We booked a stay at Peaches for 1 night, as Grand Rapids was the final stop of a Fall leaf peeping road tour and unfortunately, even one month out, the top-rated B&Bs (The Parsonage and the Leonard) were completely booked. I made the mistake of only reading the top review before booking. This would turn out to be a mistake (and I really question the origin of this review) and our tour ended on a sour note. Where to start? Start with the key to a positive B&B stay: the host. When I rang the doorbell the host answered and said come in. No introduction of herself (I had to ask her her name (Jane), something noted by another reviewer), and no greeting of oh, you must be Leslie, Welcome to Grand Rapids. Just a sullen vibe. We were introduced to the two dalmatians by name, oddly enough. She said/asked Is breakfast at 9 o'clock ok? and I asked if we could have breakfast at 8:30 as we are early risers. Who wants to wait around until 9 to have breakfast? She definitely did not want to accommodate us but in the end said ok. We were then guided up to the room I had chosen and she explained some of the early 20th century features of the bathroom and then, adios. Later, I read the reviews for this place on Trip Advisor including a description of breakfast which prompted me to decide to go elsewhere and I'm glad we did. (We went to Wolfgang's, which is a venerable local diner and the place to go for breakfast, not far from Peaches. They start serving at 6:30 a.m.!) The most positive things I can say about this experience is that the room, towels and bedding were clean and the entire house and lovely neighborhood of Heritage Hill is quiet. On the downside, there were no outlets on one side of the room by the bed, so my spouse could not plug in his cpap machine, no table lamps either. The bedspread was a shiny polyester material, the very small throw pillow was sequined, and only two pillows were on the bed (I did find two more in the closet). The coffee maker had seen better days, maybe back in the 1990s, and the coffee was gas station quality with vanilla flavored half and half. There was a handy table for working but the wifi was quite slow, such that at one point we just set up a hot spot. The bathroom sink did not have a mixer so your choice was either scalding hot water or cold. One has to lean over the bathtub to wash face with warm water. Finally, in the information folder there was this: Also, we don't sleep in our guest rooms or beds regularly & don't shower in the baths, so if you see issues, we really do want to know. Thanks! Say what? They don't know what condition the rooms are in? Or if the shower was cleaned? Was the shower even cleaned? We left with not so much as a goodbye to the host as she was no where to be seen. We are seasoned and senior travelers so we know what to look for in a rental and have had very positive experiences with other bed and breakfast establishments, so Peaches is (so far) an outlier. Lesson learned to read through the reviews first. For the money, you are better off at a Hampton Inn, if The Parsonage or the Leonard are booked up. I was disappointed that our road trip ended on this sour note. On the bright side, the tour of the nearby Meyer May house (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright) was very satisfying. Tickets are free and you can book online for the 90-minute video and tour.

We stayed at Peaches B&B and had a great experience. The house was lovely and full of history as was the neighborhood. Great location-easy walking distance to downtown. We loved the dogs-they added a special touch to our stay. Very well behaved. (But then we are dog lovers!) We will definitely stay again next we are in GR.

My husband and I stayed at Peaches for 4 nights to go to ArtPrize. Two other couples joined us for a few nights. The host, Jane, should not be in this business. After 4pm (the door is locked until 4pm) we knocked and introduced ourselves to the hostess. She just said, I'll show you to your room. She never greeted us or welcomed us to Peached. We even had to ask her name. We were also greeted by her two Dalmatian dogs, who have free roam of the house. We were instructed to leave our doors open when we leave so when the doors were closed, she would know we had returned. We were never given keys to our rooms. Breakfast consisted of 3 peaches in a pastry basket every morning and a breakfast casserole. No other bread, pastries, bagels, or danish were offered or any other breakfast meats. One of the dogs scratched my friends arm causing it to bleed. Another guest was also injured by one of the dogs. Our last night, my water bottle fell over on the bed and leaked on the comforter. I took it downstairs to her ask if it could be dried. She said it was down and couldn't be put in the dryer, that she would hang it on the line (in 55 degree weather at 9 pm). I asked if we could have another comforter and/or blanket. She had two friends over and one of them said can you take one from another room that isn't being used tonight? and she just said No. Around 10pm I remembered that we had a few small outdoor blankets in our trunk so I went out to get them. Seconds after I returned to the room she brought me the comforter and the cover (which she did put in the dryer) separate and said she couldn't find the wet spot on the comforter. It was still wet, I found it. We slept that night with our three little blankets. One of our friends found this B&B and my husband didn't look at TripAdvisor until after we were already there. If he had been aware of the previous comments about this host we would have found somewhere else to stay.

Not sure where to begin with my review but suffice it to say that I can’t believe this place still has 4 stars. I agree with every other reviewer that points out the socially awkward host and dog hair everywhere and mediocre breakfast/carb snack. Lovely home—-defensive and un helpful host. She always made us feel like we were intruding in her home. I booked every room for my family so there were never any other guests in the house. Be aware- regardless of ANY situation that arises, including an intruder in my room in the middle of the night (thank you GR’s finest) the host is NEVER wrong. She doesn’t deserve you as a guest.

Not a pleasure stay - host was very cold and not very inviting. House is nice and clean - outside another story, very unkept for being a BnB. Parking is limited, ended up parking on street. Breakfast was very limited - a couple of peach slices with a cookie type pastry and cinnamon french toast. Never asked about diet restrictions or issues. No option for a lower carb breakfast. No amenities - no water, no treats, nothing. Have stayed in hundreds of BnBs and this one gets a one star!! It is not a peach for a BnB.