island.
I hope you are not staying there! It was a nightmare. Terrible, terrible place.
I'm not much help on finding a barber there, but my girlfriend Heather works at Bayside Salon if you want your hair done
Oh no! That IS where we are staying! We visited and met with Diane, the owner. Yes, I'll admit that dolls and collectibles are a little creepy, but with the water festival in town the week of our wedding, our selection of places to stay were very limited.
What did you not like about it, other than the ridiculous decor?
Oh my goodness..... I hate to sway your decision, but I'll tell you about my experience from last weekend.
We stayed in The Den (with the mexican bathroom). DH lost his balance while reading one of her many signs telling you how to flush the toilet, use the bathtub, etc. The toilet kind of caught his fall and it cracked the tank. He managed to cut the toilet off, we saved the long carpet and soaked up the water.
DH is very sweet and has no backbone in situations like this, so I told her I sat on it and it cracked. I knew she might get testy, because she is so particular about things anyway. DH would be like, Ok! Whatever you say and not stand up for himself.
When I told her that morning what happened, she was like OHHH your homeowner's ins. will cover it. It's called damage to another's property. She kept telling us she used to be an ins. agent, etc. I told her we wanted to make sure she knew and that everything would be okay, which I overheard her on the phone w/ her son telling him that I said i WANTED to pay for it.
She then told me if my insurance did not cover the damage, she'd just charge my credit card for the damage and send me a bill. EXCUSE ME?!
Then, she asked if we slept well besides that happening and said she didn't, because we didn't turn our porch light off and it kept her up all night. what a ***! Who says this to someone staying in your house?!
Breakfast consisted of: 2 pieces of bacon, a square of some mystery casserole, 3 halved Thomas english muffins with butter, and homemade jelly. She also had fruit on the table. We were still hungry after that. She advertises full gourmet breakfast... hardly! Everyone had to ask her several times for something the drink. So many times that I just gave up. How hard is it to feed yourself and two other couples?
Another couple was getting married that day and she had something rude to say about their choice of caterer and their minister. She "hoped" the minister from Georgia was able to marry them in SC.... she has married 211 couples, etc. Just nasty nice,you know?
We were moved to the 3rd floor with the DOLLS, lol. Clean rooms, but when I pay 200 dollars a night, I'd like to have a king size mattress. Not 2 doubles pushed together. This was also the case in the Den. She even tells you which clothes to use. One for shoe cleaning and one for makeup.
Her cat and dog are so cute and well-behaved, but I prefer that animals not be at my feet/side/knees while eating breakfast.
Saturday after we moved to the new room, I tried to avoid her and we left for a bit. i didn't even want to stay that night because of the way she was toward me and the other guests. She was sickening nice but then she'll say the bitchiest comments every other minute.
She did get me the iron that night, after tellin me what not to do with it, etc. She made small talk with me and we both knew we were avoiding the toilet subject. I was hoping we would start out on a better note the next day.
That morning, we didn't go to breakfast- what was the point? The other couples were lovely, but I could barely sleep from worrying about the conversation I knew we'd be having at check out. Plus, if the breakfast was anything like the first one, it would be a waste of time.
By the way, she doesn't have refreshments/wine, etc. The only thing we had to drink was a glass of water before we checked out, and juice at breakfast.
Finally, we started to discuss the incident. She told me she talked to her son who is also an insurance agent and he said we shouldn't have a deductible,etc. She said I needed to make up a story to tell my insurance (remember she was under the impression that it just cracked when I sat down too hard), so they'd pay for it.
I said that I thought HER h.o. should cover the damage since it wasn't negligent behavior. She laughed and get very firm- she said, " My deductible is 5,000 dollars. If I had to pay for something everytime someone damaged my property, I wouldn't have any money, now would I?" Then she told me how someone didn't read the sign over the bathtub and flooded the entire 3rd floor. She said their insurance covered it. Now really, that would be like you staying at the holiday inn, breaking their toilet and them saying you're responsible, lol.
Then, she told me her plumber charges 65 dollars to come out but probably charges 85 now, bc of gas. The tank should be around 150 dollars and she said she'd just charge my credit card.
