Hotel Guesthouse Pickery (Bruges, Belgium)

Surprisingly perhaps, guests really seemed to like the location of the guest house. It was described as about 15 minutes' walk from the dense and tourist inundated centre. Guests appreciated being a bit out of the centre, firstly because parking their cars right out front was usually easy, and secondly it was a much quieter location than the very centre of Bruges.

On the whole, guests seemed to approve of the decor of the rooms. While there was nothing particularly dramatic about them that guests described, that was perhaps the point. They seemed to find them elegant and understated, resulting in an overall calming effect.

Guests couldn't speak more highly of the hosts, who were invariably described as welcoming, friendly and a wealth of information on all the sights and inside information on Bruges.

A couple of guests mentioned that the water pressure in their rooms left a lot to be desired. It made showering a bit of an underwhelming experience.

While there were also plenty of guests who quite liked the breakfast, some didn't like the way it was delivered. Most of the items seem to be deposited in the fridge the night before and guests prepare it themselves in the morning. To some this was convenient and delightful, to others cold and impersonal.

Like perhaps most small establishments, the walls at Pickery are described as “paper this”, resulting in guests being able to hear too many of the goings-on in the adjacent rooms.