The cottage was quaint and rustic as per the pictures. Maddalena made everything easy upon check in and there were fresh flowers which is always a nice touch. Maddalena also provided us with an iron on request and quickly replaced it when discovered she had given us a broken iron.

There are a couple of things that made the experience not one of my fave air bnb stays however.

We received an email from Maddalena the day before our arrival to reiterate house rules but we were also informed that we couldn't park on the property - parking was one of the main reasons we stayed here as my friend has a bad foot so needs to park close to the house. The excuse that guests had been disrespectful and noisy before us and made the neighbours complain was used as the reason for us not being able to use the large driveway. After staying there for a couple of days we discovered that somebody else was actually staying in a small guest room that was attached to the property and that they were actually using the driveway. This discovery made us unhappy for three reasons; 1: the parking situation, 2: we were supposed to have the entire property and private garden but this was not really the case, 3: we were disturbed whilst sleeping by people outside our bedroom windows chatting and moving furniture etc ...

I don't like writing negative comments but feel that people should know what they are booking.