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180 Codsell Ave., North York, Ontario M3H 3W7, Canada
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3.0 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
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Montreal, Canada
1 review
“Run in the opposite direction!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2010

Dirty, run down, unprofessional and should not be allowed to advertise as a b & b. Very unruly, shady guests with loud music and screeching cars pulling in and out at all hours of the night. Don't waste your precious time or money! I don't know how the neighbours don't complain. Very nice, quiet neighbourhood otherwise.

  • Stayed May 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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northern territory
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“disgusting ,dirty place”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2007
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The taxi driver pulled up and we thought we had the wrong place and even the taxi driver commented " are you sure this is the right place ", there was garbage in front of the garage the grass was not cut and the garden was untidy,
the kitchen was filthy, fly's every where and crawling over every thing that was not covered up. this place made my partner feel sick and she did not eat any breakfast.

The bathroom was not clean and soap left behind we paid for a jazzucci and it did not work it was a crappy discusting place that should never be allowed to operate as a bed and breakfast and we did not see Helga.

we found a face washer was just thrown in a heap in the shower from the last visitors and the bed was terrible as it sagged in the middle.

My partner had a bad back and told Peter on the first day that the jazzcci was not working but he made no attempt to fix it . Unfortnately we stayed one week but we would never stay again

  • Liked — nothing
  • Disliked — dirty, filthy, untidy
  • Stayed August 2007, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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Montreal
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Disgusting !”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 September 2007
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This place is awful ! It is smelly, very dirty, the bathroom was not clean and the dirt from the previous visitors was still there. The bed was not comfortable and the sheet were not changed. Flys were all over the place, garbage and a bottle to kill insects was right on the shelf, where we can easily see it ! Roaches, ants ? We did not even stayed long enough to find out ! We went to tell him how not professional that was to receive people this way, and he got really mad. Although, he was really nice at first, probably trying to compensate for the rest (everything really sucked). When we left, after he gave us our money back, he told us that only french canadians were unhappy about the place, and that we were just to picky ! It's not a question of being picky, it's a question that we are paying for a service, and here, the service was simply not there ! Really, I lived in Brasil in very poor areas, and it was cleaner than this hole ! How funny it is to read very opposite opinion about the place ! But I was somehow comforted to read that other people found the place very dirty and unnaceptable ! Helga is not there anymore (so, don't expect to see her) and the pictures you see on the internet are far far away from the reality ! This is simply false publicity and you should be aware of what to expect. It obviously changed since... He told us that this is how bed and breakfest are, that they were all like this ! I just didn't feel like discussing with him any longer ! Well, lucky for us, we found a place that was so much better for about the same price and I was so mad about our misadventure, that I almost felt like sending him pictures of our new place ! Choose very carefully your bed and breakfest ! Because of this crappy place, we found a little treasure much closer to dowtown Toronto !

  • Liked — Nothing
  • Disliked — The dirt and the smell !
  • Stayed September 2007, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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san francisco
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Awful”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 November 2006
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people found this review helpful

This place is awful, unless you like being 30 feet from a busy highway. Sleep is out of the question in this clapboard barn where the rooms are barren, the beds old and falling apart, and "breakfast" is a frozen old muffin and a juice box. Many rooms have no view. No service at all, in fact. Do not stay here.

Stayed June 2006
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“A Diamond In The Rough”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2006
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Helga's Place has so much promise. Four adults stayed for a weekend in September. Peter was fantastic - friendly, warm, welcoming - everything a host should be. And a fantastic cook! Our breakfasts we nothing short of fabulous - fresh fruit, unbelievably fluffy pancakes, freshly baked muffins, savory omelets - no complaints there! The breakfasts alone were worth the very reasonable price for this B & B. The only shortcoming? We felt the guest area could use a good spring cleaning. Although the sheets and towels were well-worn but clean, and the bathrooms fixtures were clean, we noticed that the walls, mirrors, carpets, countertops and other surfaces needed a good scrubbing. The guest area was also quite cluttered. Had the place been a little tidier and cleaner, Helga's Place would have earned a perfect 5 rating.

  • Liked — The host's hospitality
  • Disliked — Lack of cleanliness
  • Tips/Secrets — Call ahead to insure it has been cleaned
  • Stayed September 2006, travelled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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180 Codsell Ave., North York, Ontario M3H 3W7, Canada
Price range (per night):* INR3,511 - 5,350

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