6 Homes Every ESO Gold Road Player Should Own (2024)

Welcome to the updated 2024 guide on the most useful player homes of The Elder Scrolls Online, perfect for all player types! Whether you're a housing enthusiast or just looking to improve your in-game quality of life, these homes are essential for quick access to major cities and their amenities.
🏠 Why These Homes?
Each house on this list provides your characters with a free and fast way to travel throughout Tamriel while gaining quick access to major city services in ESO, along with all the in-home crafting and storage offered through furnishings. Forget about missing out on Undaunted Dailies, swapping armory builds, or leaving items in storage - these houses have got you covered!
🔄 What's New in 2024?
I've updated my rankings to reflect the latest changes in Necrom and Gold Road, ensuring my rankings are relevant in ESO Gold Road. I've considered not just the furnishing limits inside each home but also the proximity to city services and Wayshrines, making this list all about functionality and utility, not aesthetics.
This guide is all about enhancing your ESO experience by saving you time and hassle. Dive in to discover the best homes in The Elder Scrolls Online for efficiency and convenience! Then you can check out my full rankings here: bit.ly/esohomeranking
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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - Introduction to ESO Home Utility Rankings
00:27 - Criteria and Methodology
01:40 - Best ESO Inn Room
03:15 - Best ESO Apartment
04:30 - Best ESO Small Home
05:45 - Best ESO Medium Home
06:40 - Best ESO Large Home
07:40 - Best ESO Manor Home
08:50 - Best ESO Premium Home
09:55 - How do the Gold Road Homes Stack Up?
11:10 - Theorycrafting the Perfect House in ESO
11:40 - Discounted Player Homes During Zeal of Zenithar
12:17 - Wrap-up & Outro
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[@Kalam0n]

What do you think of the 2024 rankings? Are there any home ratings you disagree with? Any additional metrics I should consider? Let me know your thoughts!

[@GeraldJSmith]

Honorable mention inn room: Mara's Kiss Public House, Vulkhel Guard, Auridon. Yes, the door is inside a building, but it's literally three steps from the outside door, which in turn is three steps from the wayshrine. As an extra benefit, the Impresario pavilion is a very short run to the north. If you don't have access to Rimmen, I would argue that this is probably the best inn room available.

[@Kalam0n]

I definitely agree, though sometimes I chalk it up to nostalgia since Mara's Kiss was my first house. But I can navigate the Vulkhel Guard with my eyes closed and it has decent city amenities. Plus those base game zones do load just a bit faster I think.

[@branmikefrye7215]

There's a guy in my guild First Start who has completely decked out a small home with everything you could need. Like an entire guild hall crammed into a house-house. And he did it all doing free to play.

[@Kalam0n]

Nice! Could also take advantage of a free ESO+ trial to get a few more furnishings in too.

[@marklongdon2435]

Snugpod is also a great house for masterwrits. Easy access to the writ vendor and you can swim there if you have a bounty. I usually save my masterwrits to do when I have a bounty.

[@davidhurcombe6505]

You mentioned being able to turn in master writs from one of the homes but NOT when you were talking about Snugpod. You just do a right and cross the bridge and there's where you turn in your writs

[@Kalam0n]

Very true! Also my go-to for master writ turn-ins just because of all the other reasons Snugpod is the GOAT. I think Gardner House is technically 3 steps closer, but it's also way more expensive and not really close to the Wayshrine etc. But Snugpod is definitely my #1.

[@Bethgael]

@@Kalam0n I bought snugpod for just this reason: I do my writs in my guild's house which is a Psijic Manor and this way I can zone straight for handins out at no cost (which would be high because I've usually just zoned in). The good news? Because all of my homes are based around my characters and who they are (story brain), I came up with a new character from the house. I have drawn a lot of inspiration from your videos over the years, so thank you.

[@laurac.4857]

For the Hall Of Lunar Champion , in reality, you don't even need to have the DLC or the ESO Plus, you just have to wait for the trial period of the ESO Plus itself, do the various quests and dungeons and then it will be permanently linked to the account. I do this with handbag accaunts. Sometimes it is convenient precisely because the exit is counted as a prewiev and is convenient for resetting surveys and treasure maps, just put it as primary to the second accounts

[@Kalam0n]

This is genius! I didn't know it worked like that, not that it's an option for me. But somehow making HotLC even more useful? Impressive!

[@mondrich1913]

thanks for the spreadsheet man! didnt know that there are over 100 houses in eso, planning to start my housing journey after 1 yr of playing, i get this game free on epic and didnt expect to play it for hundreds of hrs.

[@Kalam0n]

The housing system is definitely a killer feature in ESO. When I started playing we didn't have precision edit, night/day control, houseguests, or a bunch of other stuff. I really love what ZOS has added over the last few years and I'm very optimistic for the future. The housing definitely keeps me playing.

[@_invinciScribe_24]

I brought Snugpod when i first played back than saving up a lot of Money i think it’s my first home it’s my favourite small home

[@Lupinemancer87]

I absolutely love the housing system in ESO and I own several houses already, but sadly, I really suck at interiour decorating. I wish I didn't cuz there are so many cool houses I've seen that I wish I could make but I don't have that nose for decoration. Sadly.

