Andre's house is a marvel, clean and beautiful as pictured on the site, with a charming garden. Unfortunately, our particular stay was overshadowed by major road work going on in front of the house, which we were not personally informed about after we had paid our one-half deposit. Since we were looking for the peace and quiet described in the site originally when we booked, we consider that Andre should have sent us a personal message in case we wanted to change our plans. A gentleman in every way, he voluntarily sent us a partial refund without our asking, and we would suggest that he offer such a discount from the beginning as long as the road work continues, so that all the notifications on the airbnb site are "veracious" and satisfactory to one and all. It would also be helpful to greet guests personally, as the best hosts always do, since there are always small problems about keys, gadgets, and so on upon arrival. Andre left the house impeccable and well-stocked, even giving us a nice wine in addition to the refund as an apology for the road work, and above all he went above and beyond the call of duty by sending us by express post a mobile phone we'd left behind. Our sincere thanks to Andre, and our praise and admiration for his wonderful house and garden!