Unfortunately we did not particularly enjoy our stay at Jodi’s. There were numerous reasons as to why we felt this way and we alerted the host to some of these during our time.
On arrival we found numerous labels and instructions around the house, not to use white towels if we wear make-up, turn the lights off (we always would!), don't drink the wine, make sure the fridge is closed (once again, of course we would!) It felt as if there were numerous directions and we felt nervous that we might do something wrong. Perhaps a welcome note or even cheap bottle of wine might have softened the tone, especially when the guests are spending over £1000 to stay.
My mum and sister did not sleep well in the initial days due to the bed. First the wooden slats shifted and did not fit the bed frame and then the bed came completely apart so that my sister found herself on the floor in the middle of the night! Jodi came to fix this and admitted it might be time for a new bed. I believe this may not have been the first time there had been issues with the bed.
We had issues with the toilet not flushing and a plumber had to be called. We, of course, had heeded the instruction not to flush anything but toilet paper down. We are well toilet-trained! Once again, I assume this was a regular occurrence since Jodi explained why it had happened – fast-growing tree roots in the pipes!
We love the dog and Jodi checked that we were happy for her to come and see us, which we were more than happy about! We were however disappointed that there was a pile of poop that hadn’t been cleared for three days and we had to mind it when we left, the smell in front yard is quite strong.
We felt we had paid a good amount of money to stay in Jodi’s bungalow and were surprised (despite paying over £100 in cleaning fees,) that we had to strip our own linen and take the bins out.
I notified Jodi of our concerns during the stay and she was polite, helpful and responsive. I was however slightly bemused to receive a reply saying we “I wish you had said something sooner as I can only address them if I am aware.” We had let Jodi know as soon as things started to break (the bed!) or go wrong (the toilet!) Despite this the response was helpful and Jodi arrange assistance quickly, many thanks for that.