Elim House - Adults Only

Great

Liked: Easy parking, clean, comfortable,Good location😁

Exceptional

Very good

Very good

Perfect

Liked: Beautiful room in a beautiful place. Amazing hosts and very clean

Quality accomodation conveniently located for...

Liked: Attentive host, easy check in, private parking

Highly overrated

Liked: Mark allowed me to have parcels delivered prior to my arrival at the guest house. The house is a good location and there is parking. Good communication prior to arrival.
Disliked: Mark and Grace were personable, so leaving criticism is tough. However, given our stay was a business transaction, so I am going to offer my honest opinion. The room (a superior double) is very dated in terms of decor and furniture. The bed was uncomfortable. It was springy and bouncy. Turning over in bed disturbed us both. The garden requires attention it is overgrown, giving the appearance of neglect. However, what bothered us most was the lack of any cleaning in our room during our 4 night stay. We could have had the room cleaned on the third day, but we were told in order for the host to do that, we would have to vacate our room for at least three hours. The reason given for this is covid measures are still in place at Elim House. This is totally outdated now and completely unnecessary. To vacate for three hours is quite inconvenient, so we didn't bother with a clean on the third day. Cynically, it is my opinion that using covid measures is an excuse not to clean rooms daily and have an easier life....(Sorry, Mark, but it's how I feel). I didn't enjoy having to empty my own rubbish, do my own washing up and having to ask for extras (such as tea/coffee/milk) as a paying guest. We were instructed that if we needed tea, etc, to let the owners know ideally before 2 pm. On our 3rd day, we ran out of milk. My husband went to ask for some at 9.15am, but no one was available, so he had to go out to buy some. Again, this was very inconvenient. I would not stay at Elim House again. There's an abundance of other guest houses in the same area that offer a better service. When I make bookings, I go by previous reviews, and I have to say, I'm extremely surprised this guest house has the rating it has. We did not feel our hosts made us feel relaxed or special.

Disappointing

Disliked: We booked 2 rooms, it was raining & one room had water running down the inside of one wall, across the wall & also down a wooden beam. As a result of this the carpet was damp! The second room, the shower was cold more than hot so we had to use the other person's shower. Not ideal!! There was an aroma as you walked in which was a damp / feisty smell.Both rooms were clean & comfortable so no complaints there.However the staff were not particularly friendly, were noticeably not present & the first question my husband was asked before we had even entered our room was " who's paying " this establishment obviously needs a lot of tlc.

Exceptional