Initially booking my stay with Elliott I was wrapped with receiving a house with so many beds for such great value. Unfortunately, as my booking got closer and throughout my stay that excitement quickly went. It started as 1 or 2 things I could happily let slide, then the list just grew.
- the advertisement is wrong and doesn’t accurately state the correct number of beds. So an uncomfortable broken spring mattress was provided to accomodate us on the floor of the theatre.
- the oven was broken. So I had to go and buy different food.
- prior to arrival the owner asked what time we will be arriving. When I arrived he was still there an hour after the time I said I would be arriving, and asked if he could pop back in later that day to drop off coffee.
- shortly after I was contacted again by phone call to see if he had left something behind.
- the next day I was then contacted again by him to see if he could come into the house and get something out of the storeroom.
- the bins were filled to the top with rubbish from the previous people. So we were asked to leave our rubbish outside. The bins began to attract copious amounts of flies and stunk out the entire front of the house. (Feel sorry for the neighbour’s)
- only 4 forks in the entire house and had to use spoons to eat.
- only 2 tea towels were provided that were already wet before we arrived.
- had to go buy toilet paper as not enough was provided.
- large dog next door wouldn’t stop loudly barking and scratching at the fence all day and all night.
The positives are the entertaining area outside is amazing, and Elliott was a nice host. However, when booking an Air Bnb at the high cost in which I was paying I highly value my right to privacy without lots of phone calls and getting what is promised within the advertisement of the house. Hopefully this can be taken on board to make all future stays more accomodating.