Lapicasso Guesthouse

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Had the worst night of my life. Improper parking facilities. Terrible lighting in the room, so dim I could not even see myself in the mirror with the lights on. No soap, shampoo, body wash. Doors banging till at least 23h30 at night. As a traveller, I like to be in a place of peace and quiet so as to have a good rest. Then there's a pump or something that was right next to my room. Every 5 minutes it comes on and goes off. As much as tried to sleep, will all the noise I had a sleepless night. I paid premium price to rest but did not get the rest I so deserved. Website also has fake advertising. There is no pool or restaurant on the premises and there's no kitchen in the room. As for one of the guests in a close by room, the tv was so loud till the early hours of the morning. I will definitely not book this place again no matter how desperate I am. I'd rather park by a filing station and sleep in my car. I've been sleeping out at various resorts and this is the worst I've ever been to. If there was a zero rating, I would have definitely given that. Oh and yes, there's 2 basins in the bathroom, 1 basin only had hot water coming out of the tap, no cold water coming out from the old water tap. The other basin, the waste was stuck and no water was draining through. I've read a few reviews in regards to toiletries from few years ago and I tort that would have changed, but guess what, few years later and same story. In my personal opinion, this room was not even worth half of what I paid. I bear the sentiments of guests that had bad experiences. As far as I'm concerned, all the good reviews must be faked just like there website advertising.

Poshy place for area like Ermelo...good job, few things to improve on: Room 5 can have a cleaner better bedding. Secure place even though in a shady area. Almost right opposite a beautiful mall.

The entire impression of La Picasso is that of a proprietor doing everything to save money. Parking is insufficient and despite a storm, I had to park my car behind the house in a muddy patch after passing through a narrow driveway and then walk through the mud to get to my room. The room and bathroom are both well-designed, but one bed lamp was not working and the other one’s lampshade was broken. Finding an electricity outlet was a challenge and could in the end only be done if I moved a chair away from the wall. In the bathroom, there was no soap at all at the basin and no extras were supplied (such as soap, shampoo, etc). Also, my room had no opening windows and no air conditioning. The bed was comfortable enough, but if my wife had accompanied me on this trip, as she usually does, it would have been a problem, as the guesthouse only has double beds and not queen-size beds as is more common nowadays. The linen seems to be the absolute cheapest quality money can buy and is long past its use-by date. Sheets are no longer white and should have been discarded long ago. To add to this, I was called at around 11 pm by the front desk, as someone had parked their car in the driveway, making it impossible for anyone to move in or out. This person wanted to know whether it was my car, but obviously, he could have checked on my registration form and seen that it was not my car. To further add to my frustration, I was awoken at around 05:15 with the sound of a big machine running. It might have been a washing machine or it might have come from the surrounding premises, as the guesthouse is located in a business area. Regardless, I then couldn’t fall asleep again. The bathroom is nice, although the steel window frames are desperately in need of some paint. The shower cubicle is large and well-designed. However, as the temperature of the water changed from steaming hot to lukewarm and then to ice cold, before becoming steaming hot again, a large part of my time in the shower was used in an attempt to regulate the heat of the water. Breakfast was below standard: Bacon (which was good), Viennas (who still serves this?), a burger made from processed meat which I only had one bite of and scrambled eggs (no choice of what eggs I preferred). Coffee (instant) was also the cheapest brand on the market. When I asked whether sweetener was available, rather than sugar, I was told that they did not have this available. Try as I might, considering the above, I can't give La Picasso a higher rating than “Poor”.

Rooms are nice, but the NOISE! Phoned reception twice about the loud voices. People leave room doors open, talking loud, up and down the hallways. Sounds like a shebeen party going on. Definitely not the place if you want peace and quiet. Guests are inconsiderate.