Stephen was a kind and accommodating host. He brought us firewood on a daily basis and was responsive to our questions and when we needed assistance. When the cooktop stopped working, we asked if we could check out a day early and be refunded for the day and he kindly agreed.
However, there were a couple of things that surprised us that we think would be helpful to share. The photos are a little outdated, especially the outdoors, and there was more clutter in the garden and in the house than is pictured. This is certainly a personal preference, but for us was not what we were looking for. The bed and sofa bed were both quite uncomfortable. The amenities listed are slightly incorrect. There is no electric heating, there is only a wood stove which is lovely but does require you to be handy with fire starting and can make for cold nights once the fire goes out. While oven and stove are listed, the oven in the photos is no longer operational. Stephen let us know when we arrived and asked about it that we could use the microwave or toaster oven, which made things a bit difficult as we were embarking on an intensive writing schedule and had planned our recipes based on thinking there would be an oven. The new cooktop stopped working halfway into our stay, so at that point we decided we should head home early. There also wasn’t much cooking equipment (especially lacking was a standard sized cutting board) but Stephen did offer to let us borrow cooking supplies from his home.
We really appreciated Stephen’s flexibility, but think the listing and photos could use some updating.