Firstly I wouldn’t even bother trying to message Regina any questions about the house or if you’re after the proposal package like I was. It’s been 3 days since my stay and I have still not heard from her.
I booked the stay for myself, my girlfriend and our 4 month old daughter. It was a surprise getaway for my partners birthday and a surprise proposal. Regina mentions a proposal package that can be arranged by getting in contact with her, but there’s no point in her offering that if she never acknowledges your message. I had already booked the stay and with no cancellation reimbursement available I chose to go ahead with my plans whether I heard back from Regina about the package or not, like I said I didn’t hear but still managed to capture the moment myself.
The house itself is fine. A nice little place with a nice view, very quiet but still very close to the emerald shops.
But as for Regina’s hosting skills… they are nothing of what you would expect. Terrible and very disappointing. A little bit of effort to make sure the place is well presented before a guest arrives would’ve been great.
The driveway was a complete mess with loose gravel all over the concrete driveway, making it slippery for my car and my partner and I to walk holding our 4 month old daughter. The second thing you notice is there are cobwebs everywhere, could be very easily cleaned with a broom… There was no information about the place, suggestions for places to eat or go look at like I have had before. Other places I have stayed at for cheaper have had a nice little information book/ laminated note welcoming us and suggesting what I just mentioned above, but there was none here.
There was no instructions for the wifi/fireplace or any other amenities not that I needed it but It would still be nice for the people that are unfamiliar. There was also no iron to be found, but Regina list’s one being there, so I couldn’t wear my white shirt I had brought and was expecting to iron there.
Again for Regina’s terrible hosting skills, there was no hand soap in the bathroom or kitchen sink to wash our hands, and the glen20 spray bottle in the toilet was empty. There was no bin bag in the bin so we had to go through the under sink cabinet to look for one and there were dead flies everywhere. The blind on the dining room window was also on the floor.
There was also only 1 wine glass, I know it’s a little thing but disappointing as we couldn’t properly pour the wine I had brought for after I proposed.
The ‘provide breakfast’ was also very disappointing. All that was left was a packet of bacon and a loaf of sourdough…
No eggs. There was a small amount of butter on a little place in the fridge along with someone else’s left over milk.
I would not recommend this stay to anyone as I feel like Regina does not care for her guest and the quality of their stay