Has anyone recently stayed at Colligan's Stocton Inn? - that is the place descibed in the song.

We haven't stayed there, but the last time we had dinner there, it was nothing to sing about.

Thanks Jed,
Was that recent?. I hear that they closed for awhile and re-opened under new management. Do you know anything about that?

Haven't been there so can't give a report, but it was sold and closed last October. There was a picture of their ribbon cutting ceremony in the local paper this week saying it "recently reopened."

We will be staying there tomorrow and will post with our impressions.

We had dinner there last summer.

Boy, that must be an old place, that's a very old song! (I know the words, too-now I'm depressed.)

1936-

http://www.theguitarguy.com/theresas.htm

I mean the song is 1936.

"I wish that we were there..."ok, I must have learned the song watching old movies...

We just back from the "small hotel." Our impressions as promised. First, how does it measure up to the song?

"There's a small hotel" - yes, it's small. About 11 rooms altogether in one main building and two smaller buildings.

"With a wishing well" Yup -the well is still there.

"There's a bridal suite, one room bright and neat" Yes again. I don't know if our "suite" could be called a "bridal suite" but it was one very large bright room, and newly refurbished.

"Looking through the window you can see a distant steeple" Well, no on that one. Not from our window or from any other window. The trees have since grown tall. If they were shorter one could see the steeple of the church down the street from some rooms.

"Not a sign of people" Plenty of people.

Anyway, Colligan's Stocton Inn has newly reopened. Not all rooms are ready for occupancy but are being added one by one as the refurbishing nears completion. We were told that we were among the first guests since reopening. We may have been the only guests last night. We were first put in the Carriage room but noticed that it was not quite ready. There was no curtain or shade on the window next to the bed. Otherwise, the room was nicely appointed but a bit on the small side. There was still the scent of drying paint. Placing some value on privacy, we requested a room change and were upgraded to the Loft Suite #2. This room was large with beautiful appointments. Again, it was obvious it was freshly painted in a very attractive color scheme. The king size bed was unusually comfortable, with down pillows and down comforter. There was a working fireplace. Toiletries were first rate. Negatives were the lack of a hair dryer, and an air conditioner that had very hard to reach controls (high up the wall). The bathroom itself was average but nice with an excellent shower. A continental breakfast, although noted on the room card was not served. They say that they will in the future but have not reached that point under the new ownership and management. We had heard that the restaurant had gone downhill. However, it was closed and reopened when the new owners took over. The ambiance is wonderful and we found dinner prepared under the new executive chef (from Spain) to be original, very nicely plated and overall a very positive experience. The price was right too. We ordered the Banana Papillote Chicken, which is prepared in an Argentinian style pesto sauce (don't ask what me what that means, but it was GOOD) and roasted in a banana leaf. We also ordered the Pompano, prepared with tomatoes, garlic, herbs, capers, olives and served with red rice. Outstanding. For desert we had the lemon cheesecake with rasberry sauce and what might be the best creme brulee ever. Service was good, but the newly released college students who are the wait staff are still learning. The restaurant is now apparantly very popular judging from the number of people. All in all, the hotel was a pleasant experience, but they still have some loose ends to tie up.