Carena House

Nothing was too much trouble for our friendly and helpful hostess, Susan. Our room was very well equipped and spotlessly clean. Comfortable bed and great pressure in the shower. Plenty of towels. Our cooked breakfasts were really tasty and Susan took care to find out what we would like to eat each day, offering lots of choices. The B&B was located about a 15 minutes walk into the town centre - or taxi/Uber is easily available. Thank you, Susan, for a very comfortable stay.

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Very neat

It was very clean and Susan was a very welcoming host

It would be nice to have a lounge area to sit in as the dining area didn’t really lend itself to this

A friendly welcome. Room & bathroom were very clean.

We thought we had booked bed AND breakfast, but it appears guests need to specifically request & arrange breakfast and pay extra. Even the info in a photo frame in the room did not state this; it just said breakfast served between 8 am & 9 am OR by prior arrangement (we took that to mean an earlier or later time). We had a room on the front, so was a lot of traffic noise (Fri & Sat nights. We prefer to sleep with window open for fresh air, so probably not such an issue for others who would close it. Room lacked some TLC - the sealant applied on walls in shower / toilet room had not been smoothed & cleaned off, after it had dried. This applied inside the shower as well. Wood trim at skirting level was broken in one place and not finished off adequately. Untidy hole in wall where we imagine a previous toilet holder had been placed. A real shame as this detail would make such a difference to the overall feel. Room a bit cramped with 2 sets of room dividers and clothes hanging stand. A heads up to other guests: we were required to remove footwear upon arrival & leave on a shoe stand in entrance hall. Whilst we can appreciate the need to protect carpets, our room had hard flooring and also, not so sure about the hygiene of walking barefoot where others have walked also in bare feet. Take slippers! Overall, we feel we overpaid for getting no breakfast and a room that felt like it was still not finished properly. Sadly, we would not rate this a 4 star, although clearly we cannot comment on other rooms or food.