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Reviews of Gingerbread Manor

2.5 out of 5
Gingerbread Manor
3445 Avenue Laval, Montreal, QC

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 131 out of 182 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 182 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 182 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 182 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 182 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Skylar

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the absolute best place to stay in Montreal. A perfect location for getting around the city by car, public transport, or walking. As for the hotel itself, it is a gorgeous building that is exceptionally well-maintained by Yves and Ephraim. A very clean, quiet, and welcoming environment. If you're going to be staying in Montreal, make sure to do yourself a favour and stay here!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 17 Feb 2024
Thank You

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An experience, not for everyone
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great character home in a great location. Loved it.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a delight getting to know the owners of this B&B. Located on a quiet street in the heart of a really fun neighborhood, it was easy walking to some of the best restaurants and shops in town. I would definitely book again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 19 Jun 2023
Thank you. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

vinh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing homemade breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 19 Jun 2023
Thanks. Glad that you enjoyed your stay with us

10/10 Excellent

marla

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
If I travel this way again, I'll surely boo the Gingerbread Manor. Nice hosts, excellent amenities and wonderful breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 3 Jun 2023
Thank you.... glad that you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 24 Jun 2023
Thank you / Merci

10/10 Excellent

Sanchia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 24 Jun 2023
Thank you / Merci

8/10 Good

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, challenging proprietor interaction
Great location and home to spend our vacation in Montreal. Appreciated close proximity to the transit system, places to eat, and the general walkability of the area. I'd recommend staying here if that's your primary goal, as it was ours. Reasonably value. Hosts were generally friendly and hospitable, we just wish there wasn't such a focus on unmerited polarizing and political discussion - an absolute no-no in the hospitality industry (having stayed at dozens of B&Bs globally, we know it's not a successful approach). There are many comments and reviews before on the topic, we came in completely open and found that even seemingly trivial things like recycling in Pittsburgh (our home city, hosts had clearly never been there) and the US educational system (my partner was an administrator of a large public school system, was quietly insulted, and thus made the choice to not communicate following such unwelcome commenting) were made abrupt political topics. Overall, discussions just shouldn't have went there. I'll note that we are an LGBTQ couple, very liberal in our leanings, including a dual-citizen. We stayed at a B&B in rural Nebraska this weekend, and even knowing the proprietors had a very different world views than ours, they were amazing (non-queer) hosts who understood the importance in customer relationship, asked us about our hometowns, careers, families, and gave insightful local historical perspectives without the need for polarizing discussion.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 9 May 2023
We are sorry you felt this way, but also taking things clearly out of context. Good luck with your future trips

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The gentlemen that run this beautiful home are exceptional hosts, great cooks and good fun on top of it all!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 4 May 2023
Thanks. Hope to see you again in the future

10/10 Excellent

Natalija

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The manor is downtown and 6 min to metro station Sherbrooke . The hosts are attentive and responsive. The room is very small, but if you are out for the day and just come in to sleep, it’s great. Good breakfast! Would recommend Gingerbread Manor to other guests.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 23 Apr 2023
Hi there! So glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, great accommodations, welcoming hosts. We will return!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 29 Mar 2023
Thanks. So glad you enjoyed

10/10 Excellent

Joe-Louie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners are quite amenable.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 29 Mar 2023
We try, thank you

10/10 Excellent

Madison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Blaine

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 5 Dec 2023
Thank you. So glad you enjoyed

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a wonderful stay here. The hosts were friendly and made a good breakfast. Everything was neat and clean and appreciated the garage parking we paid for especially with the snow on the ground. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 22 Dec 2022
Thank you. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again

