Gower Guest House

I would not stay there again. I had front bedroom over the street which was extremely noisy all times of the day. I was really cold the first night and there were no extra blankets or comforters in the room. Bed had one sheet and a very light quilt to cover me. There is no one on-site to help. Morning breakfast was meager. Cereal looked like it was 6 months old. I couldn't even make a pot of coffee after the people who had come down before me finished the pot they made. THERE were absolutely NO coffee filters. Search high and low and none to be found so I was forced to go without. Again no-one on-site to help.

Ideal location for exploring the attractions and shopping. Continental breakfast available, with easy walking distance to the Hungry Heart Cafe and Bagel Cafe, both of which serve excellent breakfasts. Very comfortable bed. I arrived in St John's on a 1:30 am flight from Toronto and check in was easy even in the middle of the night. Would definitely stay here again.

Did not enjoy my 4 night stay here and wish I had booked elsewhere. I reported on the second day that the bed was soft, lumpy with a black hole in the middle that sleepers fall into. On the 3rd day, caretaker fixed the box spring which did make the black hole not as bed but in reality, the mattress is just a bad purchase (apparently new this year). I don't know anyone who likes super soft mattresses never mind the black hole in the middle. This is totally unacceptable since sleep is the primary product being sold. Property says housekeeping included but not once did towels get refreshed or beds made/changed. TV Cable box was a problem (constant disconnecting) but was finally fixed on 3rd day. Experienced terrible street noise (drunken guys yelling, swearing at the top of their lungs) after 1 am which was disturbing. Fridge in the room had a slight hum non-stop. Soap provided is a joke. (teeny, tiny) ... bring your own. Carpet on the stairs needs replacing badly. Breakfast was OK although some stale hot cross buns/pastry was included in offerings. Otherwise, OJ sometimes, yoghurt, coffee/tea/hot choc., instant oatmeal, bread and muffins. 3 cereals available but they look suspicious at freshness. Not recommended at all!

Booked a room here prior to pandemic and had to cancel due to travel restrictions. The hotel refused to give refund, only a credit voucher. However, the voucher expired end of 2021 with all restrictions including the ‘Atlantic bubble’ and our travel limitations we were not able to travel until May 2022 (5 months after the credit voucher expired). Contacted the hotel, they refused to issue a credit on another stay. We are now out $275. I understand that businesses had tough time during the pandemic but so did travellers that lost money.

We had a horrible experience at Gower house, so much so we had to leave without even staying one night. I have slept at a lot of bad motels across North America and am usually not a complainer but this takes the cake. The room reeked of cigarette smoke and was disgusting. My partner is asthmatic and had an asthma attack within 5 minutes of arriving, I’m a former smoker and I even felt nauseous. I asked for another room but they refused to accommodate us. I told them we would have to find accommodation elsewhere because we couldn’t sleep there. They then refused to refund us for the booking even though it was falsely advertised and a breach of contract as a non-smoking property. THIS PLACE IS A SCAM! do not stay here. There is no one on property to help and the person I called did absolutely nothing and refused to pet me speak to the owner. Now I am down $300 plus the $600 I spent to find somewhere else to stay last minute.