My wife and had to make this reservation at short notice having been let down by another airbnb host. Unfortunately, in the circumstances, we didn't have time to properly research our requirements and were quite desperate to find a place at the last minute.
Entry into the house is by a very convenient, coded keypad. Osiris is a lovely friendly person who, when we met her a few hours after our arrival, welcomed us into her home. But the house is old, well worn and cluttered.
While guests stay in her her home (which is large and rambling and was far too big for the two of us) she stays in the studio apartment in the back yard. While we were there she had one of her sons staying with her as well. The back yard, which is a idyll of peace and tranquility, is shared with the studio which limits the amount of privacy for both parties.
We knew, from her write up, that she had a dog but didn't realise how closely we were going to live with it (probably our fault). We have nothing against dogs in general but try to our distance our selves from them. We would not normally use accommodation that accepts pets at all. This really was a cute little dog and, if any kind could do it, this one really impressed us with its friendliness. However, having told Osiris that we were not dog lovers she insisted that it be introduced to us. Within seconds it had jumped up and pee'ed on the table and several time over the next couple of days we would go into the back yard and find it curled up on the only sun lounger chewing a bone. It didn't like being moved. I came to prefer the hammock.
The shower room is stunning - floor, walls and ceiling in Roman style marble. The one bed that we used was comfortable but, apart from two soft chairs in the living room area, there was nowhere to lounge around in the evening. Although the place has a very efficient air conditioning system, because of the south facing bay windows, Osiris likes the window shutters to closed all of the time making the interior look rather dark and dingy.
Although there is free parking on the premises it doesn't work well for anything other than a very small car or if opening the doors on both sides is not an issue. There is on- street parking but there are also neighbours who want to park as well.
The house itself is in the middle of a standard housing estate, shops are pleasant walk through a park away but any beaches etc are some distance away by car.
Although we would not stay there again it is probably very suitable for a larger, dog loving family, who are prepared to share there space.