8/10 Good

Heidy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We didn’t like that there was limited amount of parking and spent 1 hour shoveling during our departure (they did get 32 centimeters of snow during our stay). The staff was super friendly and even sat with us during breakfast. They did maintain the property shoveled and cleaned during the visit.
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 19 Dec 2022
We have two garage spaces that can be booked well ahead of time. Guests may secure the garage, if available at any time after they reserve, a link is provided in our confirmation email. You chose not to and instead you used the city's on-street free parking. We unfortunately have powerless over the weather and the city's snow clearing schedule. We are sorry that this affected your enjoyment of your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Jenelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great experience here! We loved the location, the breakfast, and the room was lovely.
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 8 Dec 2022
Thank you. So glad that you enjoyed

8/10 Good

Marjorie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very charming house and the hosts are welcoming. I really enjoyed my stay there. Breakfast was amazing! Thank you

6/10 Okay

Ainsley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Lovely building and good breakfast. Hosts too chatty for my liking. There’s only so many bad jokes I can stomach at a time
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 2 Dec 2022
Sorry that you didn't enjoy your stay. Good luck with your future trips

10/10 Excellent

gemma

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely recommend this B&B for anyone who wants to stay in a cosy, clean and central location with a sense of community. The included breakfast was always a delight and they accommodate any special dietary requirements.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 29 Nov 2022
So glad that you enjoyed. Hope to see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Mario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was nice and clean. It was easy to get to and back from downtown and other sectors of Montreal. It was also located in a nice are of the city.
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 9 Nov 2022
So glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. Hope to see you again in the future

8/10 Good

Biljana

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dustin

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is in the most magical location. The street it's located on is absolutely beautiful. About a 5 minute walk away from amazing restaurants. The location is the absolute best.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 7 Sept 2022
Thank you. We are glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Julius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb place!
Everything was amazing! Thank you for your hospitality.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 2 Sept 2022
We are so glad that you enjoyed and good luck!

10/10 Excellent

Bruce, Lake Oswego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located in a beautiful historic location and close to lots of dining. Fantastic gourmet breakfast, clean facilities and a large comfortable room on a very quiet street. I hope to return soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 24 Jul 2022
Thank you. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Carolina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved staying at the gingerbread manor! The room was spacious and comfy, breakfast was delicious, and it’s in a really great and central location. Would highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 4 Jul 2022
Thank you

8/10 Good

Christopher

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Great location
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elijah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you want to have a pleasant bed and breakfast experience then the Gingerbread Manor is the place to stay. The host are wonderful and insightful. The food is delicious. They are very approachable and accomadating. The bed is comfy. Streaming services are provided. You are walking distance from all types of restaurants, cafes, bakeries, bars, and convenience stores. Even downtown is only a few km away so you can walk their to avoid the crowded and costly parking.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 18 May 2022
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Yeon

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely but smelly sheets
This was a very cute and centrally located B&B. The breakfast was delicious, and the two owners made us very welcomed. We used the large king room on the top floor and loved how spacious everything was. The only down side is that the bed and sheets smelled like wet laundry or a sweaty clothing. Made me question the cleanliness of the other areas.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 13 May 2022
I assure you that we (the owners) do all the laundry and everything, sheets, towels and duvet covers are machine washed and machine dried in house. All our laundry products are unscented, as we deal with some guests who have difficulties with perfumes/scents and the laundry soap is hypo-allergenic.

10/10 Excellent

Chung Li

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful area, gorgeous house
Excellent location, very clean, great breakfasts and friendly hosts. Highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 3 May 2022
Thank you. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us

10/10 Excellent

jenny

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay at Gingerbread Manor
convenient location clean and friendly service lovely breakfast and hosts
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 9 May 2022
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Xavier

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Logement dans une maison de caractère, unique et originale. Très bon accueil, excellent petit-déjeuner !
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 21 Mar 2022
Merci

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great B&B - Clean and friendly
Well located, very friendly. Delicious breakfast! The room was clean and comfortable. I will come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 5 Mar 2022
Thank you. We look forward to seeing you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, quiet place, great amenities and hospitality.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 23 Nov 2021
Thank you. It was nice meeting you.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely historic building, convenient neighborhood to walk, enjoyed hosts.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 9 Nov 2021
Thank you. It was nice meeting both of you. Have a pleasant journey

