Simone has beautiful grounds with a spectacular view, the atmosphere can't be understated (in no small part due to the extremely friendly pets). We found the bed and shower very nice, the kitchen was easy and fun to use, and the host and her family were friendly and available when we needed them. As the listing should already reflect, the location left nothing to be desired in terms of activities.
This was and is an excellent spot to use both as a stay-at-home space or as a home base to just sleep and cook at. As for the pets, there are several cats and a couple of friendly dogs that enjoy the property, of whom the cats visit inside the most. Usually, a cat or two would like to come in a window and say hello. Because we love cats, this absolutely made us feel very at home here!
To preface this I must say we would definitely stay here again, here are just observations to help any future guests using our experience:
It is a cold house, and at the time we were there there was only one working wall heater that unfortunately did not do much do warm the space. The wall heater in the bedroom seemed to be broken, so the bedroom was very very cold. Many kitchen items and equipment were sticky, grimy, or needed replacing. The flat was missing some basic amenities like hand soap, paper towels, or laundry detergent - even though the host generously let us know we could ask for anything we needed, it would have been nice to have felt like these kinds of considerations were made beforehand.