The whole ambience is welcoming and comfortable as well as elegant. The staff is the most genuinely friendly and helpful that I have ever encountered and I have stayed at many hotels and inns. The breakfasts are delicious and the hors d'oeuvres/wine and desserts are tasty after a day of sightseeing or shopping.
The warmth of the staff promotes a congeniality among the guests - no one is a stranger at the Gastonian.