| State: | New York |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305, USA |
| Postal code: | 10305 |
| Phone: | (718) 876-0056 |
| Website: | https://046fa85.netsolhost.com/ |
They great! It’s cozy and the owner there is awesome. He was so sweet it was a non busy week and he took $30 off for me since it was just me and my friend and he even let his check out later due to the rain! Can’t wait to be back Fòr thanksgiving and perfect location nice and quiet and just comfortable!
A hidden gem on Staten Island. Beautiful views of lower Manhattan and the Verrazzano bridge. Well run, charming little BnB which is a great value and convenient to bus stops on Hylan and also Bay. Bus to ferry (Manhattan via the Staten Island Ferry) or anywhere on Staten Island or Brooklyn. I'd definitely prefer staying here than overpriced hotels over in Brooklyn or Queens.
Great hospitality. Good location if wanting to get to the ferries. Nice breakfast. Beautiful waterfront views of New Jersey, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Brooklyn Bridge. Amazing host at the bed and breakfast. We enjoyed it so much, we extended our stay a couple extra nights. We will definitely stayz a at The Harbour House Bed and Breakfast the next time we go to Staten Island, and we will be recommending it to people we know.
Update....will leave at 3 stars. For the price, it may be quite reasonable to have the lack of niceties that I note below. So...updating to 3 stars.
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So sorry. I have to put 2stars because there was no AC in the room... It's July. Hot and humid. Adorable and cute room but I could not sleep because it was so warm. Found a fan in the foyer and brought it into the room. Slept right in front of it, lol.
This should not be listed as a hotel/bed and breakfaat in my opinion, it's more like an air BNB, hostel-esque situation. Towels are provided...and yes coffee bar and light breakfast. I enjoyed an evening cup of coffee on the patio...but general cleanliness and condition is not superb. Sub par, like an average working family household that forgets to wash off the bird poop on the front lawn chair... Again, room was o.k. bathroom is shared, tub did not look clean. I wore my slides into the shower...
I think the folks here could have something REALLY nice going for them, it just doesn't seem that the cleaning energy or special little touch/effort is made.
What would've made this a four star
- Air conditioning, OR at the very least, let your guests know over the confirmation email or over the phone call, (which I did call to let them know when I was coming) and ensure that there were extra fans available, especially in the summertime.
- Little bottles of shampoo and conditioner just because that makes it feel like a real hotel. Only bar soap and two clean towels were provided.
-CLEAN the tub/shower. At least deep clean once a week. Your guests will notice.
- dust...clean off the dust
-add a single little chocolate or something (maybe not chocolate cuz it was so warm. Let's say a candy...) with a little note that says thank you for coming or a stamp that says harbor House. Honestly it's the little things
-Clean off the outside chairs...there is one out front that reminded me of home and I was so excited to sit in it but I couldn't as it was covered in bird poop.
-some way to obtain water...maybe get the jug refills by Alhambra and place in the kitchen. It's nice to have water (or bottles to buy).
EXCELLENT view of the harbor. No complaints at all there. I was just very surprised by the "bare bones" type of stay for it being called a hotel.
Great price I suppose for harbor view and last minute quick stay over in the area ..about 100$-128 total, for a night on a Thursday...but with all those things listed above, barely felt worth it.
Kind host...wish them better prosperity in the future!