The Karema

I’ve stayed here twice and the breakfast is lovely, but the rooms are very dated. The beds are really uncomfortable, and the soap dish and towel rail were coming away from the wall.

Liz and Ian were wonderful hosts and made us feel welcome from the start. The guest house was very clean, in a quiet and safe location, and breakfast was amazing. We had a great stay and would visit again. I’d recommend it to anyone who appreciates good service.

The owners were friendly, welcoming and attentive, and the price was fair. It’s very close to the pier and amusements, with cereal and/or a full English on offer. The downsides were small beds for doubles, showers where the temperature kept changing, and thin walls and ceilings that let noise from other guests carry between rooms. Parking is limited too, just three spaces for nine rooms.

We stayed in March and found dirty boxer shorts and two used breast pads under the bed when we arrived. We reported it, but it was left there until the next day, when we raised it with the owner again. Since there was only one set of keys, we handed ours in at 9:30 and said we’d be out for a couple of hours. When we came back at 11:45, the key wasn’t in the safe and we were locked out. We eventually got back in at 2:15. Not good at all. There was no apology, and no reply to the message we left. I couldn’t leave a review sooner because I was ill.