We stayed at Belindas house for 7days and were really happy with how clean and comfortable the house was inside. The bedding was very comfortable and very clean. We had ample towels and the bathrooms had shampoo/conditioner & body washes. The kitchen was very well stocked and had everything you could possibly need. We were very happy with the inside of the house, it was exceptionally clean. Unfortunately when we drove up we could see the outside didn't match the inside. The garden obviously hadn't been tended to in quite a while. On our first morning while eating our breakfast we discovered the overgrown garden was infested with rats. We believe there were approximately 5-8 rats running amock in the garden and across the fences. I contacted Belinda immediately and she was very good at trying to get this huge issue sorted by organising an exterminator, who came out the next day. Unfortunately they were with us our whole trip so we weren't able to use the backyard at all. We felt confident that there were no rats inside the house and also because of the cleanliness of the house we felt ok to stay on in the house, whilst keeping an eye on the house & making sure they weren't coming inside. We know the rats weren't coming into the yard from Belindas house, or any of the bordering houses being dirty, we believe they were coming in from a nature reserve across the road to find food, of which they were eating a plum tree in Belindas yard.
It was such a shame, as the house was lovely.