[@wynngwynn]

the first thing I did when they introduced those master stations was change my primary to the gardner's house in Stormhaven. You can walk out the door and turn in the master writs in seconds.

[@Bongwater33]

Snugpod is close to elden root wayshrine with no loading screens and close to the master writ location.

[@Vahlix]

Great stuff! However, one small nit pick on your spreadsheet. You give Emissary Enclave a 3 for Outlaws Refuge access. It has an entrance/exit directly into the Necrom Outlaw's refuge and the Fence is only steps away from the exit/entrance. I use this all the time to dump stolen goods/remove bounties

[@Kalam0n]

Thanks man! I also think that's a very fair nitpick, updating the sheet now to give an extra point to Emissary Enclave for the excellent Fence access.

[@spider-queen]

I really appreciate your housing content! your decor ideas always keep me feeling inspired and motivated to work on some of my houses, thanks for spotlighting such a unique part of the game

[@Kalam0n]

Thank you so much! That was my main goal when I started making videos and it's always cool to get that positive feedback.

[@jillkalter9008]

I've never understood why Wayrest doesn't have affordable home.

[@Kalam0n]

The Daggerfall Covenant definitely got screwed when it comes to affordable housing in the capital.

[@vargin6704]

If you're ever going to be buying any houses with crowns I would suggest either the fair winds or willowpond haven as they are the most unique and arguably beautiful houses. Most houses in ESO for some reason tend to be on the uglier side of thing's or just have a terrible layout for placing crafting stations and dummy's but both of these houses are thankfully neither.

[@Kalam0n]

I do like the aesthetics of Willowpond Haven. The Fair Winds also has the unique ability to exit to like 4 different towns, which is cool, but not anymore useful than just having actual houses in those zones since you still have to go into the house to exit to the zone you want - and you exit to the docks.

[@Im.k.m.aka.kalaashnikov]

Def new favorite rank house is the free one in West world lol the writ area is perfectly concise and there's a bank right next to the wayshrine. I love the new vineyard house too because of that new windmill, and I can buy it with gold lol edit: I wish I could've bought it with gold FURNISHED.... I LOVE THE NEW PAINTINGS OMG 😭

[@ExoScrolls]

I love your content dude, liked and shared on my guild discord :)

[@Kalam0n]

Thanks man! I appreciate it!

[@Trigarta]

Another great video. I am looking forward to your video regarding the new housing feature coming with Update 43.

[@Kalam0n]

I can't wait to find out more!

[@ContagiousChameleon]

Last month they gave away a notable house in the daily rewards. Sword Singer Redoubt.

[@nervaniHQ]

I just recently discovered you mate and I love your videos :D What outfit styles are you using on that character? :D Keep it up

[@Kalam0n]

Thank you! I'm forgetting the belt motif, but here's the rest: Shardborn Pauldrons, Kindred's Concord Jack, Deadlands Gladiator Gloves, Greymoor Breeches, Swordthane Shoes and the Companion's Revelry Bow.

[@nervaniHQ]

@@Kalam0n Thank you so much mate

[@Kalam0n]

@@nervaniHQ Good eye! The belt is indeed Pyre Watch heavy.

[@CorvoFG]

I own the Observatory Prior. And I rarely even visit it.

[@BBRocker75]

You need housing. It is the only way to visit your houses. If you aren't houser don't spend money on it, just buy the best house for dailies and hub port.

[@richardpowell1425]

I think I have messed up. I have bought all the houses available for gold plus the earnable ones like Hall of the lunar champion, plus 4 crown store exclusive grand homes. I finished decorating Observatory Prior and am mostly finished decorating 4 homes But ran out of heartwood. So I bought 300,00. Ran out in 2 days. Have 20+ houses I haven’t started decorating. What can I do?

[@Kalam0n]

For larger homes I'll start with just decorating a portion of it. Drop my collectibles and maybe some cheap stuff until I have a plan. There are a number of furnishings you can purchase from the NPC furnishers that don't cost a ton, but they don't really sell furniture, just decor. It takes a long time to fully furnish a collection of homes like you have now!

[@xScooterAZx]

Safdly,in the first year ESO was out I got banned because someone accused me of threatening their life. I didnt,of course,but the forum didnt even check it out. So,I cannot even show my homes there in the forums. I still play the game,but doing decorating to my homes has kinda gone down the tubes. :{

[@Kalam0n]

That's disappointing! Are you excited about the new house tours feature they just announced? Sounds like you'll be able to list your homes publicly ingame soon.

[@xScooterAZx]

@@Kalam0n Yes, I mam excited becase it seems like a new way for other players to see your hard work. :}

[@nikenzzo]

So amelia house is mine ? I just started and this home invite me

[@AndreiMax]

motif list? of the girl in the video thumb.

[@Kalam0n]

I'm forgetting the belt motif, but here's the rest: Shardborn Pauldrons, Kindred's Concord Jack, Deadlands Gladiator Gloves, Greymoor Breeches, Swordthane Shoes and the Companion's Revelry Bow.

