Overall we had a great time as we were in great company in a beautiful location. The host was very nice and fast with communication and left a complimentary gift for our arrival which was a nice touch. Wifi was working. The outdoor area with the pool was really nice and the pool was clean. The house looked like on the photos, beds were comfortable, and all areas are perfect for socialising. Amazing lighting and decor. It was quiet at night.
It’s however worth noting that cleaning was not up to standards. If someone is hired to clean, they should be briefed on doing a better job. We know this wasn’t advertised as a 5 star hotel, nor were we expecting that, but we would have liked a place that was at least as clean as our own homes. As the organiser of the trip, I picked the property and it was quite disappointing to have my friends constantly bringing up issues with cleanliness. If you are planning to go eat out, you might not notice any issues, but we were planning on staying in and brought a lot of food to cook. We had to re wash so many plates, bowls, glasses and cutlery. When we open the oven, we found it dirty and there was a tray inside that also hadn’t been washed. The water tank from the coffee machine was full of cockroach poo. Despite my attempts to clean it, some of us just couldn’t unsee this so we went out for our morning coffees instead. The barbecue had some dead cockroaches inside and was full of dried fat. We cleaned it and in the end couldn’t figure out how to start it. This prompted us to notice more than we probably would have, had we dealt with a clean kitchen… lots of dust under the bed, stained sheets/dooner cover, red stains on the bathroom wall next to the toilet that looked like blood, open bottle of oil in the closet of the ensuite!?!?
The 2 rubbish bins outside were full to the top which isn’t really an issue for us but we felt bad for having to leave rubbish bags outside.
We also had to go buy some toilet paper as we were left with only 3 rolls for the week-end between 4 women.
It’s also worth noting that the house needs some maintenance as some of the doors don’t lock, so if you’re nervous about leaving doors unlocked at night or when you’re not there, it might be a little stressful. One of us was not comfortable with that. Overall we had a good time but believe there is definitely some work to do with cleaning and attention to detail, especially for the cost of the place.