We booked this accommodation based on the descriptions and wonderful reviews. In the past we have found ‘Airbnb’ reviews very accurate. On this occasion unfortunately we were let down. We were informed that check in was 1500 hrs. however on the day of the check-in, this was changed to 1700 hrs. with no apology and causing us some inconvenience. We were met by a rather brusque gentleman whom we had to assume was ‘Tom’ as he didn’t introduce himself. There was no sign of the affable person that we read about in all the reviews (perhaps this was someone that the host had left in charge). With hindsight I suspect his attitude might have been due to me being accompanied by my wife and in error I had only booked for ‘x1 guest’ on the web site. This error was quickly resolved however by giving an extra unreceipted €150 cash, (an alternative of vacating 2 days early was offered).
We discovered that we had to clean several areas of
the house before settling in. Some of the dirt would have been long standing and I find it incredible that someone recently occupied these premises. There was a smell of oil in the twin bedroom, presumably heating oil, which would have made it unusable if this room had been required.
Otherwise, everything was just fine! The location and grounds are deservedly praised in reviews. We had no contact with the host after this brief encounter over the following 6 days.
This is our 13th. ‘Airbnb’ stay and we have had the highest of praise for all previous 12. We continue to be baffled by previous extremely favourable reviews of this property.