West End Guest House

Staff was mostly lovely and accommodating of my idiosyncrasies (eg I couldn't handle the group breakfast- It was packed with people, loud, and took over an hour when I'd have been happy with a cup of coffee and a scone, and they sweetly offered me a breakfast sandwich, which was delicious and which I wasn't forced to eat in the crowded, stuffy dining room, for every other day of my 8-night stay). Location cannot be beat, surrounded by paralyzing choice for food, especially Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese, in the immediate vicinity, but the property is quiet and relaxing.

I'd planned this trip with my partner who couldn't accompany me and that coloured my perspective, but I just didn't care for that much here. The bed seemed comfy but ended up being too soft and bothered my back. Walls are thin and I could hear the man staying directly below me snoring to wake the dead my last two nights. Breakfast is a lovely idea but the one that I could stand to sit through- an hour and a half with fancy plating that is simply not my style- was not very good; I know others extol the breakfasts, and after I opted for the breakfast sandwich instead I could see that this kitchen could do better, but I would have preferred some element of choice and there was zero. There was no real mirror in my room- I was in #1 which I think is the smallest room, and the only mirror was one hung above the bathroom sink wth no full-length mirror, not even in the house entry way or the massive living/dining area on the ground floor.