1000 Islands B&B – the Bulloch House

Soluzione molto carina a Gananoque, villetta indipendente che i proprietari hanno reso B&B. Poche camere e tutto molto curato, ospitalità eccezionale. Divertente l’idea di poter acquistare la maggior parte dei completamenti d’arredo. Posizione molto comoda sia per il centro paese che per gli imbarchi per le escursioni alle isole. Camere tutte diverse ed arredate nei minimi dettagli, se proprio devo trovare un difetto con così tante cose in giro ci vorrebbe un attenzione maggiore per la pulizia. The Bulloch Suite è una doppia, con bagno e terrazzo. The Gananoque Suite è un’altra doppia molto spaziosa con bagno e terrazzo. Colazione eccezionale, dalla mise en place alla varietà del menù (praticamente un pranzo)!

Hostess and breakfast were wonderful. Room and surrounding spaces were awful. Pictures do not accurately show space with chipped paint throughout, holes in floor filled with aluminum foil. Outdoor space was uninhabitable and back and side yards were not mowed in weeks or months. Bathroom floor was filthy and furniture was worn and threadbare.

Just spent 3 nights at the Bulloch house. A very charming home, furnished in history with lovely antiques and stained glass throughout. We stayed in the Godfrey suite that we found spacious and comfortable and we enjoyed the balcony from our suite. Breakfast each morning was an event, an elegant dining room, a lavish presentation served with beautiful china and lovely decor. The food would rival any five star restaurant. Michele is the perfect hostess. The house could use a touch up here and there, but that did not detract from the overall charm. The location of the property was ideally situated for our visit to Gananoque. Thank you for a wonderful visit.

We stayed in the Trés Petite Kroeg Room which was very tiny but cute. It suited us well because we like to explore the place we are visiting and not sit in our room. The bed was very comfy. Michele was very sweet and accommodating. The breakfasts were awesome, the table was beautifully set with our names, and served on antique china. Michele explained each breakfast which she made herself. It was fun to sit with another 3 couples and share travel adventures and the places where we were all travelling from. The house is also located in an excellent location. We were able to walk to the canal, parks, the Playhouse on the River, restaurants, etc. Some reviews said that the house was old, dingy and cluttered. However, they may not have realized that the house is a historical building and also an antique showroom. Her husband deals in antiques and everything in the house is actually for sale. We actually felt like we had gone back a hundred years and were part of the "gentry". haha! Thank you, Michele, for an enjoyable stay.

This is a difficult review to write because we’re acutely aware that the B&B is the owners business & livelihood - and we don’t want to jeopardise that. However, we have personally relied on review websites when booking accommodations therefore feel obliged to give our honest account for other travellers. So here goes…. The house is located in a lovely street very close to the harbour and town. On entering the house our first impressions were slightly concerning as it’s nothing like the bright, airy & clutter free rooms the photos depict on the websites. And on arrival, Michelle the owner was pleasant and helpful in nature. She took our tea / coffee / juice order for breakfast for our stay and she also asked if we had dietary restrictions - but there was no menu. She also helped us out greatly when we locked ourselves out of our car by giving us the use of her phone to call the recovery service and liaised on our behalf with the company - we bought her a bottle of wine as a thank you but had to leave it with her husband as she wasn’t available after our breakfast and checkout. Regrettably we feel we still have to deduct 2 stars though : One for the breakfast - it was poor quality and there was no choice, you have to have what Michelle gives you. Ten of us sat around a large table. Our first days breakfast consisted of a small smoothie shot, carton juice, few pieces of fruit, soaked oats & 3 half slices of soft ‘french toast’ with maple syrup and a pencil thin fatty sausage. Our second days breakfast was as above except we were given a dense egg soufflé with a small side of tomato relish instead of the ‘french toast’. And half of a croissant - never ever have we seen this before, we understand the importance of not having food waste but we weren’t offered any more or given any accompanying jams etc, it just felt economical & presumptuous that everyone likes egg soufflé as much as Michelle does? We realise its Michele’s B&B and she can serve what she likes but she charges a lot of money so has to accept that her guests around the table were not complimentary about the taste & lack of choice, one couple said they weren’t bothering to have breakfast the next day and preferred to get something on the road! We felt as a minimum just simple toast / croissant & egg, or fruit, yogurt & breakfast cereal should be on offer & it would be healthier. Michelle said the soaked oats given to us on both days was homemade but we still felt she should ask if it’s wanted or to our taste? Some people left it but they were too polite at the time to say anything or write reviews. In short our opinion is that breakfast should be more about the food & service and not the crockery sets and table settings. There were a few packaged biscuits and tea/coffee left on the first floor for people to help themselves but we didn’t. We have deducted another star for our room, yes the room was large, it had a balcony and loungers but we were in the area to explore and not relax

Michelle was very welcoming. Amazing old house in need of some attention.