This property had a quiet and peaceful location.The garden area was ideal for our kids and was much enjoyed by them.The size of the property was perfect for the 6 of us, however the counters,table and cupboard knobs needed a good clean on arrival.
We felt unsafe due to the lack of windows which could be opened for ventilation.There was only one patio door for this purpose which we couldn’t leave open all night.
The electric water heater was broken on arrival and we had to keep a stove fire burning all evening in order to access hot water the following morning which caused a smokey atmosphere.
Some of the buttons on the gas hob were from another brand of cooker,were ill-fitting and didn’t always function-in fact we had to contact the host to turn off the gas mains at night as the large hob ring would not shut down and there was a smell of gas.As a result we were nervous about sleeping in this atmosphere.
The main light of one of the bedrooms continually flashed on and off and our host’s advice to “turn it on and off twice “ to stop this did not work so we had no main light there for our stay.
The taps and water pipes were quite noisy at times during our stay which was bearable but at 6.50 am on our last morning it sounded like an ear piercing fog horn and went on for about 10 mins non stop and woke us up.
We were admittedly 20 mins late leaving the property but our host was not understanding about any of our concerns and shouted us down saying we were being unrealistic expecting “5 star” accommodation for this price when we tried to explain our delay.This was quite upsetting for our children to witness and at the end of the day “5 star” kindness and empathy cost nothing!