Photos showed the place to be well-lit, bright and cheerful. In fact it is dark and gloomy especially at night even with every light switched on. It was impossible to read anywhere but on the bed using the single bedside lamp and a standard lamp.
Place is advertised for 4 but in the TV room there is only one twin couch so no seats for 4. Not even a coffee table for glasses and plates. Couch smelt damp and mouldy. We ended up going out every night as it was too dark, smelly and uncomfortable in that room.
Downstairs, Leather chairs were old and dilapidated and the solid concrete bench is very uncomfortable. Again, very dark at night, too dim to read.
Large display cabinets were empty and gave the impression of complete lack of care for guests.
Outdoor furniture was old and cushions were dirty and mouldy. One Lounger had no cushion.
No microwave in the kitchen.
Nowhere to sit at a desk or table to use the laptop. Had to sit on a leather armchair at a low table, not comfortable.
Stair treads made of steel grids are hard and unfriendly, almost painful to use. Anyone using the top bedroom has to negotiate two flights down at night to use the ground floor bathroom.
Rubber mats in upstairs rooms are cold and unfriendly.
Car port is very dilapidated, poles are bent and roof sagged dangerously under the weight of bananas and rainwater.Very poor presentation made us feel unwelcome.
Very poor presentation made us feel unwelcome.
First impressions were so negative that we almost turned around and went home but we had paid so much for it that we decided to stick it out and make the most of it.
This was our first experience with airbnb and it will probably be our last.