This is a tough review to write, as we had to cancel our reservation without staying at this property. We were looking forward to our stay at Philippe’s, but when we arrived, we found the house to be completely permeated by the smell of old cigarette smoke, with the scent of air freshener or cleaning products on top. The smoke smell was clearly old and saturated into the walls, but very evident to our noses nonetheless. The house was very clean, which was great, but no amount of cleaning can remove the smell of old smoke. We immediately raised this issue with Philippe, because we were an extended family of 8, with an older relative with lung disease who cannot be exposed to any cigarette smoke, including third hand smoke from the walls/rooms. Philippe did not acknowledge the issue and offered only to provide air freshener. He also advised that more air freshener was available in the house. We had no choice but to cancel the reservation (at no financially loss to Philippe as he still received his full payment) and actually drove partway home that night, as it was the last night of our trip. Given the many positive reviews, it is possible that someone who is less sensitive to the smell of cigarette smoke may not be bothered, but the smell was incredibly apparent to us, and our experience is in fact mirrored in a review from last year, in which the guests complained of the smell of smoke in the same areas where we smelled it (but we unfortunately ignored that review).