Merrivale Model Village
Merrivale Model Village, Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3JG, United Kingdom- Fee
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Stylish Modern Rooms with Freeview TV and Tea/Coffee Facilities
Indulge in a cozy stay at Taunton House with stylish rooms equipped with modern amenities. Enjoy a relaxing evening with a DVD player or unwind with a hot beverage in hand.
Delicious Breakfast Options and Licensed Bar
Start your day with a hearty breakfast made from locally sourced ingredients, including vegetarian and gluten-free choices. In the evening, head to the licensed bar for a variety of beverages to complement your stay.
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Check-in from
04:00 PM
Check-out by
10:30 AM
Parking
FREE
Children
Not allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
16 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
18 sqm
Sea View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
16 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
12 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
16 sqm
Sea View
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Lovely hotel with a very friendly staff. Lots of street parking nearby. Breakfast was very nice. Will definitely stay again.
Parking can be a little bit of a walk from the hotel during busy times but this cannot be helped and is no fault of the hotels.
Bed was comfortable and room was very clean. Most important in my opinion.
Shower, not possible to regulate the water....extremely hot or cold....15 mins trying to balance it... Wiffi connection very weak
The property has an excellent location, just a short walk to the sea front, with ocean views. The room was very clean with en suite facilities. The host was not doing breakfast as slightly out of season, but provided a range of complimentary cereals and breakfast bars, as well as teas , coffee and hot chocolate.
Stairs to all rooms may be difficult for some people.
Bed very comfortable, host very welcoming and helpful, lovely shower
No options other than fried egg, no brown bread, breakfast would be better if mushrooms, tomato available. Fruit selection poor, only apples and one sad banana. Room smaller than expected as described as superior double.
The breakfast was adequate but the cooked breakfast was very limited as to what was offered. Eggs only came fried!
Not really a lounge area it was actually the breakfast room.
The proprietor of the Taunton was a lovely genuine guy. So helpful.
There wasn't,t anything really.
Staff friendly x helpful x polite x presentable Room was comfortable x clean X had everything we needed Breakfast brilliant
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He reserves parking places outside the hotel for guests. He made us a breakfast despite it being after 10am as we had been to the Parkrun.
Exceptionally clean throughout the whole hotel. Our room had everything we needed. An en-suite shower with sink, and tea/coffee making facilities within the room. Bed was very comfortable, fresh smelling bedding and clean throughout. We had the sea view room which was nice and spacious. The host made breakfast which was delicious, (especially the sausages) we could help ourselves to tea/coffee, or fresh juices and an array of herbal teas. The host made a real effort to make our stay as comfortable as possible! Next time we visit great yarmouth we will definitely come back here. Highly recommended. 10 out of 10
There are no negatives for this hotel.
Excellent host- exceptional service, friendly, welcoming Breakfast cooked to order Gluten free options for breakfast Comfortable bedroom and clean
No wholemeal or granary bread available for breakfast
Host was very friendly, welcoming and helpful. Room was clean and fairly quiet. Lots of choice for breakfast
Booked a deluxe room, as it was a very windy day the wind whistled through the door casing a noise, the curtain had a rip in it so didn’t look the best, but it was only short overnight stay for me. I would have preferred if there was an earlier start time for breakfast but thankfully my next location was only 10 minutes from the guest house so I could have breakfast at 8am
The owner Emilian was very friendly and helpful . Took our case to the room and saves parking spaces outside. Room very clean and comfortable. Tea and coffee with kettle and a hair dryer in room also. Nice cooked breakfast with other options available if wanted. Small selection of cakes and biscuits , tea & coffee available 24hrs if you want them.Good location for all Great Yarmouth has to offer. Overall a very nice & pleasant place to stay.
