Firstly, Edward is wonderful, well meaning and communicates effectively when he’s online. He was travelling overseas when we stayed in his home so a series of unlucky events and time zone challenges just exacerbated our issues.
The cabin is cozy and the fireplace, outdoor space and kitchen area is all lovely.
Our letdowns came in the form of some housekeeping issues, where we had no towels or kitchen linens left for us, and instructions inaccurately told us to look for a key that wasn’t where it was meant to be - a basket of way too many keys. In the end the key wasn’t there anyway.
The kitchen is stocked with the very bare essentials. We were two (the place sleeps 6) but there would never have been enough dishes, glasses or serving plates to serve a full house. We struggled. There was no coffee maker, just two wine glasses and nothing much beyond a spatula or wooden spoon. If you’re a cook, or plan to serve a crowd, you’d seriously struggle. A quick trip to the store with a few more pots, glass ware, a potato masher, some knives, serving utensils / serving plates and a coffee maker would go miles.
An instruction book would also be super handy… a cold snap had us use only one of the three supplied heaters and it blew the fuse. However, it took us hours to find the box, in the cold and dark, and the fridge didn’t work during that time. The stove could also use a bit of explaining… had to google it. We also couldn’t find the main lights - which were hidden behind the fridge. An instruction book is an easy add on.
Towels arrived the day before we left- only once I complained alongside the fuse drama and, as mentioned, keys to the linen closet weren’t supplied and we frustratingly looked through a basket of over 20 keys.
All in all, a nice place but a lot of frustrations that we didn’t need looking for things that could have been explained in a manual. The kitchen facilities were another disappointment just because we love to cook. As for the towels - accidents happen - but when you pay hotel prices, you do expect the basics to be right.
All the reviews left previously were glowing, and all this could be because the host was simply out of town. The fireplace was nice… we did enjoy that.
Marissa