We booked a family room for four. To get there, we had to go through a house full of clutter, stuff lying around and quite unkept. The room had 4 single beds and a small kitchen which at first looked quite cool. We didn't use any of the kitchen as we were there only for a night but crockery was scarce, old and chipped. Very quickly, we were put off by the dirtiness of the room. It hadn't clearly been cleaned, hoovered in a long time. Huge cobwebs on the ceiling, stains on the wall, tatty bed clothes with holes and dirty shower. The room really smelt musty! TV was on the side and awkward to watch. Staff were ok and so was breakfast. Fortunately for them, we had paid upfront! Will never stay there again and do not recommend it!

This is now known as the Twickenham Guest House. First I must say that the staff/owners are super nice, but the room we stayed in was in need of an overhaul. We stayed in the “studio”, and the room and bathroom had a musty smell. The beds in the room were the best part. They were very comfortable and seemed to be new, with nice bedding. Other than the beds, the furniture was a bit sad. The bathroom was very tiny, and the toilet handle was loose. There was a TV, fridge (which was handy), a washer (but no dryer – not sure where you would hang your clothes to dry), a microwave, kettle and kitchen sink. They provided a few well used dishes, and instant coffee/tea. There was no phone in the room, which was annoying as we needed to make several local calls, and our cell phones did not work in England. This room is separate from the main house, so it had its own entrance. The only light in the room came from a skylight . It is well sealed off because of the traffic on the outside wall, which can be very loud and busy at times, but quiets down at night. The room was cleaned with fresh towels daily, but was in need of a deep cleaning in corners. They provided a full English breakfast daily, which was good, and also had croissants, muffins, fresh fruit and cereal as well most days. We stayed here for a week, but only used it as a place to sleep at night. I thought it sort of resembled staying in a cottage. By North American standards, the price we paid for the room was way too high for what we got, but perhaps English standards and prices are different. They were doing renovations while we were there, so maybe the place will improve.

Twickenham Guest House is just down the road from the rugby stadium, and 5 minutes from the train station (which we took every day). It’s about a 35 minute trip to London Waterloo Station, depending on the time of day, and if you catch the “fast train”. You can catch a bus right around the corner, and top up or buy your Oyster cards from the convenience store also around the corner. It’s about a 15 minute walk to Twickenham main street where there are several shops.

In summary, the staff, breakfast and beds were good. For the price, the overall room, bathroom and cleanliness was not up to standard.

Stayed here for one evening as I was going to a rugby match, and was travelling by myself. I was made so welcome, I really would stay here again. Yes, a small room, but perfectly adequate, and clean, en suite bathroom also. Could not fault anything about the place or the people!

Now the Twickenham Guest House
Working just up the road from this place so seemed ideal for a budget "tradesmans b&b"

On arrival it was 24 deg outside so when we opened our room door and found the heating on it was a little uncomfortable but not to worry we opened the window and all was fine.

The only thing i wanted to do was shower and go and get a couple of beers and some dinner. On turning on the shower i was greeted by a constant stream of cold water so went down to reception and asked for hot water to be turned on waited half hour still no joy so had to put up with cold shower. Still it was ok by the morning.

On entering the breakfast area there was a good selection of fruit, cereal, water and orange juice but the most bizzare thing was being served your orange juice by an older gentleman in his pyjamas!!!
The cooked breakfast was ok just average really but the rest of the selection made up for it.

Would I stay here again? yes i think i would as it has a bit of a charm of it's own

It does need a bit of an update but i'ts clean which is all that matters when you're only sleeping there.