Separate heating would be great aside from the fireplace in the lounge room. Cold winter night like last weekend there was no way the heat from the fireplace was enough. We were freezing on our first night.
Towels for the guests would also be great! Host informed us to bring our own towels but really that was just extra stuff for us to pack - not to mention all the stuff we had to bring for our 8week old baby.
Communicating with the host was great. She accomodated our request quickly. Overall it ended well.