Gisella and Peter have a lovely home which is accurately reflected in the posted pictures. It’s airy exterior is combined with expertly curated eclectic decor. Mike greeted me when I arrived and gave me a comprehensive tour, and Gisella followed shortly after. Both were friendly and responsive throughout our stay.
The not so good-
There is constant construction (and noise from 7am) from a large project being developed next door. The construction is so invasive that it has caused cracks to appear in the walls which also accompanied a related leak from the upstairs shower into the bedroom downstairs on the 2nd day of our stay. As a result we were told not to use that shower for the remainder of our stay, as it wouldn’t be fixed in time. All three of us ended up having to share the one shower, which was not the end of the world, but quite inconvenient and something which we had screened against (i.e. we looked at only locations with two showers). When we brought this up (Gisella did not proactively bring this up) and asked for modest compensation, Gisella refused stating that they had already brought the rate down to compensate for the construction. While the discount was given after we asked for one for our budget, the fact that it was for the construction was not conveyed. Nor do we feel that fairly accounted for the loss of shower as we would have picked another location. Gisella, Peter and their contractors also made multiple visits to investigate the issues. While we appreciated their attentiveness, it was annoying to have multiple people come in and out during a few days stay.
Another not so good experience was the fact that there was a significant amount of mold on some of the cutting boards, so much so that a cloud of mold spores shot out when on of the affected boards was set back.
There are great things about the place, but in our opinion not enough to merit the ‘Plus’ rating or even the discounted rate. One should, at the very least, account for the availability of only one shower in whatever rate is negotiated as there will be no additional consideration given if you have the misfortune of dealing with the negative impact from the chronic construction.