My friends and I recently stayed at Mountain Top Farm House for a mum’s weekend away. We loved the beautiful cottage and surrounding property and mostly had a wonderful weekend. Whilst the property was styled nicely we were disappointed by the level of cleanliness (eg toothbrush left in the bathroom, mouldy shower curtains, thick dust on fans and dead rodent in a trap at the front entry).
Given we stayed in the middle of winter and the only source of heating was a wood burning fireplace, we were annoyed there was not enough cut firewood to supply the two nights stay. Finally, we were dissatisfied by the owner’s handling of a sudden power outage (lucky we had just finished cooking our dinner in the oven!). We had no lights/ hot water or refrigerator until the next morning. There was no apology and it was implied that excessive use of power by us was the reason for the outage. We were merely sent a manual to use the generator on site, which when started, failed to restart the power. We were also shocked at the owners response - telling us that the property is ‘an off the grid experience’. We are all avid campers and would happily pay camping rates for such an experience - not $700 plus per night.
We would love to provide a better review for this property as we did enjoy our stay. But for the rates being charged, we feel the level of accommodation should be of a much higher standard.