We stayed at Pingus house from the 20th of February until the 11th of March. This is a beautiful, spacious, comfortable house with all the home comforts that you could wish for.

Unfortunately we were robbed in the middle of the night on the day we arrived. Admittedly we were somewhat lax with security and did not lock the front door before going to sleep, but the robbers had to climb the 6 foot solid steel, electrically operated security gate and come up on to the veranda. The property is surrounded by very very high hedges so no-one can see into the property hence our confidence regarding our safety Apart from 3 x I-pad tablets, mobile telephone, camera, sunglasses, jewellery etc. a number of personal items were also taken. 2 other houses nearby were robbed on the same evening.

We were obviously disappointed to lose our belongings, but we were determined that this would not ruin our holiday. What DID ruin the holiday was the times we had to go to the police station, only to wait for ages to be seen, the reports we had to write and the numerous telephone calls to and from investigators. Also I was too scared to be home alone in the evening from that point and when the others had made plans to go out I had to go and stay with my sister-in-law. Knowing that criminals had climbed the locked gate and walked onto the veranda made me afraid that they would return.

It was a real shame as the home is beautiful and the surrounding area is spectacular. The property was spotless and the hosts have thought of everything to make your visit comfortable. Having criminals invade their property is not something that the owners have control over and I have sympathy for them too.