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely old house, charming. We'd definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 28 Oct 2021
So glad that you enjoyed

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the warm atmosphere inside the Manor. Very interesting staircase. Yves and Ephrain were good enough to get me some parking passes for the street, which made for easy parking. Breakfast was very good. I would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 8 Sept 2021
So glad that you enjoyed your stay with us

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 8 Sept 2021
Thank you for your stay

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Ottawa

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Victorian mansion well worth the stay in the heart of Montreal's residential areas east of St. Laurent and south of St. Joseph.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 28 Aug 2021
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

alberto

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Jewel in Montreal
We booked it at last minute, and they went beyond helpful to make sure we got everything for checking in smoothly. Once we saw the rooms, they were really clean, spacious and cozy. Breakfast were a delight, and the room we ended up staying had its own bathroom. Excellent location, if you like walking, then you wont need a car to see most part of the city. Whether by walk or public, there are plenty of things to do around. The hosts are wonderful. Loved our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 10 Aug 2021
We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. It was nice meeting you. Happy travels. Say hi to Shoshana for us!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tamara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, cozy, delicious breakfast.
Very comfortable, delicious breakfast, great hosts! It was a short walk from many restaurants and bars, ease of access to public transportation, but also not a far drive from the airport. I will definitely stay again when I am in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 28 Oct 2019
Thank you. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
It was very pleasing and the host was very friendly and accommodating. Breakfast was excellent .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 17 Oct 2019
Thank you. Hope to see you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Russell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Possibly the best bnb in Montreal?
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the gingerbread manor, it is the bed and breakfast with everything you could ever want. The owners have obviously taken the time to think about and make sure that every visitors stay is as comfortable as possible. The beds are super comfy and rooms/beds were remade each day. The breakfast was delicious with a wide selection of cereals, fresh Montréal bagels, and a different cooked choice for each day of our stay. We would highly recommended a stay here if visiting, they also have handy secure parking ideal if you want to leave your car and not drive around the city.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 9 Sept 2019
Thanks Peter, we are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of our key reasons for staying in a BnB is to meet like minded people and interesting locals/hosts. This was a memorable stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Let’s just say that this property is underwhelming. It started when tried to ask about parking and requested to use their restroom before check-in and was told “Absolutely not”. There is certainly a much better way to explain that restrooms are not accessible until checkin, but to be greeted with such an off putting attitude was not the way I wanted to start a stay. Feeling like a nuisance rather than a guest, is never a good feeling. With that said, I definitely felt like I was just staying in someone’s home, not a bed & breakfast. The kitchen was not clean when accessing it for water in the evening and the entire residence needs a major cleaning and freshening up. Simply put, when I go away, I want to be somewhere nicer than my home-soft towels, linens, friendly people & energy. Instead, it felt hostile and negative any time I came in contact with owner. Montreal didn’t disappoint, this property did.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Gingerbread Manor on 21 Aug 2019
We thank you for your review and are sorry that your did not enjoy your stay. We contact each guest by email to arrange their personalized welcome and arrange their arrival, but received no return information from you. Instead, arriving several hours before our stated check in time, you tried to push your way into our home. We politely told you that we had no public bathroom and that the room was not ready, that we were cleaning and yet you tried to push your way in a second time. We also attempted to help you with street parking, but first you rebuffed us and then later, instead of taking advice from residents who know the parking situation, you opted to drive off, relinquishing the parking space we found for you. Upon your return, you found no parking and berated us for it. This B&B is our home, not a hotel. We offer a 134 year old genuine charming Victorian manor house on what is arguable the prettiest street in the Plateau Mont-Royal, personalized service and respect for our guests from around the world. This home is unique and offers beautiful details, that are unfortunately rarely seen today. In spite of our best efforts, we unfortunately couldn't rise to the service level that you felt entitled to. We wish you the best of luck on future stays.