A beautiful hidden gem in paradise. My husband and I spent a blissful week resting and relaxing at Luca’s beautiful house, which is a perfect retreat for anyone looking to detach from the world and recharge. The house has all the essentials for a very comfortable stay, and a view to die for…we didn’t want to leave! If we could just give a few little pointers of feedback, it may be helpful for anyone that books in the future:
- you will have to sign a separate contract with the host. Whilst this was initially a surprise, it is in fact local law and can’t be avoided. It would just have been helpful to point it out a little clearer up front. Not even the Airbnb support knew initially until it was pointed out to them buried deep in a support document.
- There are lots of different recycling bins for plastics, paper, organic waste etc. There’s a handy chart that says what day of the week each different category of waste is collected. This did take quite an effort and it would be helpful to try and make a simpler and more efficient system. Again, this was only pointed out to us a couple of days before our stay and would have been helpful to know beforehand.
- There is no municipal water connection. All water comes from a pre-filled tank so the importance of water conservation was stressed by the host. We were requested to take extra measures such as washing up in a plastic bucket for example (there’s no dishwasher). In fairness we never run out of water but the host did say we just needed to let him know if we needed more water. It did mean, sadly, that dreams of a long lazy shower were put on hold!
- The water is not potable, so you either need to fill up glass bottles (supplied) at the local ‘water house’ or buy bottled water from a local supermarket. Again, not an issue but would have been good to know this beforehand.
- There is a rather persistent semi-wild black cat that comes round in the evenings to ask for food. A previous guest even wrote a note asking for it to be fed. We had no issue ignoring the cat but for anyone not very comfortable with cats it would be helpful to get the heads up.
These are just little bits of feedback which we picked up on an otherwise absolutely brilliant stay. We would happily return to this stunning, magical and enchanting home, and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone else. We sadly didn’t get to meet Luca in person but he was very responsive and easy to communicate with.
Thank you again Luca! 😎😊