Beware - the house is not 6 bedrooms but 5 and the reality is that - at a push - only 4 of the bedrooms are suitable for use. One bedroom is large enough to sleep up to 4 plus a cot and is at garden level. Another bedroom is between garden and ground floor level in what is a sort of basement underneath the kitchen. It doesn't have any ventilation other than the entrance door which during hot weather would have to be open at night. Given the rat problem I would be reluctant to leave the bedroom door open at night. The bathroom for it is situated down steps at garden level or upstairs to a loo at ground floor level. The other 3 bedrooms are at first floor level. One is a small double with access to a 'family' bathroom. One of the other bedrooms has a shower, loo and wash basin in the room without either a door or curtain for privacy. This room sleeps 3. The other room sleeps 3 and does not have a door on the en-suite shower room; it does have a sort of bead curtain which offers no privacy. When we there June 2022 the air conditioning was not working in this bedroom.
I had booked the house for 4 single adults (not couples) yet on arrival only 3 rooms were ready for use and the other two were not prepped for use and were dirty. The standard of cleanliness is adequate but not what I would expect in a rental property of this type.
The back of the house is open to the elements which during warmer weather is not a major issue but the kitchen has a doorway with no door. The stairs to the upstairs rooms cannot be secured in any way so that anyone approaching from the garden can just walk in. I am sure that it is unlikely that will happen but I think potential guests should be aware especially if there are young children staying in the house. The two bedrooms on the lower level have nothing to secure them from access to the swimming pool so again worth bearing in mind if there are children staying.
Apparently, there is a rat problem on the island and we saw several rats and mice in the garden plus one on the terrace and one in the kitchen. The matter could be easily managed by regularly laying down poison which was provided on the second time of asking after finding a rat in the kitchen and showing the house manager a rat digging in the garden by the pool.
Customers should be aware that the WIFI only works in certain parts of the house which is to be expected in a large place with thick stone walls but is nevertheless annoying.
The house manager was quick to respond to our contact and did resolve a couple of minor problems. The owner has thus far been reasonably quick to respond to our comments.
On the plus side the house has an attractive pool area with a decent size pool. It has fabulous views and is a short drive from Ramla Bay.
It could be a lovely place to stay but it needs some TLC and in my view is not worth what is currently being charged. The description should be more detailed to explain the layout so customers know what to expect.