Peaceful location,spacious but unsatisfactory
We were met by Christina, Luna's sister who was very welcoming and explained where everything was. We had a little difficulty finding the property as we did not drive far enough along the road. there needs to be more " way signs" for future guests as directions could be more precise.
The house is in a beautiful, tranquil location. It is light and airy and the large garden is well maintained with places to sit and enjoy the stunning views out to sea. Outside the kitchen there is a table and chairs by the bbq which was lovely to use in the evenings.
Apart from the bedrooms and bathrooms the house was not particularly clean and even then the top of the wardrobe had long accumulated dust on top of it.
The dishwasher has not had a cleaner put through it in months. The door was stiff to open with limescale and the filters were still greasy and had food stuck in them.
The kickboard under it fell off every time you opened the dishwasher door and under it and the sink had not been swept.
The cooker top had only been cleaned around the gas rings but not underneath and the oven tray left black grease on my hand when I removed it from the oven.
The cooking pots needed cleaning before use.
There was a box for a toaster but no toaster.
The lounge and dining areas had only been dusted where necessary. The table between the two sofas was covered in thick dust and had a cobweb around the base.
Both sofas need a steam clean as they were quite dirty.
The bbq was completely full of ash and spent charcoal.
The pool is cleaned on a thursday, so if you arrive at the weekend you have have a pool that the local birds use for drinking water and therefore leave their excrement in the bottom. It is nature but the pool should be cleaned for incoming guests.
There were two sunloungers, one was completely broken so that it could only be used flat and the canopy on the other needed tightening.
Finally I got our depature date wrong and we left a day early. Totally my responsibility but we asked a few days before if we could remain at the house until the afternoon because the ferry departed in the evening. Not once dId Luna or her mother query this or tell us that we could stay because we had rented until the following day. It wasn't until we arrived at the port I realised my mistake and phoned Luna's mother to ask if we could return to the house as I had made a mistake with our depature date. I asked if the house had been cleaned etc.. and she said no so I asked if we could return only to be told no we couldn't and we would have to find a B & B.!! To add insult to injury they own a B & B two houses down from the rental property.
When I emailed Luna, she replied that her mother understood that I wanted to stay an extra night and that they had paid someone to go and collect the key. Not so. I was very clear about our situation as my italian partner will confirm.
I am sad to say that I cannot recommend this property even though we had a very relaxing stay here.
Luna maybe very personable but it needs more than that to rent your property to the paying public. Owners or those responsible must check the cleanliness and maintenance before every rental not just take peoples hard earned money for their well deserved holidays. This review may seem harsh but I cleaned for a luxury villa for seven years and I could not give a less than honest review.