Cosy, clean and comfortable accommodation, with a great view. Bathroom was beautiful.
However, we booked our stay 1 to 2 weeks in advance at around midnight the day prior to leaving I received a message with directions to the property (which ended up being very easy to find) and a few rules. These rules were things that any respectful guest would do without being told. This made my partner and I feel a bit uncomfortable as Dean allowed us to stay with him and I would have assumed he read my profile before accepting us. This coupled with the fact that it was to late to cancel and book elsewhere left us feeling a bit helpless.
We showed up and Dean greeted us. He showed us around the room and told us not to put any "lady things" in the toilet. This is obviously harmless but really really awkward. I had told him my car was large and had limited vision making it difficult to turn around at the bottom of the drive, for some reason he was concerned I would back into is pergola. I decided to back out of the steep gravel driveway as it was easier and safer to do so also being a 4x4 I considered it to be unlikely to break traction on his slippery driveway. I had to stop for a car at the top of the driveway for a passing car and when it was safe I continued to back out. Unfortunately I lost traction and my wheels started to spin. The damage was very minimal. before I could get out of the car Dean was walking up the driveway (indicating he was watching me) arms flailing about. I apologised and told him I would flatten the gravel out for him. At some point during this he swore at me in front of my partner. This made the remaining of the stay very awkward. I'm putting this down as a personality clash. I'm generally pretty easy going but I really didn't feel comfortable there. There also wasn't a smoke detector that I could see in the room.