This place is more of a function room, rather than a home. Big industrial kitchen , where they store all their cutlery and glasses and kitchen equipment. Space is big and is set in a nice environment but host is particular about having guests over for meals or anything else. So the space was underutilised by us. We were drawn by the beautiful pictures when booking. The scenery and space is a positive for this place. But only choose this place if you can accept some drawbacks. This was our experience :
1. Wifi runs on ADSL and not available most of the time. Especially at night. This means no internet connection or netflix. Day time works but can go off anytime. Host tried to resolve issues, but finally told me he cant do anything and told me to take it as a "silver lining" and enjoy the "walks" in that place. (Hmmm... wifi and netflix was advertised but not delivered).
2. Sleeping arrangements have limited privacy and other issues. The one bedroom has no locks and people can see from kitchen area and living room. Blinds can't cover some gaps. "Cupboard" is just an open rack. The cold and insects can get to clothes easily.
The second "bed" is a sofa bed in the living/dining space. So second couple will sleep on the floor. No cupboard or rack in that area except display shelves. So second couple will sleep next to the carpeted floor. So inhaling dust from carpet should be expected. Kids got up with a cold on most days.
Part of your dining/ living space will be living quarters, so your clothes, luggages etc will be seen clearly.
Not hygenic. Messy. No privacy for couples or parents/children.
3. Insects crawling around. There were bugs and roaches in the kitchen, on our food items, bathrooms and on exposed clothes.
4. Grounds was visited by "gardener" and another lady unannounced. Had a feeling like we were being watched somehow. Some of the glass windows, doors are not covered with blinds and can see through. Wife and kids didnt feel secure. Wanted to take a bath in the outdoor tub, but again didnt feel secure.
5. The property is surrounded by other residents, so there is some noise from adjoining house. Not a big deal but it woke us up in the mornings.
6. Blinds in main bedroom doesnt prevent light from entering. So again we woke up early.
7. Washing machine is stored in a dusty , musty room where a lot of items are stored. Had to wear a mask and developed a cold after one wash. Gardener told us to keep the door shut because rats could go in. You can be sure we were extra careful going into that storeroom...afraid a rat may spring out from somewhere! But helpful warning...
8. Location. There are shops about 5 minutes drive away to buy necessities etc. But basically it is more of an uphill rural area. That was the explanation the host gave us for lack of wifi connectivity.
9. The only breakfast we could see was a quarter container of cereal and a bottle of milk, for 9 days stay. Tea and coffee sachets were available. Again not a big deal, but other places we stayed supplied bread and breakfast items and even offered to top up when finished. Host made no such offer, but we didnt ask either.
We continued to stay there because of the hassle of finding a new place. So just decided to stay put and enjoy the positives of the place as much as we could. Host was responsive but limited in changing anything much. Gave us less than 1 percent refund for the inconveniences (which perhaps pays for one data sim card). We didnt want to spend too much of our holiday time troubleshooting or making too much of a fuss , yet in the end spent a lot of energy and time communicating to Airbnb and host trying to resolve some issues.
Thought I would write this feedback for future travellers. In summary : if you are ok with the inconveniences we experienced (which may be recitified), then this is a lovely place , with space, big kitchen, nice garden, close to river walk and track etc. You can still enjoy the place!