Lucia's cottage is gorgeous and just newly renovated! My boyfriend and I stayed there over the long Paddy's weekend and we didn't want to leave! We normally look for cottages where the host doesn't live close by, but we decided to go on this trip last minute and it was one of the few rentals available so we gave it a go – and I'm really glad we did!
We checked in ourselves and Lucia knocked in to welcome us when she got back home. She made sure we knew how to work the heat and water, and then we didn't see her until we checked out when she popped out to say bye. Her annexe is attached to the house and both her annexe and the cottage have an adjoining winter garden. It was totally fine though and we never felt like it restricted anything we did. We didn't really spend much time in there but we totally could have and we would have been left in total peace.
The cottage is really well equipped, super clean and the beds were so comfortable! Lucia left plenty of fresh towels and toilet paper too. There's no freezer or microwave but they weren't necessary at all.
We really had a wonderful stay and would absolutely recommend it!