My fiance and I spent the weekend at Clementine's Bed and Breakfast after I read so many great reviews on Yelp and reviewing their website. I had high hopes for a relaxing and cozy weekend in Astoria, though I'm afraid I cannot leave a fabulous review like those I previously read.
We stayed in the Riverview Loft in the Moose Lodge next to the main house.
First, to highlight the great qualities:
1. Breakfast, both mornings, was phenomenal.
2. Location is great, within walking distance to anything you'd want to do in Astoria
3. The property itself is quite beautiful with lots of blooming flowers
Now, for the must-read and what I'd rate this place:
Friendliness: 7/10
Cleanliness: 2/10
Comfort: 2/10
Breakfast: 10/10
Accuracy of Description on Website: 2/10
The website states that there is free wi-fi, but what it doesn't mention is that wi-fi is not available in the rooms.
Check-in is between 4p and 6p. We checked in at 5pm, Judith took us to our room and let us in only to find that it had not been cleaned. She said that she needed to make a phone call and some time to clean the room, so my fiance and I said that we'd go back downtown for a while to wait. She phoned us about an hour later to let us know that our room was ready.
The website indicated that the loft included a full kitchen, which was just what we were looking for. I had planned on cooking two fancy dinners for my fiance. I carefully packed and brought all the food and condiments that we would need but found that the kitchen was severely lacking utensils and cookware. I was able to make it work, though I had to wash everything I used prior to using it as everything was sort of sticky and unclean. The tea kettle on the stove was so filthy it appeared to never have been washed. The coffee pot was so incredibly filthy that I could hardly get it clean enough to use. There was food left in the garbage disposal and the sponge in the sink smelled sour and was just gross. The cutting board was also sticky and sort of dusty-the knives were so dull that I couldn't really cut anything. Additionally, the roll of paper towels was stained, there were no hand towels and the one hot mit for the oven was so grungy and burned that I didn't want to use it. We decided to forgo the second fancy home-cooked meal for a meal out on the second day.
Because we didn't get into the room when we had hoped, we ended up having a bit of a late dinner and decided to stay in for the evening. The television downstairs did not work. The television upstairs was unwatchable as it was so old the picture was constantly moving, scrolling, changing color, etc. There was a DVD player upstairs but it didn't work. After 15 minutes of fiddling with it, we decided to watch a movie on our laptop.
There was a bed downstairs, but we decided to sleep upstairs-it was quite cozy with a cute balcony and because the website stated that there was only a sitting area downstairs, we had planned on staying upstairs anyhow, it seemed fun. The website states that the rooms have luxury bed linens with down comforters, this is NOT the case. The bed coverings upstairs were old, torn and downright dirty. I woke up on several occasions hearing noises from the guests downstairs. I heard every footstep, every door open and close, every drawer and cupboard being used... until 1am.. Around 3am, I realized that I was being bitten all over my body and I couldn't stop scratching myself. I looked over to see that my fiance was scratching his arms, his chest, his legs... in his sleep. I woke him up and suggested that we move to the other bed. Perhaps it was mites? Fleas? Not sure what was eating us. We hardly slept all night and continued to itch into the morning. We were so tired we could hardly make it to breakfast and we spent the majority of the next day trying to get rested.
The next night, we slept on the bed downstairs and it was much more comfortable, still though, no luxury linens and the pillow cases looked to have never been washed.
Less important, but still worth mentioning-the website states that there is a jacuzzi tub and luxury bath accessories, which is part of what sold me on staying here. There are no luxury bath accessories. There is a jacuzzi tub, but the bathroom it's in is like a closet and extremely uncomfortable. You can hardly sit up in the tub as the ceiling/roof is so low that it makes it really quite difficult to use.
To add insult to injury, Judith called us after we left on the second day and stated that the beds upstairs had been slept in and that she'd have to charge us for the extra guests. I briefly explained what happened and she had no response. We will not be coming back, nor can we recommend staying here. With that said, there are so many raving reviews about this bed and breakfast, it leaves me perplexed about our stay. read more