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Reviews of Taunton House B&B

48 Taunton Road, 3201 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

#27 of 65 B&Bs and Inns in Pietermaritzburg

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Review score

Based on 62 B&B reviews

8.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.9

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    8.0
    Great overnight stay spot - warm and friendly staff, beautiful suburb, excellent access
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Pam was very hospitable and helpful as a host. Thank you!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 December 2023

    7.0
    Stay at Taunton
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not much not to like about the place, The bed was a bit squeaky. They do have a dog, it's not the friendliest, but it's also not much of a problem, parking needs more attention, weather in PMB can be rough, would be great to have undercover parking.

    The staff were extremely friendly and welcoming, they made us feel at home, the place is clean, I loved the fact that the rooms had air conditioning for the hot summer days

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 December 2023

    9.0
    Exceptional hosts and very good accommodation
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Did not request breakfast

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2023

    8.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Breakfast

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2023

    8.0
    The perfect getaway from home
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No back up during load shedding

    A perfect place to relax. place is clean and neat. The host was most amazing and accommodating

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Everything was amazing. The breakfast, the rooms, the property. We loved our stay.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2023

    9.0
    We had a great short stay at a well-maintained, clean and comfortable home.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Breakfast and the location was both excellent. The hostess was very helpful.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 October 2022

    8.0
    Home away from home
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nothing.

    Pam was a very attentive hostess and made sure we were comfortable.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 October 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is nothing that we didn't like.

    Very comfortable and it felt like a home away from home. Pam is a great host. Very attentive.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2022

    9.0
    Enjoyable stay - would definitely use them again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Owner was extremely friendly and helpful

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 12 July 2022

    8.0
    Comfortable, safe area
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    No issues.

    Beautiful location along the river in the lush hills of Pmb. Long-time accommodation that has everything required. Several good mall/eating options in driving distance, and located in a safe upmarket area.

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very welcoming host and lovely comfortable place...

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 January 2022

    9.0
    very clean place owner takes personal pride in her place
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wifi and network poor reception

    cleanliness

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 December 2021

    8.0
    Good!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Pam the hostess was very accommodating and waited for us to arrive late in the evening after a very slow journey from JHB due to bad weather. Very grateful.

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2021

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Everything

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 3 June 2021

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2024

    10
    Our stay was amazing, and the hospitality we received, from the time of arrival was really good. The
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    No dislikes at all. Next time the stay will be longer.

    Our stay was amazing, and the hospitality we received, from the time of arrival was really good. The breakfast packs for the road, just sealed the trip for us. Thank you for an amazing stay. 5 star all the way.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 December 2023

    5.0
    Not bad , but not exciting either
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Not being told that the breakfast is excluded.

    Breakfast was not served

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 November 2023

    10
    Good value, clean room and charming hostess Pam
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Everything was to our expectations

    Excellent breakfast

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 October 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Furniture and beddings seriously need an upgrade. Curtains insanely loud and floral. Uncomfortable bed. Stained, old towels. No coffee station in the room. No toiletries available. Aircon blew such dusty air it gave my daughter an asthma attack. Rooms not soundproof, could hear neighbour's move around till 1am. No provisions for loadshedding - not even a candle with matches. Tiny bathroom. Breakfast served to all guests at one dining table - it was quite awkward. Overheard the hostess make a snappy remark when she didn't realize we were waiting to hand her our keys on departure.

    The bnb is conveniently located close to Liberty Mall. Our room had it's own entrance with parking and remote control gate. The room was equipped with a bar fridge. Bathroom was clean despite being rather small and cramped. The host made somewhat of an effort to accommodate my vegan diet for breakfast, even though I only informed her I am vegan on arrival.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2022

    3.0
    Poor
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms needs a revamp.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 May 2022

    10
    Quality Time Well Spent
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is nothing to dislike, we have no complaints.

    When we arrived we were welcomed by Auntie Pam who were super friendly and gave the B&B a warm loving mother atmosphere 😊 we immediately felt welcome and although the stay was very short we enjoyed the good nights rest in a clean room cantered to all our needs. We had a warm shower, mini fridge, air-conditioning plus a TV to further help relaxing us and enjoy the stay even more since it was our 1 week of being married 👰 we needed the piece full break. We were spoiled with a lovely breakfast the next morning to help kickstart our busy day ahead with a beautiful garden view. 😉 We thank you for the hospitality Auntie Pam.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2022

    1.0
    The racial comments were just shocking, black people this, black people that.
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The racial comments were just shocking, on the morning of our check out we found out that our room was the only room that didn't have hot water,I assume because we were in and out of the house the night before because my friend smokes and I guess the owner of the house didn't like that and to our surprise, we woke up with no hot water in our room and it was so cold, when we alerted the owner about this water issue we were told that maybe it was the municipality water shortage issue, but now the problem with that excuse is that other rooms didn't have this problem it was just us, we were very confused and so they brought us hot water in a bucket to bath with, she didn't even suggest that we use another bathroom to shower ,It was just so disgusting 🤢

    Nothing, at breakfast when I asked if they had bacon the response was just so rude. I was told that this is not a 5 star hotel, and I was also told that they did not have bacon because Muslim people don't eat pork.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2022

    1.0
    This is not a place to stay if it’s for work or business purposes. Also if the dog jumps on toddlers, the child will ris
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the owners have a dog on the property. when we left in the morning the dog continuously jumped on us. it was raining and the wet dog, dirtied our clothes. in addition the owner of the dog made no serious attempts to restrain the animal. In trying to fend off the animal and prevent it from jumping on me I cut my finger. This affected my work for the rest of the week. It was obvious that the owners had no respect for the guests, as she told us that she wasn’t aware that we were departing at 6:15 am. This establishment should never be used as a BnB. The owners do not any pride and respect for their business. They are best suited to run a animal shelter.

    Stayed in March 2022

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