比瑟爾之家民宿

Outstanding B&B with personal service and welcoming hosts inviting you into their wonderful vintage home. Very nice common areas to take in a book or socialize. Nice comfortable rooms with tasty, creative breakfasts each morning. Probably the best B&B I've ever visited.

Where to start? As soon as we arrived the lady greeting us left telling us she’d be back to do our breakfast in the morning. We were left as the only two people in this spooky old house. It’s scruffy, desperately in need of an update, decoration and a good clean. To describe it as being in a quiet neighbourhood is ridiculous! If you like to sleep to the sound of V8 engines roaring up and down the very busy road you’ll be happy. Otherwise, like me, you’ll be awake all night believing a window is open. When you go to close it you’ll find all the dead wasps on the window sill. The house is very dark, as they keep the blinds down to keep the heat out. This is because the air conditioning is almost as old as the house and almost as noisy as the cars. By the time morning came I had booked us into another hotel for our remaining nights. I was assured they would refund the two nights I had not stayed. They kept this pretence up for weeks, as I type it’s now been two months. They are never going to refund me!! It was a truly awful stay and I was completely mislead by the positive reviews. Where on earth do they come from?

The home is classic, lovely, well decorated, clean and easy to find. There were not enough parking spaces (room for 3 cars) when we came back after the theater and parked overnight on the street instead. There was a white noise machine in the room, which helped with the night time noise of traffic (house is on a corner lot with a street light there). During the day the noise of traffic was not noticed, but it was heard during the quiet of bedtime. Bathroom towels and amenities were very nice. TV was small, which bothered my husband but I thought it was fine. Just had to sit closer. For a portion of our stay the internet service was "down in the area", which was not the fault of the Bissell House. Breakfast was served at 9am, and was not as full as expected. Juice, coffee or tea, chia pudding topped with fruit, and two pancakes. There was additional food available if you helped yourself, such as cereal, yogurt, instant oatmeal, and toast. In my experience a B & B takes great pride in the breakfast service, but I think it was an off-day. They did accommodate a special request however. Lovely touches of elegance throughout the home. Did not see the proprietors at all, possibly they were not on site. Check-in and check-out instructions were by text and went smoothly.

I made a last-minute reservation at the Bissell House when I shifted my plans to avoid driving during Hurricane Hilary. I arrived late in the evening and was immediately enchanted by the serene property in a beautiful historic neighborhood. I stepped inside to a cozy library with a beautiful Tiffany lamp. My room was cozy and very comfortable. Breakfast was delicious and just the right amount of B&B banter (not overly forced/contrived but very friendly). They were my perfect port in a storm, and I will look forward to coming back and using them as a jumping off point for touring the beautiful architectural haven of Pasadena. Plus I would love to try their pool!

The whole stay is a unique experience. I enjoyed the pastries that were available for us throughout the day. WIFI was excellent. Breakfasts were really good. I wish we had stayed a couple of extra days.

Had a great stay at The Bissell House! The house is beautiful and thoughtfully maintained. The rooms had all the creature comforts and some extras. The living room is like stepping back in time to a warm comforting home in the late 1800s. Enjoyed some delicious brownies with my tea upon arrival. Our morning host each day was Brian who is a fountain of information on the local area and served up a beautiful breakfast. I would highly recommend a stay!