Absolutely lovely place nothing is too much trouble , everywhere was clean had a lovely sleep and a lovely breakfast definitely will be coming back ,thankyou 💙
Nothing to hate was perfect x
Great location owner was super friendly , room was small sink next to bed and two single beds joined together extremely creaky floors
High price for a b and b
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lovely stay in Great Yarmouth We paid £230 for three nights, including bed and breakfast, which we thought was great value for money. The breakfast was lovely, very nice and filling, with plenty of other choices available if you didn’t fancy a cooked breakfast. 🥓🍳 The bed was really comfortable and we slept well. The room was very clean and had everything we needed. Emilio, the host, was very friendly and welcoming, which made our stay even nicer. There were also plenty of car parking spaces available outside, which was a bonus. The location was great too — within walking distance of the town and the seafront. 🌊 During our stay we also took a day trip to Sheringham and Cromer, and spent a few hours in Great Yarmouth enjoying the lovely beach. 🏖️ And of course, there’s a Wetherspoons in Great Yarmouth… which is always a good thing! 😂🍻 Overall, we had a really enjoyable three-night stay and would definitely recommend it. ❤️ Thanks karen and paul ❤️
Honestly, there wasn’t really anything we didn’t like! 😊 We really enjoyed our stay and for £230 for three nights during august, including breakfast, we really couldn’t complain!
Location was excellent.Bed was comfortable and cooked breakfast was very tasty
Only 1 cup was in the room No hand towels Had to go downstairs to get toilet paper No shower gel/shampoo supplied
Emilio the host was great and friendly .Our room was clean and tidy had everything we needed.Great breakfast each morning.There was coffee tea etc always available and cakes and fruit if you needed a snack
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Everything
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Perfect location,comfortable bed and lovely soft towels
We were a little disappointed we didn't get the room we requested especially as it was our 50th wedding anniversary and we had booked early in February, but overall we enjoyed our stay and will visit again and hopefully not be on the top floor as we are both in our seventies and it is a few too many stairs to climb
It was nice and clean, a bit confined room, and could have done with more towels.
Location Friendly Staff Parking outside
Small Room Was not a Sea View as advertised Tiny Shower Cubicle Wash Basin was in the Room not in the Bathroom
Excellent
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Situated perfectly
The location is excellent, the room was really spacious for a B&B and was overlooking the seafront. Breakfast was nice and there was a spread 24/7 incase you get a bit peckish or thirsty, which is a great touch. Also, we had lost our charger and the owner came right upstairs with one for us to borrow! Excellent customer service. And free parking!
The only criticism, is that the walls are thin, but I think this is always to be expected at a B&B, so it didn't bother us really.
Comfy bed good nights sleep nice breakfast
fantastic host nothing to much even saving car parking spaces
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Very welcoming from the owner let us check in early and room was clean . There is a cooked breakfast consisting of sausage , bacon , egg and beans . There was cereal toast and tea/coffee. Owner reserved street parking outside property .
The room needed a hand towel , for breakfast I would like to see granola and Greek yogurt to be available.
The location is excellent just a few minutes from the beach. Good value for money with a very friendly and helpful host who let us check in early. There is free parking outside.
Location was great. Very clean sea view room. Host was nice and friendly. The breakfast was very good - basically help yourself to everything (toast, tea, coffee, jam, cereals, etc) and the host brought out breakfast of two sausages, two decent slices of bacon, two large fried eggs and baked beans. All really tasty. Parked up very close by a good few hours before check-in.
The hot running water in our room was just a trickle, but we were only there for one night so not too much of a problem. Didn't use the shower, but it looked nice and clean.
We had a 2 night stay in the Taunton hotel, then another 5 nights. The 2 rooms we had were very nice. Comfortable beds. A good working shower, which is always a bonus. It was near the attractions of great Yarmouth, just a few minutes walk.
We didn’t dislike anything there
The location was perfect. Very good value for money. Emiljan was very friendly
The shower was either to hot or to cold
We especially liked the manager Emiljan. He was always so helpful in anything we asked him, a very pleasant man.
There was nothing to dislike.
