On the good side is the house itself. It has phenomenal views and good rooms with a lot of comfortable beds. Vincent, the property manager, was lovely and welcoming.
On the bad side, the penny-pinching policies and bare-minimum amenities took the shine off an otherwise pleasant stay.
It started with paying extra for electricity and heat during our stay. That’s an obnoxious policy when we paid €350 a night, but at least it’s disclosed in the listing. (Not disclosed: they don’t turn on the heat until the moment you arrive. The house has high ceilings and takes a long time to warm up, so our first night was quite chilly.)
Additionally, before we arrived, we had to fill out a form assigning each and every guest a room and a bed. This was so they could make the minimum numbers of beds and stock the minimum number of towels. There were no extra sheets or towels. Unused beds were left as bare mattresses.
There was no hand soap in any of the bathrooms, no soap in the showers, barely enough toilet paper for one night, and of course, nothing whatsoever in the kitchen, like coffee or tea.
It’s a shame because these are all small details, but they definitely make a difference all together. It felt like someone was working very hard to spend as little money on hosting as humanly possible, and our presence as guests felt like an imposition.