Edelweiss Bed & Breakfast - Port Alberni, British Columbia

Dave G.

NOT EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED

We were looking for an opportunity to enjoy the Frances Barkley Broken Island daytrip experience again and noticed thd Edelweiss ad in the Coffee News flier. It looked like a good deal so we booked two bedrooms for my wife & I and our friends (another couple).
Regretably, upon arriving we were surprised to find that the two units we booked actually shared a bathroom from a common hallway - NOT separate "private bathrooms" for each bedroom.

Our large bedroom had a queen bed, a rather small TV and a few other furnishings. A small adjoining alcove with access through our bedroom had a single bed, for which we had no use. There was no door between our bedroom and the common hall, but a 5' high folding screen was provided ( not very effective for privacy). Good thing our travelling companions were friends; if they had been stangers it would have been very awkward.
Our friends had a large room with a sofa/hide-a-bed (not a proper bed), a large flat screen TV, mirowave and other furniture. The third bedroom, upstairs, was occupied by another couple we did not know.
Breakfast was okay, but not great, and not "hearty", as some have suggested - a hard-boiled egg , a small fruit cup, yogurt, toast, muffins & jam, a few cold cuts and cheese, a half glass of juice, tea and coffee. (I don't like boiled eggs or yogurt and we don't drink coffee or tea). No cereal and no cooked items (other than the eggs). Not the often- unique breakfasts we have experienced at many other B&B's in the past. One of our companions said she tasted mold in the toast, so definitely not fresh bread.
Trudy is a pleasant host and obviously works hard at what she does. The package is actually quite good value for the cost, but the accommodation lacks. We would be unlikely to return with the present set up.
The basement suite would actually be great for families, but should not be considered two separate bedrooms with "private bathrooms". This issue could be remedied quite easily by installing another door on the bedroom end of the hallway and putting a proper queen bed in the second large room.

If you are a couple interested in staying there, you should ask for the upstairs unit.

- Disappointed

Jimbo J.

Very nice and clean bnb. We got the whole basement suite with a kitchen and a bathroom. Recently renovated. Breakfast was hearty and very European - a real treat.

Armin R.

Sehr sauberes und schönes Bed & Breakefast. Danke Trudi

Wolfgang R.

Best B and B Perfect host Thank you Trudy

b B.

Great

John.Deirdre N.

Tristan S.