The King George Inn

This hotel is conveniently located but if you decide to stay there, check the beds carefully for evidence of bed bugs. I was bitten badly in room 4 and suffered for weeks after my stay. Reported to the owner and then to the City who did an inspection and informed me the place was being fumigated. The owner promised to call me but I have heard nothing from her more than 3 months later. I hesitated to write this but feel potential visitors should be aware of the risk. It was very upsetting.

The King George Inn is a lovely, romantic Victorian building a block from charming downtown Cobourg, and close to beaches. It's got charm and comfort; beating out any of the hotel chains in the area. The 'top of the stairs, left side' room offers an entry hallway, large bathroom and decent size bedroom. They kept the Victorian architecture and updated the finishes, with comfort & style in mind. Love this spot!

Stayed two nights at King George Inn, originally a big family home, turned jail, turned hotel. Some rooms actually have a jail cell look with bars and everything but we stayed in Room 8 which was quite nice. This is a unique hotel with an antique/historical theme to it, clean and well cared for A few downsides in our room were the shower (in kinda rough shape) and we struggled with the TV and the Roku streaming service. Roku, we discovered, offered no Sportsnet and so finding Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals took us quite a bit of effort before and after supper. Screen casting from our devices wasn't working with the TV but finally within Roku, I found Sportsnet via Amazon Prime (we have a subscription). Shouldn't have been this hard and the hotel would do good to provide TV instructions for those not familiar with Roku. Booking the room was a bit of a trial after messages left, both phone and email, went unanswered for a day and a half. We just showed up at the hotel and called the number again and this time got through to the woman who was the host. She was very nice, though I got the sense that her time was divided between a few things. The hotel is a five minute walk from beach and downtown bars and restaurants. Tuesday morning we packed up and checked out the jail museum at the hotel. This hotel is a maze and very unique in its layout. Outside there’s a courtyard sort of space with what looks like there was a plan at some point to have a restaurant on site. It feels like the whole business was originally ambitious and may not have met early expectations. It's possible they weren't fully up to the tourist season level of service perhaps. Other than being a hotel, it's a little confusing exactly what the King George Inn is about. There is no check-in desk that I saw and It doesn’t seem like there are any staff onsite though if you call them, the host is sometimes nearby, sometimes not answering, sometimes answering. At one point she sent a young woman to bring us some towels and she appeared from somewhere, I don't know. Did she live next door? Overall this is a good hotel in a great location.

I should have known how my stay would be when I heard the password was "Cant get out". The place stated they had wifi but the only place I could pick it up was on the landing at the entrance. TV programs? what TV programs. No signal so no TV. I was told there was a view, but this was just in between buildings - not much of a view really. The person who checked me in was nowhere to be seen during the evening or next day. I was not impressed with this place at all. Dont think I will ever go back there.

My husband and I booked a room here (so we thought) for4 nights, through Vanessa. She told me she would hold the room for us but she was too busy with check-outs so asked me to call back at 12:30 to get the confirmation. I called back at 12:30 and had to leave a message. I received no response so I called again at 4pm, reached Vanessa who now said that she was too busy with check-ins . However, she assured me the room was blocked off for us and she would call me back after check-ins. At 7pm still no reply so I called again and spoke with Jordan who told me there was actually no room blocked off for us. He said he could hold the room but was reluctant to continue with the booking since we had already been dealing with Vanessa. He said she would call us the next morning to finalize the booking (we had our doubts). Sure enough we never heard from either of them again. The worst customer service I have ever encountered! The whole scenario was like a bad episode of Faulty Towers. Gotta laugh it off! Since then friends told us we were lucky not to waste our money at that Inn. We also found out Vanessa is actually the owner. Great way not to run a business!!!

The Inn provides basic accommodation. A somewhat noisy "window shaker" air conditioner is available and was required. There is no breakfast however a good bakery is literally steps away. The inn is located in the historic heart of Coburg. The fine Old Victoria Hall is very close to the Inn and worth a visit. There are numerous restaurants near to the Inn. I had low expectations for the Inn and if I had had more time I would have tried to stay somewhere else.