Positives: the location was perfect, just a short walk outside of the little town in a nice quiet area. The bed was comfortable, there were plenty of kitchen amenities, and a big back garden. All fire alarms were working, the water heated up fast when you turn on the heating.
Negatives:
The add fails to mention that the house is a very small, semi-detatched bungalow, which was a surprise when we got there as we expected a small, stand-alone cottage. The place had an overall vibe of being not quite ready for guests due to lots of random bits & bobs laying around, and lots of trash out the back and in cupboards. The trash outside made us unable to let our dog roam free around the garden as it was a huge safety hazard, also would be dangerous for children. (broken glass, broken boat propellers, lots of metal).
We were told that we could check-in at 4:30pm which was disappointing as we only had one night booked and hoped to get in at 3pm, and John had unfortunately forgotten to tell us where the key was so we ended up arriving at the house and weren’t able to get in until after 5pm as we had to wait for John to see our messages and reply which took 40 minutes.
Every single chair in the house was wobbly and felt like it was about to fall apart, there was a 95% empty bottle of orange juice in the fridge, some used toiletries (razors, toothbrush, etc) and a couple of the lights and bins were broken or roughed too, which all added to the feeling that it wasn’t quite guest ready.