Wonderful welcome , clean and comfortable room , close to beach and breakfast was lovely . Nice gentleman 👏
We booked a room with a sea view and indeed thats what we got. The owner, manages the Hotel on his own was very good, helpful and really went out of his way to help make our stay as good as possible. He even helped take our holiday cases up to the top floor. At all times he did a great job. everything clean and tidy. Well cooked breakfast with toaster avaiable and the usual jams and butter etc supplied. We had our own perculator so avoided the nescafe instant coffee : but otherwise all ok. Short walk to beach area and enough restaurants, Indian and fish n chips nearby :)
Room very clean Breakfast lots of choice most enjoyable. Seaview Staff very friendly carried our bags to our room. Hot drink facility in room
We were on top floor the water pressure was low.
Absolutely brilliant place and host very friendly.will definitely stay again.
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We mentioned that we had special dietary restrictions and he went out of his way to accommodate them polite helpful and friendly would visit again in a heartbeat 👍we really appreciate his kindness and support and wish him well and hope his business continues to grow
Absolutely nothing property well located beautifully maintained what more could we ask for
100% spot on really helpful hosts breakfast was nice sausages next level shower was powerful room clean and tidy tea coffee supplied would definitely use again
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Clean tidy Would recommend
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I don't eat cooked breakfast, so it was just cereal for me, but there was a nice choice with a variety of things to choose from , lots of tea and coffee and toast if wanted.
Although my room was a double room, it was very small on compact. Luckily I was on my own, but if I had of been there with my husband, I think it would have been a little bit of a tight fit!
The cleanliness and comfort of the room. The owner was friendly and professional. Plenty of choice of breakfast items both hot and cold and lots of different teas and coffees.
There was nothing to improve on for me.
Sehr freundlicher Inhaber und klasse Frühstück ❣️ Die Zimmer ok groß für englische Verhältnisse. Gab sogar eine Sitzecke mit 2 Sesseln im Zimmer. Das Bad ist pragmatisch und vorhanden, aber tut was es soll.
Can’t answer that because when we arrived there was no one there. We stood outside trying to gain access in the pouring rain. Worst experience ever. All the contact numbers were unobtainable. I was so upset that I was crying 😂. We then had to go to other hotels asking if they had any vacancies. We couldn't get in touch with anyone. They rang us really late at night asking where we were staying so he could bring us a bottle of wine I said no thank you. I was disgusted. No compensation nothing. Couldn't get in touch with booking.com till the next day by email.
The fact it wasn't even open.
Very friendly clean, nice comfortable beds, nice touch that you can help yourself to tea ,coffee, cakes,24 hours aday, as well as having tea coffee and kettle in your room ,nice breakfast lots of choice,owner works hard and does everything himself,and is helpful and friendly.the property is only a road away from the beach, so great location, only thing I think would be helpful is a hot water ern, as can only fill the kettle up in dining room, when owner is around to take it to his kitchen, so that would be time saving for all and constant water. Toilet rolls ,sugar coffee tea and milk for your rooms are left so you can help yourself.
Large room for breakfast ,usual collection of cereals ,fresh cooked breakfast of sausages eggs beans and bacon ,serve yourself to tea coffee and fruit and toast, room was also available for tea coffee cake and fruit when you returned in the evening, very quiet guest house 100 yards from seafront
The host was friendly and check in was simple. Breakfast was good limited choice of cooked breakfast but fine for what we wanted. The hotel was clean and comfortable for the night we stayed. It also had lots of free parking available on the road outside.
Nothing not to like but the room we stayed in could do with some updating.
A fantastic location at a fantastic price. The owner is welcoming and works really hard to make sure your stay is as positive as possible. The room has everything needed for our stay, in the morning the breakfast room was great and the owner cooked a fresh English breakfast for us both which was lovely.
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Breakfast was very nice, lots of choices from cereals toast. Ample tea and coffee and juices.
Marmalade.
Really friendly guy. To say he runs the place single handed he does an amazing job. He welcomed us on arrival and carried bags to our room. Homes cooked breakfast was delicious with plenty on offer toast,juices,cereals,fruits Jams,honey,tea,coffee hotcholate and cakes free to help your self at all times.
The squeaky bathroom door 🤣 and the little fan beside the bed could be little cleaner.
