We booked 5 months ahead and were looking forward to 3 nights in "Peaceful gardens with a view", as an oasis in our busy 3 month holiday.
Starting with the positives, the view is great, gardens are pretty, cottage basic but comfortable and a great size for the 2 of us. The washing machine was appreciated.
Next to our cottage was a hall which Steve uses for events.
First night was a folk singer with guitar and there were non-residents wandering around the place. We just wanted to sit quietly on the deck and enjoy the view. We felt that our privacy was compromised and it wasn't our type of music so we ended up going out.
Second day was a yoga and meditation meeting in the afternoon. On arriving back we wanted to relax on the deck and perhaps have a pizza with other residents from the pizza oven in the middle of the garden directly in front of our cottage. However, the yoga people stayed on for pizza and were milling around. One was meditating immediately in front of our steps so we had to awkwardly walk around him to get into our cottage. So again we felt our privacy and peace and quiet was compromised. We could have joined in, but it would have felt like we were gate crashing a private party. We are a friendly and sociable couple (see our reviews) but felt that our relaxation wasn't as important as the yoga group's. We didn't feel that we could complain as it is a regular event and it would not have changed anything. In the end we went out again. These yoga meetings happen every Sunday. Perhaps more consideration should be given to staying guests and their need for relaxation. I was frustrated and upset.
The third night was great and as we had hoped all three nights would be.
The cottage needs some things attending to as some things are broken or old and although basically clean some areas could do with deeper cleaning.
Steve is very friendly and welcoming and we would stay there again if there were no events planned.