We arrived at Peters cottage mid afternoon after two long flights to be instantly disappointed in the cleanliness of the cottage. Unfortunately it had a very grubby, unkempt feel and my wife was disappointed and upset that after a long journey we now had to set about cleaning before we could unpack and settle in. The kitchen was generally not clean with food splashed up the counter side and the cutlery and drawers dirty, pans also dirty with dried food inside some of them. The lounge area was definitely not as shown in the photos that Peter displays on Airbnb. He now has an old, grubby corner sofa that is feather filled cushions so is very uncomfortable as soon as it’s sat on. There was a dirty rug under the coffee table and the coffee table was well worn and covered in marks. The curtains were also stained and dirty and the walls also marked and desperately in need of a lick of paint. In the bedrooms the wardrobes smelt fusty inside and were very grubby and we felt uneasy hanging our clothes in them but felt we had no choice as we were staying for four weeks. Also the pillows were dirty and stained with no protectors covers and the mattress was also stained and dirty, yet again with no mattress protector in place! The bathroom was bright and modern however not cleaned sufficiently and there was mould behind the taps at the vanity sink and thick mould around the shower cubicle. Peter needs in my opinion to not take any bookings for a few days every month or so, so as to do a deep clean on the place and to check that everything is as it should be. Also be aware that Peter stores a large boat and kayak in the garden of the cottage, something not shown in the pictures and not mentioned by Peter until you arrive when you will be instructed not to touch them! If you have a large vehicle you may struggle to comfortably park your car. When we arrived Peter sent a message telling us all the rules and regulations for the cottage including that under no circumstances were we to answer the door to anyone at all as if he needed to access the property we would be given sufficient notice before hand ( remember this rule!) We were also told that load shedding was in force in the area so the electric would go off for 2 hours at a time three times a day, times changing daily. Peter was aware of this before we arrived but did not feel a duty to inform us of this before we arrived in Cape Town so we could be aware of what we were coming to.After the first evening of load shedding, sat in the dark we messaged Peter asking if he had any battery lights or candles etc to be used during the power cuts. Peter at this point stopped responding to messages. After our second night of power cuts we got up extra early so we could make a coffee and charge our phones before the power cuts started again. When the power cut started again we went out for a few hours and then returned back at the cottage when the electric was due back on, however we found we still had no electric. We spoke to a neighbour who told us we should now have electric. We told him we had not heard off Peter for a full day now so this neighbour said he would ring Peter to ask him to get in touch with us. Peter then did in turn message us and it turned out the reason we had no electric after the power cut was that Peter had not put a sufficient amount of electricity on the meter for us and then gone away for the weekend hence why no communication with us. The door to the cottage was locked with just a basic lock so we asked Peter for a padlock to lock the burglar bar gate over the door. Peter responded that it was unnecessary but we could purchase our own lock if we wished. Having stayed in South Africa on many occasions over the last twenty years we have never stayed anywhere with so little security measures in place. We explained this to Peter and he did drop a padlock and key off for us. Another day we received a message off Peter to tell us he had visited the cottage and been inside whilst we were out for the day so he could check how much electricity we had used. We were both astounded that Peter had entered the property without asking our permission and without giving the notice he said he would give in his Rules and Regulations! We told Peter that we were unhappy with the situation of him entering without prior knowledge. Peter then took a very nasty stance which showed another side of him. Peter explained to us that we were his guests and it was his cottage and he would enter the property whenever he wanted! We explained that we had paid money and that should give us the right to have privacy. We could not in all honesty believe that Peter would open himself up to possibly being accused of theft as when people are staying somewhere they would normally leave their passports, money etc there. Peters tone was very aggressive. He stated he needed to come to the property to clean the pool and water plants so we said that he could do that but he wasn’t to enter the inside of the cottage. Peter then messaged back angrily saying “So you don’t want me to enter even the garden” or words to that effect despite what we had just said regarding him being allowed to come to sort the pool and plants out etc. At this point we thought we would...