What a fabulous oasis that has been created in a person’s backyard. There’s two yellow gates. One that leads to the owners front door, and the second around the side of the house and out the back to an area and the room that is close to, yet separated from the house. I admired the use of space and doing the best they can with what they have, because they have done incredibly well.
Inside the room it was light, bright and modern. The size of the room was neither spacious nor compact. It was just right. It was clean and warm (or cool depending on what I chose). And oh, so quiet! There was the occasional small amount of noise from dogs and children, but not too much nor unreasonable for the time of day which for my stay, I heard it in the late afternoon / early evening. The room was well equipped. The wifi worked well. The TV was huge. There were plenty of power points. The furniture was comfortable and plentiful. The bathroom ticked all boxes. All linen was as clean as a person would expect in a five star hotel. And what a wonderful arrangement to be able to help myself to a choice of frozen bread. Spread in the fridge with milk. Spreads in cupboard for toast and cereal. PLUS as a bonus just for the time of year that I was there the host courteously shared HUGE blackberries with me that were hanging from the bush on the way to my room. What a wonderful added extra to breakfast. I did ask first by messaging them.
There were no issues with having to park on the street and the property was easy to find. I would rate this as really good value for money.
I don’t rate this a 5 out of 5 because there was something slightly unnerving about the host/s being right there in their house, seeing me come and go from behind curtains yet not saying hello in person. On arrival I temporarily left their front gate to the street open (which did say “Please Shut The Gate” for less than five minutes while I sorted and loaded myself up with my luggage) however their reaction to me doing so was to rush out and shut it and then disappear back inside before I saw him or her or them. I somewhat understood as this is their property and right from the start I wasn’t following their instructions, plus they had children and small dogs indoors. I sent them a message of apology when I unpacked. Also on my departure I did three trips to the car with luggage to avoid leaving the gate open and on the last trip there was a man hanging out an open window that he was renovating in the front of the house. With me shutting the gate with every to and fro he may not have been sure if I had come or gone and so I acknowledged him and complimented his property which he thanked me for and welcomed me to come again. He was familiar with who I was, yet there was a nervous energy to him that I picked up on.
For me, 27 Ascot Street was almost perfect.