Corby Guest House♡

Shared house on modern housing estate

8.0

My Dad and I travelled down from Scotland for a family funeral in Corby and the accommodation was perfect for us. It was close to my family nearby and the Silver Band Club. We booked two single rooms but got a free upgrade to the double rooms (one with en suite, the other the bathroom right next door) as it wasn't busy. There's a shared living room with other guests and a well equipped kitchen. The accommodation is clean, well appointed and if you're just looking for somewhere to stop over it's perfect. We spent two comfortable nights here and would stay again.The cleaner seemed nice and was polite and friendly. The property is good value for money.

− On the whole the experience was positive and we would stay again. If the following is addressed it would guests experience smoother. We felt the description on the website of the accommodation could have been better. It was not clear that the property is a house on a Barratt style housing estate. It was also not clear that we hadn't booked the whole house and we would be sharing the house with others. While we were there was one other guest rattling around early going out to work by the looks of things. When we arrived we couldn't work out if we had the whole house and it was booked only out to us, or we were sharing with other guests or even sharing with the host. There was food in the cupboards but it wasn't clear what you could take. What food and hot drinks we could take needs to be indicated on the booking or property description. There was also washing on the line. We helped ourselves to coffee and milk as there was nothing to say we couldn't. I went to make toast and the bread was mouldy in the fridge. There was no key to get through the back door into the garden (fire escape). The key to the front door was a poor copy and didn't work well. I spent a good 5 minutes trying to get the key to work to lock the door when I went out. There was no iron or ironing board which would have been useful but fortunately we were able to borrow from family nearby. Communication was a bit lacking for check in. I thoroughly searched the booking on the website and the confirmation email and I could find no check in details. Eventually, I was exasperated, so I phoned the host to ask what to do. The host was friendly and helpful but didn't know the details of the booking or who we had made the booking through. She kindly upgraded us. It seemed a bit chaotic but was easily resolved when the host gave me the code for the key safe. This check in information needs to be on the booking and the confirmation email.

Guest review

7.0

− veel kabaal in de nacht. Andere bewoners die rumoerig waren, hard praten voor meer dan een uur. asociaal !

Rrrrrrr - My pleasant stay.

8.0

"Rrrrrr" (Felicity will understand the R's".) Ok so the house was perfect for me. I had the annex room. Which suited me, as I was back and forth early in the mornings as I was staying for 3 days to attend and film Corby Highland Gathering and didn't wish to disturb other guests and needed to go back and forth to my vehicle and to be able to use the side gate was great. The area was quiet and peaceful. The room was very clean. The bed was comfortable. Good to have a fridge and microwave in the room too. Open the door and I step right onto the patio - perfect. The ladies that clean - Nocisaniconconnar & Felicity. Are lovely and friendly and do a really great job 10/10 I will be back again. Thank You Ladies.

− I had a slight concern when I arrived and tried to enter the Pin code to get the key to get in and it didn't work. Turns out it was the wrong code. I was just about to call the number when the ladies that came to clean, helped me out. These below are not criticisms. These are things that may help in future those booked to stay.. 1) Something to display what guests are booked in and what room they are allocated /booked for. If it hadn't been for the cleaners arriving.. I had no way of knowing. This is an easy solution. 2) Booking and Confirmation. - A couple arrived Friday evening to then find out there was no room for them. (Maybe an issue with the house being overbooked.) This does concern me a little as I plan to return the same weekend next year..however anxious that I turn up to find out I have no room. Even if the property owner/manager. were to just send out a confirmation email the week before. Makes life for all parties a lot easier. Communication is key. Especially as I travelled down from Scotland. 3) Contacting the property - if you should encounter a problem. isn't straight forward. If you call the number it tells you to. There is no answer. Which leaves people a bit worried. A response came many hours later through WhatsApp. 4) items in the fridge - it is difficult to know if the items in the fridge and kitchen are for all guests to use..or if they belong to guests themselves . With no one on hand when guests arrive at an agreed time slot.. it is confusing. The above are easily solved, again by communication. Even if the above are addressed in an email. Still.enjoued my stay. Ewan.

Thank you so much for your place

10.0

Was very clean

− Nothing all was perfect

Clean and comfortable

9.0

Clean and comfortable. Perfect location for me

− This is not a guest house as there is no one there and that needs to be made clear. Communication on this and how to enter the property needs to be made available on booking not the guest messaging back and forth. Internal doors should be fire doors and with more security for each room. One bathroom is not really enough for all the rooms

Guest review

8.0

Space Parking Facilities Very comfortable

− Didn't receive information how to access. Cleaner let us in and was very helpful.