Ryan Mansion - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Sylvie L.

Magnifique! J'ai eu l'impression d'être à bord du Titanic. Excellent service et déjeuners succulents.

Guy S.

Vraiment dépassé aucun rapport avec les photos du site vieux à déconseillé

paulie68

This is truly a lovely spot....but it's important that your expectations match the reality of staying at the Ryan Mansion. If you are looking for a full-service front desk and restaurant, this is not likely going to be the right spot. However, if you are looking for a relaxed ambience with down home hospitality, then the Ryan Mansion could be right for you. If you are looking for an elevator to get you from floor to floor (there are 3 floors) or a porter to help with your bags, you might also be out of luck. But if you are looking for a hundred-year old home with a great breakfast every morning at 8:30 or 9:30, again, this could be the spot. Mary is the chief, cook and bottle washer and makes everything tickity-boo at the Ryan Mansion. For our stay, she was most helpful and never short on sharing a story or two.||Finally, the location on the map in TripAdvisor is off. The address is correct (on Rennies Mill Road) but it is near the top of the hill overlooking the downtown core. Getting down is easy, getting back up is a little more of a chore. It's like if you have ever been to Lisbon or Porto, you can enjoy the water, but you know you have to walk back up the hill.||Give it a try.....the Ryan Mansion offers a great deal.

EJYork

The hotel appears to be set up to suit the owners rather than the guests. It was a baffling experience. There is apparently only one member of staff, Mary, an older woman who had to have a rest after climbing two flights of stairs to our room, and informed us that she was going to put on the clothes dryer in the utility room next to us so it would be a bit noisy for a while (it was 7pm at night, why not earlier in the day?). There appeared to be a bar but no one to serve, and no idea of whether it was an honesty bar or not. We were offered a choice of breakfast at either 8.30am or 9.30 am which was not ideal, and although we got downstairs at 8.32am, we had to wait 15 minutes before Mary arrived who informed us that she had been there at 8.30 exactly but then had to make breakfast for the guests who'd arrived on time!! The house itself is beautifully decorated, the bedrooms large and comfortable but there was no milk or sugar on the coffee tray (and no one around to request some). In short, it could be a perfect bolthole in the city, but we were certainly left feeling we were inconveniences rather than valued guests. The Mansion needs additional staff and help for Mary who appears to have to clean, cook and take care of the guests on her own.

Jim M.

This was so much better than staying at a hotel. Very personable and friendly management that seemed to do everything from cooking to waiting on guests and receiving guests (like us) at all hours after midnight.
This is a legitimate British colonial, dark wood and spacious mansion. Wonder architecture and very well kept.
We will certainly stay here again - my only request is more parking please 😇

JKory

If your idea of a great time is to make your own bed and carry your own bags for $500/night then, by all means, book the Ryan Mansion! But Prince Charles slept here ... 15 years ago ...||When we arrived, the ONLY staff member was an older woman with a bad back who, while very friendly and apologetic, could not help carry bags up the 2 flights of stairs to our room. The next morning, she told us several of the rooms were turning over that day, and that she probably couldn't service our room. However, she did agree to provide us with clean towels and water when I asked. ||We had booked for 3 nights and she remained the only staff - her "helper" never showed up and the owner was "away". Breakfast was totally inflexible - only one main dish - a baked egg/soufflé dish that was tasty but needed to be eaten when it was taken out of the oven, so everyone had to be at breakfast within a narrow time window. On our last morning, we had to leave early, so we had coffee, juice, fruit and a piece of toast ... and breakfast at Tim Horton's on the way to our next destination.

Razzmatazz

We had booked a week's stay at Ryan through a booking site. Although they booking said we would not be charged and we would pay at the time of our stay, we were still charged one night's stay. After a few days we found a better room so we cancelled our booking (well within the cancellation period). However they would not refund our deposit ($450). We messaged them a couple of times but no response. Finally had to file a dispute with our credit card company who was able to resolve it for us. ||Disappointed, especially after reading the positive reviews.

Eleni P.

Ryan Mansion is a majestic house with an old English charm. It is the opposite of a corporate hotel with cubes for rooms and impersonal service. Ryan Mansion is a unique, grand, swanky wood-clad venue and majestic place which has retained its grandeur in the huge fireplaces, large spacious hallways and elegantly decorated rooms. The bathroom was clean and big. The bed was extremely comfortable. The walks to the harbour, galleries, and surrounding parks are right there; no need to drive anywhere.

The host, Mary, or “MM” for “Brilliant Mary,” is welcoming, hard-working, and has the most adorable accent. She cooks the most unique local breakfasts, which we enjoyed in the quiet splendour of the Breakfast Room.

Robert, the proprietor, is polite, charming and friendly. His attention to detail and his décor of the house are astounding.

Highly recommended!