My initial thoughts of this stay were great, we had a lovely, cosy cottage in a quiet neighbourhood. The cottage was clean and tidy although a bit smaller than expected but still was perfect for us as we were only spending minimal time there. Irena was great at communicating at the beginning and was able to make a earlier check in time to suit our needs which we thought was great. We treated the house respectfully as if was our own however upon arriving home we received an email from air BnB requesting $600 from Irena claiming we had burnt the bench at the cottage. This was far from possible as we had not used any appliances to cook or had not used any flame that would be able to burn the bench. I asked Irena to see photos and it has been 1 week now with no response. I find this extremely disappointing as it felt as though Irena had hoped I would just immediately send the money and instead I questioned it as I strongly believe we did not burn the bench and since then have not had a response. This false accusation has somewhat ruined what was a great stay at Cottage by the Bayside.