Barbara's mansion is most certainly grand and the spaces are very well thought out. We stayed here for our wedding. As we entered we thought, wow...but as we delved deeper the house was far from clean. Unfortunately the place was less than ideal. The fridge was full of mouldy food and medication. It stank. We had food to keep cold for the brides maids the morning of the wedding. So the night before I spent time cleaning the fridge out to try and bring it up to scratch. The floors were dusty and not clean and the toilets were gross. The couches felt dirty too.
Overall the house has huge potential of being a fabulous Airbnb. The gardens are divine and the designer touches add a sense of character. If it was professionally cleaned I would've raved about this place as it truly is a cool place.