Revised ......
The location is great!! However, We felt there was no privacy due to no curtains in the bathroom and living area, only the bedroom. The wifi kept dropping out, So bring a good book. It was lacking basic amenities like a tv and kitchen. The kitchen area is non existent but you can DIY shelves using chairs. The cooking apparatus provided is best used outside as you can make the whole house smell as there is a lack of ventilation unless you want to open all the windows of the house. Being winter in Wanaka... that’s not the warmest of ideas.
We were allowed dogs “outside only” which was fine as we understand some dogs can be of a destructive nature, as I am in the pet industry.
My partner arrived earlier than myself as I was arriving the following day. While moving our stuff into the unit the dogs had followed him inside the property because the door was left open.
I soon recieved a stern message stating that She would leave a host response on Airbnb that “I don’t abide by the rules”.
I was very shocked to receive such a threatening message about giving me a bad review.
I immediately messaged my partner to remind him of the rules. He said that he was carrying our stuff inside, didn’t close the door straight away and it was raining so the dogs had followed him in. However, they were removed from the front door entrance where they were sitting, half in half out so now they were completely out on the deck. I apologised to the host as this was not intentional.
However, it put a damper on our stay as we felt like we were being watched, it was uncomfortable, there’s no privacy and we didn’t feel relaxed unless we left the premises.
I would not recommend taking dogs if weather is raining as the rain comes right to the front door so there is no shelter for dogs unless you lock them in the garage or as the host suggested ‘lock them in the car at night and out during the day’. The day we left I checked the premises and cleaned up after my dogs. I left Natasha a ‘thank you’ text. Unfortunately I recieved the same message of threat of ‘not abiding by the rules’ and then followed by ‘your dogs were lovely and never heard from them once’. Very disheartening.
I felt that just because you have a sleep out on your property doesn’t mean you are fit of being a good Airbnb’ host.