Robert Porter Inn

Maclure Suite-3.5/4

Beautiful beautiful spot. Aspects of this amazing place are 5 Star all day long. Could be. Should be 5 star. This place has it all. Location. Gracious hosts. On site management. Character. Charm. Space. Fire places in almost every room ad an amazing ambiance. The dining room and kitchen are grand. The ceilings are high. The lighting is good. The newly renovated bathrooms are beautiful. The towels are fresh. The rain showers a nice touch. The heritage decor is on point. There is no lack of amenities from the kitchen to the bathrooms. The beds are comfortable and the bedding nice. The areas that could use improvement include the aging parts of the kitchen with some drawers and cupboards falling apart. Faces coming off. For such a grand kitchen the apartment size refrigerator is underwhelming. This would be an obvious upgrade. Something stainless with ice and water etc. The frying pans where all but useless. Having said that any feedback we had for Cindy and Bernie was well received and responded to promptly with an expressed desire to make it right. They seemed to appreciate the feedback. We were impressed with this level of care on Thanksgiving weekend.

There are fans but no AC. Was a little warm. Windows don’t open. Everything above head height in the unit needs a deep deep clean. Thick dust.

All in all we will return. We would recommend. With some deep cleaning and a few items attended to it would not take much for this beautiful place to be a consistent 5 star.

Bernie and Cindy said someone would come over while we were out today to address the pans and the drawers and the cleaning. Someone did come around 7:00 pm after we returned home from a day out to clean a chandelier. New pans were delivered today. That was nice. A deep clean of the whole unit of everything above head height is still in order to deal with thick dust and cobwebs. The kitchen drawer is still broken. I’m sure it will be fixed soon.

King bed was great but the queen bed in the suite was a squeeker. Most Windows were stuck shut so it was stuffy. Could only open one in dining room. This could also be a fire hazard. Not enough towels for four people. And no Kleenex.

OMG. Last minute booking for a medical appointment trip. What a gem. A little bougie cocoon of comfort right in the middle of everything.

Thank you very much !!! What a beautiful place and very clean … Worth every penny
Will definitely stay here again over any other places in Victoria. Don’t waste your money on expensive hotels …Stay here !

The staff -Johnny and Noel were very welcoming and very attentive …They really took care of us!