Name: Just B-St Elmo Cottage
Address: Lake Street Dartmouth TQ6 9DS,Lake Street, Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Dartmouth, TQ6 9DS, United Kingdom
Rating: 8

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Last year we stayed in room 2, it was immaculate and perfectly located, so we booked again and opted for room 1, the more expensive room with a balcony but in comparison, it was disappointing. 
The access into room 1 was via a set of double patio doors. I assume, as you walk straight in from the outside, this is why the carpet is grubby. There is no lobby, like there is to room 2. 
Guests accessing rooms 2&3 walk directly past the double patio doors to room 1,  so it’s not private. There is a sheer curtain that can be closed when you are in the room to let in the light and heavier curtain for privacy but that blocks the light. 
The private patio is accessed from the room by a different set of doors, again you walk straight in/out to carpet. There is no sheer curtain to this set of doors, so if the heavy black out curtains are open, the room can be seen into by neighbouring properties. For privacy the heavier curtains need to be drawn, allowing no light. 
The decor is tired, the painted walls are marked, there are a few cobwebs on the ceiling and the carpet is grubby from two sets of doors that walk directly to the outside. 
The private patio is not tidy with weeds growing. There’s only one chair and a couple of hard wire stools, not suitable for a couple to sit out and have a drink. 
The shower doors don’t meet at the bottom so water sprays onto the bathroom floor. The tiled floor would benefit from a bath matt, otherwise it’s slippy from the water. We had to use a towel which left us short. We caught the cleaner and she was happy under the circumstances to provide us with another. 
For a more expensive room (as it has a small patio), it is awkward (privacy and light) and doesn’t compare to the cleanliness and functionality of room 2, that we stayed in last year. Really disappointed. 
The location in the town is perfect, it’s very close to all shops and amenities.

Not as good as previous year.

Beautifully decorated and very clean room and bathroom, perfect for a nights stay. Bed is very comfy. Great location as only a few minutes walk from main shops etc but far enough not noisy.  Would definitely return when coming back to Dartmouth.

Great little find

It was a basic, tiny, room with a bathroom.  It's advertised as a cottage - it's NOT a cottage. Very disappointing!

There was a small outside space with a worn-down table and chairs - this is shared. It's advertised as a balcony however, it's just the walkway into the rooms.

The parking situation was horrendous, do not go here unless you want to walk 30 minutes up a hill to park and ride. Yes, parking is available from the town, but this is VERY limited.

Positives - clean and central.

Very disappointed in the room and we would not stay here again!

Miss leading!

I was really surprised reading the negatives reviews as we had the most wonderful stay at St Elmo cottage. The listing is not misleading at all. It clearly states double bed and ensuite. 
The directions were great, it is easy to find and well sign posted. You do have to climb steps and a spiral staircase to get to the rooms but it was no problem at all for us with bags. 
There is no parking but we were able to park for a few minutes to drop bags off. We also rented a car parking space through a website called Just Park which was a 4 minute walk away.
We stayed in Room 2. The room was gorgeous, clean and had more amenities than other B&Bs we've stayed at (coffee machine, wine glasses, tumbler glasses, bottle opener ect!) The Wi-fi is good and free! The TV is modern and had Netflix. 
The ensuite was beautiful, the shower was so powerful and hot. It really was a beautiful place. 
The location of the B&B is amazing, right in the heart of Dartmouth! 
We would 100% recommend and will definitely be staying there again if we travel back to Dartmouth!

Gorgeous Ensuite room - highly recommend

In the advertising it’s say cottage that’s a laugh it’s a bedroom and bathroom outside space there was no chairs only 1 room had private balcony seating area we stayed from 29/07/20 until 2/08/20 in that time we had no clean towels nobody emptied the bin or changed the bed utter waste of money great location that’s the positive if your not fit and have trouble with stairs stay clear never cleaned and dangerous when wet would NOT recommend 

Miss leading poor service

St. Elmo‘s Cottage is from the late 1890s. It was nicley renovated a few years ago and the studio-like Apartment No 4 presents itself as a modern vacation flat. The only things missing are a washing machine (a laundromat is just a short walk across the street) and a dish-washer. The bathroom with a shower might be a little small for a party of four.
Since the building has wooden floors, the commotion by the guests in the apartments above No. 4 are very loud. Not only can you follow every step on the creaky floorboards, every other noise like moderate speaking or the sound of the TV is also audible downstairs. 
The other downside are the omnipresent flocks of Seagulls, that make the very well appointed terracce practically unusable due to their droplets. 
So if you require silence to catch a good sleep, Apt. No4 is not for you. Otherwise, you‘ll find a nice place to stay in this quaint little town. 

Not for the acutically sensible (Apt. 4)

Thankfully we only stayed for one night. Room was clean, and reasonably comfortable , but very basic, and that’s where the good story ends. The “cottage” and I use that term loosely, has two outside areas, a private balcony, and a patio, which would have been terrific, if not for a few days worth of seagull droppings on the ground and on the outdoor furniture. Not exactly the right ambience for tea and biscuits is it? The entrance to the accommodation was via a patio and stainless steel spiral staircase , and was worse  than the upstairs area.  The seagulls loved it here, and you had to dodge their droppings on the way through, my wife actually slipped - what a lovely welcome to Dartmouth! Can’t  control seagulls, but management (Just B) obviously neglected to clean on a regular basis , once a week was enough as far as they were concerned , we were told after complaining. The attitude of Just B was also arrogant and indifferent. You may think this is an exaggeration, I can assure you it isn’t .

Not what it seems

Had a lovely 4 night stay here. 
The room (2) was lovely, clean, modern, had a fridge, kettle, coffee machine and location was spot on. 
We had a absolutely no issues with parking, always found a free spot just up the road, about 10 minute walk. 
The only little thing I’ll moan at is... 
1. The bath towels are too small
2. No fan in the room- we were very lucky with the weather (20°+) every day, and the sun was streaming into our room until it went down so got quite muggy, we did contact owner and didn’t have one... so yeah, maybe just get a few cheapies to put in on hot days like ours. 
All in all a very lovely, relaxing stay- just what the doctor ordered. 
Would Definitely return to St Elmo cottage and I would definitely recommend to friends!! 
😊😊😊

Lovely room, great location 

Thought we would try this place out and I’m glad we did 😊
it’s a lovely quirky place with a lovely spiral staircase up to the rooms on the top floor were there is a balcony with a couple of chairs to sit and relax we were staying in room 2 it was so simple just to put the key code in to get into our room 
The room was lovely and clean and well proportioned for the two of us nice little touches with a few flowers in a vase and a nicely wrapped chocolate on the bed for us both 
One of our lights in the room didn’t work ( bulb had gone )so all we had to do was text the owners and it was sorted out straight away while we were out 
They will come and straighten the room out for you and replace toilet roll if needed 
This place is so close to everything in town it’s a great spot to explore around the town 
😢Now it comes to the only negative thing about this place and thats the  Parking or lack of it we didn’t realise how bad it was to find a free parking spot near this place but it was and we paid for it by a £25 parking fine 😢in the end we found a great place to park in Kingswear just a ferry ride across from Dartmouth but it was worth it for peace of mind 
£8 for 24 hours 
We will definitely be staying here again 

Weekend in Dartmouth 

have had contact from owner re wrong key code, a number of unforeseen  events happened, I am happy with explanation and accept things can sometimes go wrong. Will be booking again for next year.
Location and standard of room very good.

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