Good location
Bed was hard
Śniadanie typowe brytyjskie ale z możliwością konkretnego wyboru bo chcesz zjeść. Właściciel robi je na bierząco. Dodatkowo są różne owsianki, cornflaksy, dżemy oraz mleko. Nie ma jogurtów. Są różne herbaty, kakao i kawa rozpuszczalne do swobodnego wyboru. Miłe jest to że nie tylko podczas śniadania ale podczas całego pobytu możesz częstować się tym jedzeniem i używać przyborów z kuchni. Łóżko jest bardzo wygodne, łazienka czysta i z shower gel, ręczniki czyste i duże. Jest suszarka.
Może mógłby być nieco większy wiatrak w pokoju.
Very quiet, big comfortable bed
Good location, clean rooms and good value for money. Breakfast was good.
The member of staff who dealt with us was excellent. cleanliness was exceptional.
My partner is disabled so I fell that a handrail on the outside and a second handrail would be useful on the internal staircase.
Lovely and clean , and the gent couldn’t do enough for our stay to ensure we had everything we needed
Easy to find, parking is grab where you can. Host was brilliant
The owner was very welcoming. Our room was spotless and very up to date. Only a short walk to the Promenade. We were able to park our car in the road opposite the hotel.
Mattress was a bit hard.
It was all. OK and the staff was brill
Der Manager und Besitzer ist steht's bemüht alles in Ordnung zu halten und hat uns jeden Wunsch erfüllt. Sogar die Fahrräder hat er ins Haus genommen.
The cooked breakfast was delicious.
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Friendly host, clean and comfortable room and a great breakfast. Great location with local street parking. Would recommend and use again.
Very welcoming and friendly host. The place was spotlessly clean Lovely to have fresh fruit available all the time
The curtains let a lot of light through which disturbed us even with eye masks. Would have been nice to have something savoury with toast at breakfast, like marmite. Was lovely to have fresh fruit available, maybe a few apples too as these don’t ripen as quickly as kiwi and pears
The owner was great, helped carry out case to our room. Nice and clean with the sea view exactly as described.
The location, just off the seafront, was great. Breakfast freshly cooked to order and of good quality. It looked as if it had recentley been refurbished in modern styling inside while retaining its older apperance outside. Host was attentive, welcoming and friendly.
Our room was a bit on the small side but perfectly adequate for our one night stay.
Very nice property very close to beach very clean and very welcoming very clean
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The hotel was in a prime location in GY, with free parking along the road of the hotel (when we arrived, there were lots of spaces). The man that checked us in was extremely polite and cheery! The room we had was exactly what I expected. It was clean, cool and had everything we might need for a stay. The bed was really comfortable and passed the usual bedbug check - the mattress looked almost new! The bathroom while small, was clean and had rolls of toilet roll supplied with shampoo & body wash! The man that checked us in explained there were snacks downstairs that we could eat anytime should we need to. We sadly didn’t have time to stay for breakfast, but there were a good few people in there eating and the same man that checked us in checked us out, just as cheery and polite as before. When we come back to GY next year, we will be staying here, as it actually exceed my expectations.
I really don’t think I could find anything I didn’t like and if I HAD to find something, it would be instead of tetley tea, use Yorkshire tea in the rooms. Even then, that’s not a negative just a personal preference.
What a great find, the host was so accommodating. We arrived early hoping to leave our bags; the room was ready so we were given the keys early. Requested the Seaview which we got right at the top of the property. The room was great, private shower and separate private wc. Tea and coffee and are available all day for free and theres a lovely dinning area for you to sit in. Tea and coffee facilities also in the room. The breakfast has a good range of as much cereal, toast as you like and a fried breakfast We will definitely be back.
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A friendly host looks after you.Very clean fantastic breakfast bed very comfortable beautiful Thanku
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Very clean, close to the seafront, easy to park and good value for money. The breakfast was lovely and the owner/host is very friendly and helpful . Would definately recommend.
Vriendelijke eigenaar.
Omgeving
The host was very polite and friendly.the location was perfect for all areas . Breakfast was very nice .
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It was clean & quiet.
