This place was recommended by the Rough Guide as an alternative to the Sylvia Hotel which is nearby. The location is good, very near to the beach and Stanely Park, but the place is awful. And not cheap! At $130 a night you expect better than stinky shag carpet, no air conditioning, threadbare towels, and lumpy pillows. The inn-keepers are a quirky and likeable pair of octogenarians who long ago stopped noticing the nasty smell throughout the small converted apartment building. Staying here is like spending the night in someone's grandparent's stuffy rec room, complete with avocado-colored bathroom fixtures, wood panelling, wacky 70's "art pottery" table lamps, a mismatched collection of 30 year old hangers in the closet, and old grocery store bags lining the trashcans.

had trouble finding a place to stay on a weekend and someone had mentioned that this was a decent place at a decent price. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE OUTSIDE APPEARANCE. Inside it has not been renovated since 1980 which would be fine if they were charging $50/night. They were charging $110 for 2 of us and did not bother telling us there was no air conditioning. It was hot and there were no screens on the windows. The noise from the street was ridiculous and I did not sleep all night. The next morning we decided to leave and the owner told us that he needed 48 hours notice therefore he would be charging us for that evening. We had only checked in the day before without a reservation. The conversation got ugly but finally we left only paying for the previous evening. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY.