[Boromir88]

To add to what others have said...Rivendell didn't get reputation for being a "Homely House" out of nowhere.

Elrond's house is one that (if they knew how to get there) welcomed all travellers - elf, man, dwarf, hobbit...didn't matter. And all the other aid that was given to the Fellowship (not to mention Thorin's company in The Hobbit) that other posters have mentioned.

It did interest me when going back to read Many Meetings and The Council of Elrond, that when Elrond is speaking the word "gravely" appears often and a bit of pessimism can be seen. Although, I think this is more a sad and realistic truth given the current state of Middle-earth affairs that has Elrond sounding so forlorn and grave. He calls the Last Alliance a fruitless victory (it was), never again would there be such a mighty alliance of remaining Noldor and Numenor in all it's splendour and power. Numenor was dead, Gondor's power was waning. So, Elrond's pessimism is really just hard truths.

He's not a jealous, bitter, and manipulative father as he gets portrayed in the LOTR films. I will say Weaving did better in An Unexpected Journey, because I think he was finally more comfortable in the role this time round...which was refreshing because he's always looked the part of Elrond, as I imagined him. Although, this is a bit of a tangent better suited for other threads.