Tamar Guest House

The room smelled bad, though it’s a cheap place and the owner, an old lady, seemed nice. Maybe she can’t keep it to a higher standard. There are peepholes in the doors from the outside, so remember to cover them. I don’t know if that was intentional or just a mistake. The bathroom had no hot water, and I only stayed long enough to use it.

The location is good, but that was the only good thing about the place. We booked through bookings, and none of the listed amenities were there. Our room stank and had four beds, three singles and one folded up in a corner. There was only one chair to use as a side table, hardly any room to move, and we couldn’t even open the door all the way. One pillow smelled of cat pee, and everything was damp and smelled like feet. The yard was full of junk, and at one point there was a dirty syringe by the bin outside. The bathroom had no hot water or water pressure. The owners locked it from 10pm to 8am every night, leaving only a dirty, smelly squat toilet outside with no sink. There was nowhere to brush our teeth or wash our hands during those hours. It cost 15$ a night and wasn’t worth even 5$. I honestly think it’s a scam. The owner acts like an ill, elderly victim so you’ll feel bad about leaving a bad review, but we literally got scammed. DO NOT STAY HERE!!!

It was a great location, close to the minibuses, but that was the only good thing about this place. Our tiny room had four beds, including a fold-up one tucked into the corner. If that bed had been opened, we couldn’t have moved around or opened the door. It felt like we’d been put in a storage room. The room smelled so strongly of dirty feet that it was hard to sleep, and one pillow smelled of cat pee. The bathroom inside the main house was disgusting, and the owner locked it from 10 pm until 8 am. There was a very dirty squat toilet outside, but no sink, so nowhere to brush your teeth after 10 pm or before 8 am. There was a kettle in the courtyard, but no cups.

We were there on a very cold night, and our room was cold too. The owner was a nice lady and moved us to a bigger, warmer room. It was clean, and the location was good, not too far from the center or the railway station.