17 Howard Road. Southampton

Nothing,

it was some where to sleep wish I'd booked into a hotel, there were spiders in the bathroom with cobwebs above the toilet, the headboard in one bedroom was covered in dust, looked as if had not been cleaned in months, how many bugs would be living on that dust?? Cracks in the walls and ceiling, single glazed old windows, two of my family left has the sheets on the dusty bed made them itchy and they booked into another hotel at midnight, there was rubbish brushed behind the front room door, not worth they money, the smoke detector was hanging off and I will be requesting a refund. Seriously DO NOT BOOK, this dive of a place.

How close to Southampton dock it was

No sugar or milk for hot drinks. Property was run down.shower didn't work properly. Bed quilts were worn and thin.

Great location, big kitchen and lounge, large bedrooms

Very dated, during our stay the hob and boiler both broke and was met with slightly defensive responses when we reported problems. Also mattress’ are uncomfortable. Facilities in kitchen all need updating, knives were so old they were bending, pans all old and rusty, hob (once we got it working) is in a really rusty state

Good size, comfortable beds, plenty of parking

Only the 1 toilet, poor water pressure with the shower, bathroom could do with a refurb too.

It was a very spacious house, with comfortable beds and a good shower. It is well located; easy to get to and near the common. Parking, in the driveway, was excellent.

We booked a two-night stay at the property over Christmas this year. The property is spacious and well-located, in reasonably clean condition, however there were several issues we encountered during our short stay. Firstly, we couldn’t get the heating to work on arrival, and didn’t receive a response to our messages over the duration of the stay. We eventually figured out how to reboot the boiler, which we had to do many times over the course of the two days. Secondly, the kitchen is fairly ill-equipped for preparing meals in, with very few of the utensils and equipment you would expect to find. The main oven was completely broken, so we used the small side oven and counter-top toaster oven to cook all our dishes. I realise that most people staying won’t be trying to cook a full Christmas dinner, but it would have been good to have been told about this ahead of time. Lastly, the recycling bins were overflowing so when we left it was difficult to dispose of our rubbish. We also noticed that some of the furniture was broken (dining room chairs with very unstable legs)

Good location, clean and comfortable

Good location, SUPER comfy beds!!! Sofa’s were nice too.

Cleanliness…not good at all! Washing still sat in the washing machine, cutlery had been put back in the drawer dirty! 3 forks still had food on, 2 knives greasy as if they’d been used and out straight back, tea spoon still dry stained with tae/coffee. Dish washer didn’t look like it had been cleaned for a while. White towel in the bathroom was already dirty before we used it.

The house is very spacious.

When we arrived there was no hot water in the kitchen and none upstairs. After travelling for 5. Hours 30 minutes to get there We could not use the bath or the bathroom sink. I did speak to the owner and he advised we could use the shower but that did not solve the downstairs issue. He passed my mobile number to his house keeper who rang me and admitted that they knew there was an issue with the boiler. Bearing in mind it is winter. We did need hot water. The house keeper gave me advise on how the get the boiler working but the boiler never worked and up to me going to bed at 11 pm there still was no hot water. Whilst I was talking to the house keeper my daughter in law tried to shower her 7 year old daughter and the shower went cold more than once so basically we could not use the shower too. This had a massive impact on our stay at this property. I would also add that my double duvet was the thinnest old duvet I have ever seen. I was very cold all night and did not sleep well at all. I noticed that the windows were all grubby rusty old single pane windows. Especially upstairs where it was cold. The waterproof rubber seal under the glass shower door is black and green with mold. The whole house needs some Care and attention.