It has the potential to be very charming, but I’m afraid the photos make it seem more so than it is. It was incredibly cold, with a portable heater that didn’t radiate much heat at all. All cutlery, glasses and dishes were quite dirty —including unwashed wine glasses with wine and lipstick stains. The bathroom was very dusty, and no hand wash or hand towels were provided. The toilet needed to be flushed multiple times each time. The entire studio was very low lit, with only 3 soft warm lights (the kind you use as decorative lighting, not for practical purposes and— no extra lighting which proved difficult for me at night time when trying to cook. Very thin curtains -the kind that are merely there to stop people seeing in, but not the kind that block out the morning sun. The fridge leaked the entire time, so much so there were pools of water and I needed to put one of the towels down permanently. The lack of heat and airflow in the studio meant the towels hadn’t dried by the time of my arrival. I did however receive a msg from the host prior to my arrival saying she’d only just pulled them out of the dryer and they hadn’t fully dried yet.
Overall, just felt a bit jibbed.