(sigh) It is a shame that Felix left me a negative review, as I seem to have no recourse other than to do the same...

The stay was very nice. The flat is lovely (black-out blinds, what a blessing to be able to sleep in the mornings on holiday in the summer!) and it's in a great location. There were three of us there sleeping separately and it just about worked out that there was enough room.

The problem came after we left. Felix requested that we pay him an extra €60. He said that there were some 'spots' on an oak surface in the kitchen and that it would need repair or replacement. I found this very odd, because we hardly used the kitchen the whole time we were there. I used the kettle to make tea. We drank beer and ate some cold snacks, but we always ate out and we never even had breakfast in the flat.

I've asked Felix for more information as to what he even thinks might have caused these 'spots', but we haven't been able to resolve it. In fact, my attempts to discuss it with him led to an accusations of sarcasm and an apparent escalation of the demands from being initially requested to replace/repair the one surface panel to a demand to replace the entire surface. I haven't had a formal request yet, but that's what he said he was going to claim for.

Seeing as we hardly used the kitchen at all, I don't understand how we could have treated it in such a way as to have damaged it. Nothing that we did was unreasonable and if anything, the kitchen got far less use than it would from most customers. The details I have received from Felix are very sparse, and he didn't respond very constructively to my attempts to figure out what might have happened.

So in summary - the flat is very nice and had it not been for this disagreement I would be inclined to return. However, it could be argued that the host needs to develop his skills at diplomacy and conflict resolution!