Henry’s on Balfour - Historic understated luxury

Location was excellent as it was close to CBD. Nice cafe's within walking distance and to Princess Park. Entire home was was comfortably heated and kitchen was extremely well presented. Communication with owner was excellent..

Nothing to see here that we were already made aware of before booking.

The decor is sublime. Henry's on Balfour exceeded our expectations. A beautifully restored heritage home that combines historic charm with modern luxury. Every detail has been thoughtfully considered, creating a warm, elegant and incredibly comfortable place to stay. The location is perfect for exploring Launceston, and the home itself is so special that we found ourselves looking forward to returning each day. A truly memorable stay. We would highly recommend Henry's on Balfour and look forward to visiting again.

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The location was good. Close to coffee, town centre. Walking distance to most things. Nice to be around where the locals and eat locally. Historic building, surrounded by some lovely architecture in surrounding streets, the house has lots of character, not comforting. Plenty of room to place your luggage and to move around in different spaces. Upstairs bed very comfortable. After contacting the owner we learnt how to work the heating and it felt much better once the place was warm. The information as to where to eat locally and enter the house was well described. Lots of green in the garden. Great laundry facilities.

Difficult parking at the back. Front of property parking only over night. The owner said there had been recently break ins in the area and to double check locking doors. This did make us feel uncomfortable about staying in the house at night time. If there was a king bed downstairs, we would have slept there as stairs are very steep and slippery. The lounge chairs were not comfortable while watching tv in the evening. The wifi was constantly dropping out in that area, so watching Netflix was difficult. No blinds on living room windows at the back of the house. Plenty of bathrooms but lack comfort. Quite noisy close to main road.

Beautifully presented historic home within walking distance of Launceston CBD - great coffee and a Coles supermarket are just around the corner which was a bonus. Beds were comfortable and we had some lovely treats waiting for us on arrival.

Many issues throughout our three days stay that made for quite an uncomfortable experience. Our main issues had to do with the heating or lack thereof - we absolutely froze in the house as the heating did not seem to be working/was not warm enough and could not be modulated by turning the dials on the panel heaters - the only bit of warm floor was in the downstairs bathroom. The WI-FI signal was appalling/non-existent and as we were driving a large SUV the parking situation was extremely tedious. Other issues included difficulty finding light switches, an awkwardly uncomfortable dining room table, dirty appliances (clothes dryer filled with lint and another guests forgotten items) as well as a lack of basic amenities (e.g. no tissues, ran out of body wash in 1 bathroom, not enough tea towels and garbage bags for the length of our stay plus an errant recycling bin). Our time at this property was planned as an opportunity for us to rest, relax and re-charge our batteries as part of a larger trip and it was very difficult to do so given all the issues mentioned - sadly, we were actually pleased to leave by the end of our stay.