Mary Green Walk

Close location to town centre. Walking distance to everywhere in Canterbury.

Lack of a water system delivering constant hot water. Showers taken on 4 mornings out of the 6 were with cold water. The hot water storage unit unable to meet the demands of 2 or more occupants in the house at any one time.

The property manager (Faraman) is very helpful and available on site. He was friendly and caring. The bed is comfortable and the kitchen is accessible for light cooking. The guesthouse has a nice patio with chairs to enjoy the sun. Close to ASDA. A little bit out of the center so requires a short walk if you have a heavy bag on you or if you have a car I think you can find a parking nearby (but no parking space directly infront of the house).

The Host was friendly, and the room was quite cozy.

The windows don't close properly, also I'd have liked a trash can in my room. My biggest complaint is about the hygiene. Kitchen sponges covered with mold, hair on the bed and the cutlery didn't look clean either. The house is near, but not directly next to a big street and you can walk to the centre in about 10 minutes. Overall I'd say the location isn't bad, though there are better areas to live in Canterbury.

I liked and was comforted by the host gentleman who kindly collected me and conveyed me to the property in a disarmingly warm, friendly, easy-going manner, and then proceeded to inform me of all the facilities there in a kindly fashion which impressed. An asset. Though, the property was a bit out of the way, I found the room reasonably comfortable and relatively safe. Having access to more than one toilet, a living room and kitchen was a good bonus. And the property being situated a bit out of the way proved to be fine.

May sound or seem annoyingly or absurdly petty or trifling to complain about but the room wall-mounted television had atrocious reception - the picture quality was awful and lacking, and the television was too small. The toilet was at the end of the corridor, a bit far. And the opening and closing of doors could be a bit disconcertingly loud, particularly initially.

Friendli00ness of owners

The room was clean, bedsheets were clean and crisp. Canterbury is small so its distance out of the centre is not an issue if you like walking or waiting for a bus. Adequate for a three night stay in which I prioritised day trips to Kent’s coast and eating out.

There is a kitchen but I did not feel comfortable using it - not the cleanest. Seems most of the other guests are longer term guests / tradies - so lots of late night returns and early morning wake ups and, because the property has thin floors and walls - typical of its era as modern terraced planned housing - noise did travel. Shower issues still don’t seem to have been resolved since two years ago in the comments - difficult to switch on, broken shower hose. Also the shared bathroom was clean enough but I didn’t like to linger. Felt more like a lived in student home than a professional property. Mattress in room 4 has springs that protrude uncomfortably. Maybe Kent can afford to put its prices up due to demand but I don’t think the price ultimately was reflective of the services available.

Clean spacious and friendly helpful owner

All great