Chantal is a very pleasant woman, kind and easy to communicate with, however my stay was not good.
I felt very uncomfortable for the duration, mainly due to the lack of sleep. Of which unfortunately I was there for 5 nights.
When I arrived the bed sheets where not clean, maybe this was due to my last minute request, which is why I didn’t say anything, and just got on with it. However the bed is super small, and by small I mean it’s very small, for for a hobit, not very comfortable at all, especially for those people taller than the norm, and the pillows and sheets are not very good quality either, the bed linen had holes in them, and there is no support from the mattress which again contributed to me sleeping very little if at all.
If you are noise sensitive like I am, then you won’t sleep very well, there is a cat, again I love animals but the cat does as it likes, goes where it wants in the house, sleeps during the day then will not stop howling in the early hours of the morning, you can smell the cat litter, as it’s open in the hall way, and again this contributed to me getting very little sleep if non at all. When lay in bed you can hear the passing cars on the main road outside, and there is a neighbor above who plays house music all night until the early hours, add to this that Chantal likes to go bed late. The the mutual bathroom is next to the spare bedroom and again is very noisy when trying to sleep. The wooden floors around the house squeak very loudly and therefore you are awaken very easily when ever Chantal moves around.
There is no where to hang clothes.
The housing lay out is again uncomfortable, the toilet is at the entrance and you can’t relax and do your thing in peace, as it’s in the middle of where Chantal and her cat generally tend to be, the place is very old and authentic but not great for being subtle, again as the wooden floors make so much noise when walking on them, and there is a constant stagnant smell of smoke, which hits you on entry to the apartment, which I think is from a previous smoker that has been smoking in the house over time.
If you are a private person then this will not be to your satisfaction.
This is my error for booking so quickly and last minute but I was very happy to be leaving, which is a shame. I wouldn’t recommend Chantals place to anyone I am afraid.
Best regards
Joseph