Pros: Cottage itself was comfortable and we had a good nights sleep. The outdoor seating area was also nice to relax with a glass of wine. The hosts provided us with some helpful info on where to eat out in the evening and also provided us with the essentials (milk, butter etc) which was great!
Cons: Unfortunately, we were very put off by the initial greeting as we were met at the door without a hello or introduction and just an awkward handshake. We advised that we would be arriving around 5pm and turned up at 5:10pm so this may have been why. When we returned from our evening meal we noticed that things within the cottage had been moved and then at 10pm we heard a noise and shockingly found the owner coming in to the kitchen through the back door without knocking. We were told that she was trying to get a ‘takeaway menu’ and ‘thought we were out’, but at 10pm at night, this seemed really odd! As 3 women staying on our own, we couldn’t help but feel unsettled as it seemed that the owners came and went as they pleased and we have never experienced this from an air bnb before.
Overall we enjoyed our stay at the cottage but it would have been made so much better without the above cons. I always leave positive reviews where I can but on this occasion I felt it necessary to raise these issues because of how we were made to feel.