Harbour View

I agree with the 2 recent reviews which marked this place average. This place could be so much better and it feels like they are doing the bare minimum and relying on the admittedly superb harbour view to do the rest. We were in one of the top floor rooms and it was a bit tired, especially the bathroom. The website promised a delicious locally sourced breakfast. If you count bacon from the local supermarket as locally sourced then I guess technically they are correct, but it’s not a great look. As another reviewer said, the portions were a bit disappointing, and I’m not a huge eater. Again, it felt like the bare minimum. I wrote to Harbour view shortly after our visit with some feedback and I got no response. I’m not a big fan of posting negatives without giving owners the chance to respond. After all, many business owners respond to negatives on here with “why didn’t you tell us?” Well I tried. You didn’t respond, hence this review. Final point. While we were there having breakfast, a couple came into the dining area and chose a window table (with a view) that had just been vacated and needed clearing. The server was most put out that guests had the nerve to actually want to enjoy the much vaunted view while eating and muttered something about how they should have chosen a table that was set. Again it just smacked of wanting to do as little as possible. Overall, not impressed and wouldn’t go back. There’s better available.

Stayed here with our friends had rooms number 1 & 2 overlooking the harbour beautiful views. Tea and coffee making facilities in room. Self check in no problem at all. Breakfast very attentive staff, choice of eggs, full English, toast, cereals, juices. Allocated parking a short walk away by the harbour.

I'll start with the positives, great location, lovely views of the harbour, clean rooms, friendly staff and tasty breakfast. A few negatives and recommendations... a lot of narrow steps to the room and no good for those with mobility issues, so maybe a warning on your website. We're young but the couple next to us had to get moved eventually. Curtains are just for show, please think about blackout curtains. Walls are very thin, could hear people next door until they went to sleep and then I enjoyed listening to their snoring. Finding the car park was an issue and if you have a large car I wouldn't even attempt parking. Maybe include photos of how to get to the parking space? Lastly, breakfast was tasty but the portion was too small and ran out of juice and pastries too quickly.

Lovely friendly guest house with a perfect view of the harbour. We stayed in Room 6 which had a king size bed and en-suite shower room. The room was, clean, comfortable and nicely decorated. The staff were helpful and friendly and provided a nice cooked breakfast as well as pastries, cereal, yogurt and toast.

Lovely quaint b and b overlooking the harbour clean and tidy very welcome feel and lovely breakfast choice with friendly hosts we also visited the pub the Quay which they co own which was also lovely need to be able to do stairs as there are plenty of them !

The location is superb overlooking the harbour. The room was very clean but basic. Breakfast was what you would expect, cereals available, full English cooked and help your self to toast. It was perfectly adequate for our two nights. But there was something missing. It was all very impersonal. On arrival we had to retrieve a door key from the key safe by the front door. But we didn’t have the code so spent some time parked on double yellow lines whilst phoning the owner. Having obtained the code we let ourselves in and were greeted with a box on a table with our name on it. Inside was our room key and some instructions. And that was our welcome to Harbour View guest house. After depositing our cases in our room, I followed the instructions to park the car. Wow! Talk about tight. I have a large estate and I was only just able to squeeze it in. If you are not a confident parker, this is definitely not for you. Breakfast the following morning was fine but it was not at all welcoming. There were people in and out all the time and as the front door opened into the dining room it felt like we were secondary to whatever else was going on that morning. There was no offer of extra coffee or tea, we had to ask. Breakfast the second day was not much better. People constantly in and out the front door, they seemed to be acquaintances of the staff. Tea was served in a tiny pot that barely filled my cup once. Come on, what does it cost to provide a drop more hot water in a larger pot? We left that morning and handed our room key to the member of staff for which we got a thank you. No “hope you enjoyed your stay” or “have a safe journey”. It was an adequate clean room in a good location but lacked any ambience, not what you expect from hospitality venues in this day and age.