A review of the house in Etoy VD, Switzerland
1)	Our party consisted of eight adults and five children [aged 10, 8, 5, 3 and 1]. The ages of the children were clearly stated in the booking made via Airbnb.
2)	We arrived at the property just after 6pm on our first day (Friday). A man greeted us and went to fetch a woman who said that she was the daughter of the owner. She took us around the house and explained the arrangements around sorting the garbage and using only ‘taxed’ bags for the refuse that could not be recycled and pointed out that these bags could be purchased at our expense from some of the local supermarkets.
3)	The house was clean but showed signs of not having been painted for quite some time (paint chipped and missing from the lower parts of some doors, for example).
4)	We were informed that the central heating was not connected and could not be used, but that the wood fireplace in the lounge could be used. As the house was on two levels, the upstairs had no heating at all.
5)	The place was clearly somebody’s home with family pictures everywhere that featured young children. The cupboards and wardrobes that were not locked were full of clothes and other items, including a diversity of medications. [photos have been sent to Airbnb].
6)	There was no cot for the youngest child, only a day bed. Only 3 out of 5 bedrooms had regular double beds. The other 2 bedrooms had IKEA sofa beds, unfolded for the occasion and with no back support on one half of the bed for sitting up. The smallest bedroom had neither light fitting nor lamp.
7)	The top bed of one of the bunk beds in the children’s bedroom was not usable in situ as space was restricted by a cross beam which meant that a child sitting up in bed would risk being hit by the cross beam, so the mattress and bedding had to be put on the floor.
8)	Having arrived after dark on our first evening, it was only in the morning that we became aware that a business was being run outside the front door next to the bins, which involved the man that greeted us cutting wood with power tools and there were nails and hammers lying all around him.
9)	We left the house clean and tidy. There was not a lot of cleaning to be done as we spent little time in the house, leaving after breakfast and returning after 9pm.
10)	When leaving, we gave the key to the man that greeted us who was busy cutting wood on his workbench next to the front door who said, ‘Thank you very much, I hope you had a nice stay’.
11)	A few hours after we left, we received a ‘farewell’ text message wherein the owner hoped we had had a good time and included a photo showing what looked like stains on the outer corner of the rattan rug under the kitchen table (these were not there when we left) and asking whether this was oil. The picture was then posted on Airbnb.
12)	I would not recommend this place. At nearly £2,300 for 5 nights, we expected a lot better.