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The Guv’nor

3.5 star property

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Daily cooked-to-order breakfast for a fee
Interior detail
Suite, 1 Queen bed, Fireplace, Jacuzzi
Exterior
1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly

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389 Elizabeth Avenue, St. John's, NL, A1B 1V1
  • Place, Memorial University of Newfoundland
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, The Rooms
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, George Street
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, St. John's, NL (YYT-St. John's Intl.)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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Room 1 Queen Bed, Ground floor

Room 1 Queen Bed, Ground floor

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Room, 2 Double Beds

7.4 out of 10
Good
(27 reviews)
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Room 2 Double Beds, Ground floor

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Room, 1 Double Bed, Ground floor

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

St. John's

With a stay at The Guv’nor in St. John's (Churchill Park), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of The Rooms and George Street. .This inn is 2.3 mi (3.8 km) from Port of St. John's and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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What's nearby

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Avalon Mall - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • The Rooms - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • George Street - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Port of St. John's - 4 min drive - 3.6 km

Getting around

  • St. John's Intl. Airport (YYT) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Mary Brown's Chicken & Taters - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬15 min walk

About this property

The Guv’nor

Inn with free parking, near The Rooms
The Guv’nor offers 37 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. 32-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided on request.

Make yourself at home in one of the 37 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include irons/ironing boards, as well as phones with free local calls.
This inn has 2 floors in 1 building and offers designated smoking areas.
At The Guv’nor, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services and a 24-hour front desk. This inn has 2 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
The Guv’nor has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee: CAD 14 to 25 for adults and CAD 11 to 25 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 19

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after noon please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 30 per accommodation, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately CAD 14 to 25 for adults, and CAD 11 to 25 for children
  • Pet fee: CAD 30 per accommodation, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Guv’nor Inn
The Guv’nor St. John's
The Guv’nor Inn St. John's

The Guv’nor Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 108 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 108 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 108 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 108 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 108 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Stayed 11 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Pauline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Everything was going great at the beginning. They let us check in early which was appreciated. What went wrong was when we turned in our keys at 4:30am (early flight) we got notified that we didn’t pay for the room. Room was paid for through Expedia. Don’t know what went wrong. They said they had a new system. I had them take a picture of my receipt stating room was paid for and gave them my phone number and left. Wanted to make our flight.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

ANNA-LISA

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place double charges MORE. I paid in full on Expedia for two nights. Upon check in there's the standard security deposit. I found I was charged and the transaction was posted a total of $600 on that day by the Guv'nor Inn. This is way higher than the room total. Upon calling to tell them of the huge charge, they claim to not have information and transfer to extensions that are not answered.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

kareem, waterloo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like how there was pub connected to hotel made it easy to get food super nice staff and not too far of walk to downtown about 20-25 mins
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Taylor

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
A suitable place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Margaret

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room was not clean, hair everywhere in the bathroom, our room was at the end of a hallway Rm 226 and a door way separated the hallway people coming and going all times of the night A person was blow drying their hair at 3 in the am . Old coffee pod in the coffee maker! Just not a clean room in general! The air conditioner was cycling through every few minutes, we had to just turn it off when in the room. Problem with our check out because of new computer system? Manager was called and it was resolved .
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Trudy

Liked: Staff & service
Loved the area, older property but needed updating
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Junia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I enjoy my stay at this Inn. Convenient location, parking on site and friendly staff. The AC it’s a both noisy but it was a great stay. I’ll definitely come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Don

Quiet
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a wonderful time. The staff is amazing. Very friendly and helpful. The beds are very comfortable.. haven’t slept in like that for quite a while
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
We had a great stay. Bed was smaller than expected and toilet was hard to use as we are plus size people. Staff was amazing. Loved the look of the building
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed the super friendly staff and slot machines.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

JASMEETSINGH

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Patricia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I liked that were rooms you could park your car in front for convenience
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lester

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
That place is a dump and should be visited by the health department. Air condition as never been cleaned, underneath the bed as never been touched.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Jacqueline

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We booked 3 rooms. The beds were good. The rooms had layers of dust on the bed frames, table base and on the tv box
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Lawrence

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
It was a fine place to stay. Property is getting a little tired but clean. On-site restaurant pub is good. Large rooms . Bus access to downtown Water Street is frequent and 2 minutes away.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

stephane

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Shayne

Liked: Cleanliness
Tired motel type accommodation. Air con needed and was noisy.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Haley

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Did not have good water pressure, like a lumpy shower but it did the trick. Staff were really good. Pub food wasn’t my favourite. The walk downtown seems short but it’s straight uphill. Overall place was good for that I paid. :)
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Annie

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Morag

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Would say our room with two double beds was "boutique". It had everything we needed. Lovely clean room with good air conditioning. When I entered the lobby it smelled of smoke but everywhere else on the property there was no smoke smell. Perhaps the lobby is close to the smoking rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jessica

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
When we arrived at the hotel the staff was friendly and helpful. We got to our room and realized quickly that it was dark and stuffy and old. But the bed was clean. So we were going to stay but then we went in the bathroom to find hair in the sink and dirt/dust and hair on the baseboard heater and hair in the bathtub. On top of that we couldn’t get the door the door to lock properly. We didn’t end up staying the night and are still trying to get a refund from hotels.com
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Stinks like cigarettes

The lady at the service desk was beyond excellent, she really went above and beyond. The rooms how ever stink like cigarettes. The 1st room i was in...i had to be moved it was that bad!!! The 2nd room was slightly better. But because the airconditoners are right above the front door...anyone outside smoking. all that cigarette smoke goes right through the AC and into the room. I shut off the AC. Which made it slightly better. But then i roasted all night. I woke up with the worst headache, and had to have a second shower because all i smelt was cigarette I wouldnt not return to this motel. Very unpleasant
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025