I’ll preface this review by saying that we stayed here for almost 3 weeks, and therefore our experience may be quite different to people who stayed for just a few days. There were lots of good things – the location is great, there are some really thoughtful touches such as shampoo and kitchen items, there’s a washer & dryer etc. & the bed is awesome and super comfy! We appreciated Grace and her husband helping with a few things we had to mention early on (e.g. the shower wasn’t draining, a few kitchen items weren’t available – and these were resolved quickly).
However, we were overall left disappointed. We loved the sound of a ‘secret getaway’ but it did often feel like we were intruding on a family home. We love kids & animals, but the dogs barked at us virtually every time we came home – to the point they’d bark in our faces as we were unlocking the door. The sound of running around above the suite is really quite loud and often started early in the morning. I totally appreciate it’s a shared garden, but it makes the suite feel quite un-private as the window is level with the grass and this meant having to keep the blinds closed unless we were happy for adults/children to be able to see into the whole suite. The door has a window with no blind at all, so we bought white tac and covered this with a white bin liner to give ourselves some privacy. There is no table to eat dinner on (aside from the coffee table, which is very low) and we really noticed that as it was a longer stay for us.