The booking process was easy, the communication was good and we were offered the chance to check in early on the 2nd and check out late on the 5th.
On arrival, as we looked around, we all noted that the house was a little dusty and certain areas looked a bit ‘worse for wear’. But we settled in and made it home for the next few days.
The issues started to appear the next morning when we all showered. Independently, 3 of us felt tingling through our hands when we touched either the taps or the shower head. I had previously seen that Western Power should be contacted if tingling or shocks occurred. As you know, I contacted Danielle through the airbnb website and was told that it had happened before and Western power would be contacted. Also a local electrician was going to attend the property to check the electrical installation. Whilst my family and I were out in Yallingup, I was contacted by Western Power ( I don’t know how they got my number ) to come back to the property to talk to WP and to sign to say that I was happy with the situation. After a conversation of a few minutes, I ended up leaving my family and went back to the property. ( Again, I’m not sure why the renter of the property, me, should attend to speak to WP ).
They found a residual voltage of 1.9 – 2.1 volts at the taps and shower head, enough to cause tingling in our hands when wet. (They explained that the limit was 6 volts !) I filled out the victim report forms for us all and then waited for my family to return.
The WP supervisor also indicated that the distribution board at the property didn’t comply with regulations and that he would elevate it to an electrical inspector.
That, essentially, was that. As an aside, it continued to happen for the next 2 mornings also.
The barbeque.
It was mouldy on the grill side and dirty on the plate side, so had to be cleaned before we could use it on Sunday night. We cleaned it after our use. See pics attached.
General cleanliness.
The house floors were clean, however, the carpet upstairs was dirty and stained, the walls had cobwebs on them, the corners of the windows were dirty and also had cobwebs and insects stuck in them, the floor under where the sofa chaise moves was filthy, and the skirting boards were dirty.
In the main bedroom, the mattress protector was dirty, stained and essentially disgusting…. On the back it was badly stained, as was the mattress. The walls at the side and behind the bed had large areas of paint coming off and something was growing on the skirting board behind the bedside.
On arrival we rolled the lounge room rug up and put it in the laundry as we didn’t want the dogs to make a mess on it. When we put it back down before we left, we vacuumed it and the animal hair clogged the vacuum head.
The walls in the house are dirty, stained with splashes of liquids.
The bathroom corners were dirty on top of the tiles.
There were no spare batteries for the air conditioning unit remotes so we were having to share a remote control.
Finally, the gutters on both levels of the house are so full of debris, there are weeds and grass growing through the mesh that is fitted. When it rained on Monday night, the water just cascaded over the side of the gutter, splashing onto the pavers and kept us awake in the main bedroom from 3am.
Unfortunately, what was meant to be a relaxing long weekend away for my wife’s 60th birthday, turned out to be a bit of a disappointment.