Too many stairs & no lifts. The outside steps into the property were steep & there was no handrails to help which was difficult as I walk with a cane. Also the English breakfast, there was no menu we were just told what was being cooked there was no choice.
The room was nice and clean and the breakfast was really good we will definitely stay again.
Welcoming host, clean rooms and great location. Would definitely stay here again
Nothing to find fault with
Location and very helpful and accommodating
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More than anything the friendliness and the service from the owner. He really cares about being nice and offering a lovely place to stay.
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Excellent place absolutely spotless lovely breakfast the host was fantastic couldnt do enough for us highly recommend this place would definitely stay here again 😊
Everything perfect
The location - just a short walk to the sea front, the warm, friendly welcome
Advertised as Full English breakfast - only sausage, bacon beans and fried egg offered. Unable to offer poached or scrambled or boiled eggs, no mushrooms/tomatoes/hash browns. The room was also compact considering I had booked a superior room
Great location, easy parking, owner very helpful and friendly, good breakfast comfy bed and a good price, absolutely no reason not to use again.
The owner is wonderful, friendly, and very helpful. He makes delicious breakfasts. It's really great, I would recommend this place.
he should renovate the rooms and the beds that squeak, add flowers at the entrance
Nice and clean, helpful polite staff, free tea coffee and snacks in restaurant at any time.
Room with en-suite was a tad small, but value for money.
Very clean and friendly,
The breakfast could have been better,
Clean & tidy
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Friendly welcome plenty of parking good location. Nice atmosphere in the hotel.
Bed was really uncomfortable .attress could do with being repaced and the shower didnt work properly.
Friendly staff, nice room
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Great location, lovely breakfast friendly and helpful host. Excellent value for money. I would definitely recommend it and stay there again when I'm in Great Yarmouth
To be super critical, although the rooms were comfortable and spotlessly clean they would benefit from a little by a slight upgrade.
Made to feel very welcome, even helped, when possible, to park the car! Excellent staff, extra tea ,coffee and cakes, no extra charge! Very clean.We will book again.
For the value, nothing not to like, except maybe vegeterian option sausages?
Very welcoming staff Good location. Very clean Great breakfast Excellent value for money
Not much.although host pleasant and friendly when there morning only.
Cleanliness more choices for breakfast substandard ingredients. Definitely needs a woman's touch. Average
Very comfortable and excellent value for money. Close to marine parade.
We liked everything when we arrived we was met by the owner with a smile and hello he had recognized us from when we stayed before he showed us to our double room with Seaview which was absolutely amazing the breakfast is fantastic and the location is brilliant not far from the Amousments and the beach and just a little walk to town we would definitely stay there again
We liked everything
Ideal just enough to start your day
Shower mat
Very clean host helpfull and polite
Thought breakfast was OK would of liked a bit more choice with fruit and perhaps some yogurt only had one towel in room no bathmat but when asked host he went and got them for us
Location was good for us
It was nice and clean and the bed was very comfortable. The breakfast was excellent . The owner was very welcoming . Very pleasant man.
The only thing that we would of like is to get into the room earlier than 4
It was clean and welcoming . The host was fantastic and nothing was to much trouble
The only drawback was we would off liked to get into our room earlier.
Nice clean and quiet accommodation
Nothing good value for money
It was lovely and clean, everything there that you needed.
That we didn't have a little fridge in the room
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Cleanliness
8.24/10Guests noted cleanliness but also mentioned issues like mold and a web in the lamp.
Service
9.21/10Numerous reviews highlight friendly and helpful staff, enhancing the overall experience.
Location
9.05/10Well-located near beaches and town, contributing to guests' enjoyment.
Room Quality
8.2/10Rooms were comfortable, but some mentioned concerns with small bathrooms and outdated features.
Amenities
8.73/10Good amenities like all-day tea/coffee access and satisfying breakfasts.
Value for Money
9.19/10Guests feel they received good value for their budget accommodations.
Food and Beverage
8.74/10Positive feedback on breakfast variety and quality.
Overall Experience
9.01/10Overall positive sentiments with a few minor issues.