Tanya’s place is well located and the garden is phenomenal. However, at least for our visit the place simply was not clean and was overdue for a freshen-up. The kitchen had plenty of clutter-filled drawers and cabinets but wasn’t well equipped or guest-ready. Virtually everything was chipped or dirty and the kettle was completely crusted with scale.
Some specifics on cleaning to add to the very general reviews I read (and ignored) before booking : heavily stained upholstery, poorly cleaned rugs and sofas, old soaps and random used bathroom products throughout the bathroom (including old medicine), dishes and cups that needed to be cleaned in cabinets, dirty walls and crumbs on table and dirty rags (and a sock) found in the laundry and other areas. The cot-bed was from 1989 and quite dusty. There was a melted hairdryer left plugged in on the bedside table and the bathroom was much too dusty to have been sanitized in the recent past.
The main and bunk beds however were clean and comfortable, and the place was comfortable and secure on a more general basis. If you need a place to land and don’t mind cleaning (or turning a blind eye) this may work for you, but if you’re looking for a hotel-clean environment that’s got empty cabinets and a clean feel, then I’d advise looking elsewhere.