This house was unfortunately very dirty, and had a horrible smell coming from the laundry, which is attached to the kitchen. And an even worse smell coming from the dishwasher, so bad I almost vomited when I opened it. The oven was filthy inside, off food was left in the fridge, moldy bread in the cupboard. The cottage is well lived in, (not in a good way) and really does feel like you’re living in someone else’s home, as opposed to a well maintained, clean, fresh holiday home. Which, I understand is sometimes part of the Airbnb ‘experience’, however things need to be clean and fresh feeling, not stagnant, smelly and dusty.
On the plus side, if you have kids the backyard is amazing!! Trampoline, outdoor kiddie kitchen, sandpit, lots and lots of toys inside and out. Our kids had an absolute ball. We spent a lot of time outside, it’s the best part of the property.
Overall our experience was ok. The cottage really does need a good spring clean, the smell was the worst part, and whoever the cleaner is needs to lift her/his standards, by a lot.. If that happens then the cottage would be lovely to stay in, especially if you have kids.