Denis and his wife offer a number of single bedrooms in their house (30 mins on no 44bus from Edinburgh, took me 50 mins at rush hour). The bed was comfy and room was large, why not make it a double? Full use of the kitchen. The house was v clean apart from a strong smell of cat litter (there are 5 cats).
I felt uncomfortable there. The family are Jehovahs Witnsses, which they have every right to be. However there is a Bible in the bedroom and leaflets on a table for people to read. I have no doubt their religion is the reason for the lack of double bedrooms, one way to get around not having couples in their house. I feel it important for people to know this as some people, like me, might feel uncomfortable with this due to their own experiences. Obviously if there had been no JW Bible or leaflets I wouldn’t have known and that would be fine!
When I arrived Denis met me and was friendly. However he went on to tell a tale of having been a foster carer and having had children move on suddenly. He was vitriolic in his distaste for social workers. Given that is my profession (he would not have known this), this was inappropriate and actually I would question confidentiality.
I personally would not stay again. However there were many thank you cards displayed as you went in the house so many people must be fine with it.