 Other buildings on the island include the White House hotel , " The Mermaid " pub and restaurant , and 20 self @-@ catering cottages . The most notable cottages are Fisherman 's Cottage , north of the harbour , and Manor Cottage . There is an obelisk on The Common , in the north of the island . The White House has no clocks , televisions , or phones , which is described as " part of its charm " , and has a customer return rate of 70 % ( i.e. each year , 70 % of customers have been before ) . Herm has no consecrated religious buildings or resident professional clergy , but visiting clergy conducts non @-@ denominational weekly services during the summer months , and monthly services , led by local lay people , are held during the winter . 