I was shaking with anger by this time, and I said, "Let me make myself clear: I will not be paying for this out of pocket UNLESS my insurance company thinks I should. We clearly disagree over this and I do NOT authorize you to charge anything except the room fee." She didn't say anything and started talking about guests damaging stuff in the past again, how they were stupid, how we were responsible-we'd see. We took each other's info and then when I went to pay, she was annoyed that i didn't pay in cash like she wanted me to. Someone doesn't want to claim that on her taxes! I put it on my credit card, because if she tried to charge me for that, I would be able to dispute it.
The reciept said I was being charged 407 dollars for 2 nights + HC (not sure what that is) and for broken toilet. She was trying to make it seem like she could charge me for that in the future, and it look like I was aware. I told her once again that she did not have my permission to do that.
DH was oozing w/ sweetness and I was still shaking, heart pounding lol... I told him we had to leave and forced a smile on my face.
We've never been so displeased with a stay at a BB. She tried to seem nice, but she's so picky about her things and just bitchy. Another small example-- the bride picked up these pretty little cards and asked if she could have two of them to write their vows on. She laughed and said she couldn't believe they were just writing them (they weren't), but told the bride she would prefer that she not write on these blank pieces of cardstock, bc her friend from Savannah gave them to her. Jesus... just give them to her! lol.
My ins. called her yesterday to tell her she was obviously responsible. I wanted to do the right thing, but she just made it out to be a bigger deal than it should have been. I would have been disappointed with the same things, even if that didn't happen. I'm not just being this way b/c of the stupid toilet issue.
You might enjoy your stay there, but we obviously didn't. Maybe if I had only payed 85 bucks a night or something, but 200 dollars isn't *that* cheap to me. Honestly, if you own a BB, you need to have that southern hospitality and treat your guests like guests.
Sorry this was so long, but it's late and I'm tired. Forgive any errors, lol. This new format makes things slow, on my end. The rooms are nice and clean, the animals are sweet, and the grounds of her property are relaxing and beautiful. Those are the ONLY high points that I can honestly think of.
If you stay, please let me know how it was and I hope your experience is better than mine. Like I said, if this didn't happen, I still wouldn't have been 100% satisfied. I couldn't stand the tension between everyone at breakfast. I'd kill to hear what the bride/groom thought about her.
Hope this helps! lol.
Oh no! I sensed that she was a very stubborn woman. She really tried to push her clergy services on me as well when I told her we were coming in for my wedding. When she told us she was a Yankee transplant, I knew she would need some buttering up in order to get her to see things my way. Luckily, my family and I might be the least passive-aggressive people on the planet, so she won't be able to ruin our weekend...unless she kicks us out! haha!
That's hilarious that she said that about the porch light! What a B! Is she not hostess enough to make sure her house is taken care of and her guests don't have to do tasks like that?!
I already warned my bridesmaids about the creepy dolls. We're totally going to make a joke out of it. I didn't want to stay in a Best Western for my wedding weekend, so the Valley of the Dolls was the next best thing.
Thanks for the heads up!
I am surprised you didn't check out places in Downtown Beaufort. TwoSuns Inn, The Beaufort Inn, The Rhett House, etc all have great reviews. My husband and I the most easy going people, as well. You'd think we weren't with all of those complaints, but I've just never had anything happen like that. I am sure everything will be fine, as long as you don't break the toilet. Make sure you all head out to the dock- it's beautiful at night. I wouldn't be surprised if she mentioned some guests who broke the toilet, lol.
She called me today to ask what I had done about the situation. I returned her call and left a message, letting her know my insurance company said they contacted her. I just don't like confrontation and I don't want to deal with her anymore. Her insurance is responsible for the damage, so I hope my company did, indeed, speak to her. I'm tired of stressing over the whole thing.
We would have paid for the damages, truthfully. The way she acted about the whole thing, just really took me by surprise.
Anyways, I hope you all have lovely visit and be sure to eat at Bateaux. Outstanding food and atmosphere. We love dining there. Happy Wedding!