Some pros and cons during our two night stay.
PROS:
-beautiful decor and styling with lots of plants and natural light streaming in from big windows
-house is cold but the 2 heat pumps on each level, it heated up quickly
-has wifi
-baby friendly gear; portacot, high chair, toys etc
-washing machine and drier provided
-one of the best equipped kitchens I’ve used on Airbnb, all staples provided
CONS:
-no linen provided for portacot. I booked this place as they provided a lot of baby equipment, but wasn’t told the linen wasn’t provided. Would have been happy to provide my own if I knew this was the case. When I enquired I was told ‘most people provide their own cot linen’. This is helpful information before you arrive.
-be aware that you are not allowed any visitors on the property without prior approval. This is explained before you arrive as well as the fact there is an external camera that will be monitored for this purpose. I found this personally unfriendly and invasive so personally wouldn’t return to this property.
-when I first booked, I explained myself, my 18m old daughter and my mum would be staying. However once we checked out I was questioned by the host why 2 beds were used and there would be extra charges. When I pointed out it was myself and my mum was staying so we did use 2 beds, we weren’t charged any extra. Felt awkward to have to justify how we used the space when we booked the place correctly.
-black mould in shower. It is embedded into the grout so would be hard to remove so not to do with cleanliness, it actually just needs regrouting. It’s at eye level however so quite obvious when showering
-very steps stairs to front door and to top level. Wouldn’t really be suitable for toddlers (no stair gate) or the elderly
-front door is very hard to get out of from the inside. There is no handle to grab to pull door open, you have to grip back of automatic lock mechanism. Just a matter of fixing a new handle to back of door or planing it as old wooden doors do warp. We needed 2 adults to open the door, one to wedge a knife under the door to lift it, the other to pull the door open
-the TV remote was missing so we couldn’t get the TV to work. This isn’t the hosts fault that the previous guests had lost it, but I felt the host wasn’t overly helpful. We were told to look for it (which we did, for over an hour) and told the wifi is still great if the TV didn’t work. One of us is a IT guru and knew she could download a sony TV app on her phone which meant we could watch Netflix at least. I was left with the impression that we were bothering our host with our requests to get the tv going. That the host was busy with other commitments, follow the written directions and the wifi is great. I felt our queries were just annoying and bothersome for her. After contacting Airbnb support, the host did offer a late check out of midday to compensate for the lost remote which was appreciated.