[@whitesorcerer]

May i ask what class is this ?

[@Kalam0n]

My main character, the bosmer in white armor is a Stamina Warden.

[@whitesorcerer]

@@Kalam0n looks awesome mate I always loved bow characters

[@xavierdoesntmatter]

There are 3 houses in gold coast that I've seen. None seem purchasable. Why?

[@Kalam0n]

Gold Coast or Gold Road? Gold Coast, those are all premium homes and are only available occasionally, like for one or two weeks every other year or so. If they are gold-purchase homes, there may be an achievement you need to complete first.

[@xavierdoesntmatter]

@@Kalam0n Gold Coast. I just did the Dark Brotherhood and found 3 houses and was really disappointed that none of them where available at all. Not for gold or crowns it seems. ChatGPT keeps claiming I need an achievement called "Hero of Kvatch" but I can't even find that listed in my possible achievements to see what it requires.

[@Kalam0n]

@@xavierdoesntmatter Unfortunately the Linchal Grand Manor and Varlaisvea Ayleid Ruins are both premium homes. They'll rotate back onto the crown store at some point, but it's kinda random. I think ChatGPT may be riffing on the fact that completing the 'hero' achievement often unlocks a purchaseable large home, but it may not have been able to distinguish between a chapter zone and a smaller DLC zone. Summerset, Blackwood, Western Skyrim, Necrom & Skingrad all have large homes you can purchase with gold after you get the respective 'hero of' achievement, but zones like Gold Coast do not.

[@xavierdoesntmatter]

@@Kalam0n I assume the abandoned brotherhood house is also one that goes through the crown store randomly? I didn't see anything saying I could buy it at all or that it was locked behind an achievement. Since you're answering questions and knowledgeable about rotations. There were mounts that I see on wiki were released as part of like the 2019 winter set, those will never be obtainable again right? It was a one time thing? And on the same vein of question what about things that are not crate specific like the current winter wolf mount that says 'limited time'? I don't want to be a victim of FOMO but I also like that wolf and wondering if it will ever be available again.

[@Kalam0n]

@@xavierdoesntmatter That must be the Erstwhile Sanctuary - also premium sadly, so it'll return someday for crowns. Here's an excellent resource with details on every house in the game so you can decide which one(s) you may want to look out for: en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Player_Housing

[@sandman_7326]

Most of the houses Don't have Basements / Cellars .

[@BBRocker75]

Mr Kalam0n ranking again the houses based on utilities stats? Without see the video: Ok, let's go Kalam0n, hit me with your best shot! 1. Rimmen ─ Sugar Bowl: yeah whole agree. One of the best hub rooms in whole game. The tiny and useful space in all TESO. 2. Mournhold ─ Flaming Nix: I have 2 big issues with that apartment. a. The shape is awful [is a silly desing not related to building design, that's odd, the exterior curve wall is okay, but the inner curve wall is out of design]. b. I really don' like Mournhold design like capital city. But it is a good hub. 3. Elden Root ─ Snugpod: it was on my top ten but not anymore. Elden root design is the worst design for TESO capital cities. My gosh all there is so bad. Is not a real city, just a big tree with a lot of loading screens. Not houses to loot. I really hate this place now and i only use SnugPod cuz is the near point to master crafter rewards. Cormount or Haven designs are awesome but lost in game. No reasons to go there after you made quests. It is a shame foR those two cities better than capital. 4. Rawl´kha ─ Sleek Creek: this is the base house for my Khathief. It is just perfect. Not guards. Easy access to almost all utilities. Shrine can be accessed fast. Outlaw refugee access is smooth. Is related to one fest activity. 5. Wayrest - Gardner House: solid choice. Wayrest is the only one real capital city. It feels like one. Not that empty behemoth of Mournhold, or that pantagruelic unfriendly Elden Root tree. 6. Rimmen ─ Hall of Lunar Champion. Always in my heart. I have better houses but this one is always there for me. Whole agree. The only issue: get the aditional two tablets. 7. Gonfalon Bay - HighHallow: THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST HOUSES IN ALL GAME. The city design, the utilities, the access, the npcs, the harbour, the sun, the bells, etc. Is 1000% better than Mournhold or Elden Root. I won this house in a trader guild raflle. With Lunar Champion are my main houses. I can visit them several times in the same day when i play TESO. 8. Rose Wine: I am still evaluating this apartment. But i agree with you is a serious contender to dethrone Sugar Bowl. 9. Merryvine: My gosh. Ok i bought it cuz it had a good discount during Zen fest but we need be realistic: IS JUST ANOTHER HOUSE IN NOWHERE LAND. Yeah the design is awesome but the only reason to go there is for housing. Good selection. You left out two main houses in my opinion: Pilgrim's Regret and Water Edge. Leyawiin is a great city design, all is there in just three blocks. Another great ranking Mr. Kalam0n. My respect!

[@Kalam0n]

Love your breakdown! I do agree with you on Pilgrims' Rest and Water's Edge, two of my personal favorites, and up until the release of Gold Road, I was using Water's Edge to get back to Leyawiin for my Daily Writs. It's got a strong case for best large home for sure!