We stayed in the property for a few days with two young children. The house is nicely situated close to the centre of Bristol, but there were a number of issues with it.
Firstly, we could not use the decking at the back as it was frankly dangerous; it had completely given way in one corner and the planking is broken.
The house had not been cleaned properly; there were full rubbish bags in the garage, food under the sofa cushions and dust and hair in the corners of the rooms.
The house was tired and needed some TLC; the carpets were vacuumed but badly stained; many of the bedside tables were broken; handles were broken and hanging loose in the kitchen; and the wooden flooring in the sitting room and top bedroom needs relaying as there are big gaps between the planks which, because the owner did not allow shoes on these floors, meant we were catching toes.
Finally, there were no oven gloves or tea towels, it seems trivial but who takes oven gloves and tea towels with them on holiday?
We raised these issues with the owner when we arrived. He responded quickly and positively, but there was not a lot he could do about the flooring and decking as these are big jobs. He did get the cleaners in although they still didn’t clean under the cushions. He offered to get them in again, but that would not have been convenient so we declined. He also repaired some broken bed slats but not the handles or the broken bedside tables.
This could be a lovely property but it needs some time and money spent on it, as it stands we think it is overpriced.