Rooms at 31

I spent 4 nights at Rooms at 31 whilst visiting family in the area. It is ideally situated within Stonehaven, a short walk to the seafront and a pleasant (but steep) walk to the war memorial and Dunottar Castle. Stonehaven itself has everything you might need for a short stay: places to eat, groceries etc. Rooms at 31 was clean and adequate for my needs. There were a few minor issues in the room which I have already contacted the owner about, but this did not adversely affect my stay. Breakfast is a self-serve affair with access to cereals, bread/toast, packaged morning goods, hot drinks and juice. The advantage of this set-up is that you can have breakfast at any time and it's not restricted to limited serving times as you would usually have in a B&B. It would have been useful to have had a mini fridge in the room, and access to a microwave, perhaps, for being able to heat food when eating out is not possible/desirable. It would also have been nice to feel that the breakfast room was usable outside of breakfast instead of feeling I needed to eat my takeaway in my room. Overall, I found the stay rather impersonal, not seeing anyone else for my entire stay, except for a very short encounter one morning in the breakfast room with whom I suspected may have been the owner. If I hadn't been visiting family, it would have been a rather lonely stay. This is not a fault, merely my preference. I can see how it would work well for businesses travellers or anyone who prefers the self-checkout in a supermarket and not dealing with other human beings!

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Property was clean and closer to the city centre. Limited breakfast option with no freshly prepared options.

there was a stain on pillow, no amenities(shampoo/conditioner), toilet was not securely bolted to floor. Couldn't contact staff as they only gave phone number and no email. Breakfast was good

The moment I entered the property, I could see a dire need of vacuuming near the entrance. The first floor was quaint and fairly pretty and after a brief confusion about checking in, I realized that there was a brown packet with my name on it and the keys within it. I expected the bathroom to be attached to the room, but it wasn’t and I had to step out to another room for my bathroom. Not the end of the world, I lived in dorms in university, but it was a surprise nonetheless. The most very unpleasant part was the room itself. The moment I stepped in, I could feel my nose tickling, sure sign that the carpet was triggering my allergies. Room was at first glance clean, but there were some small stains on the carpet, thick cowebs in a corner of the rooms and some dead insects in the drawers of the bedside table. I found 1 live spiders in the room and 2 dead one. I put my keys back on the table downstair and left for Aberdeen soon after. I preferred to pay for 2 hotels for the same night than stay there.

We liked the town and good service and breakfast by Anna! Thank you! Good luck for the future! Carl and Supin from Sweden