We booked 7 nights stay based on the website description and glorious reviews on this cottage. When we checked in, the first thing we noticed was crumbs on the floor/sofa as if the place was not vacuumed after the last booking. No biggie! I thought so I took care of it for the place indeed had gorgeous view from the lanai( balcony). Cottage looked worn out and had outdated furnitures but we thought we'll make the best of it. We noticed couple more things. Coffee maker wasn't cleaned(had used coffee filter/grind in them). Shower curtain was moldy and looked pretty nasty. Bed sheets smelled as if someone slept in them. So Dan gave us new sheets(literally) for they were straight out of a box, still had box creases (they were not washed). Next morning, as we were locking up to leave, none of the balcony sliding doors locked (there were about 5 doors) When I told Dan, he said they all should work so I had to show it to him. Dan said, no previous guests complained about them.... but I told him we would feel more comfortable and safe if they locked, so he did fix them while we went on our excursion. He also replaced the shower curtain. After the 3rd days, we asked for fresh towels for they were smelling pretty bad(They did not smell fresh to begin with) and the dirtiness of the place started to bother us. My husband found live centipede in the bathroom along with dead roaches(there were dead roaches in the living area along the corners with dust bunnies). Next morning, Dan left new towels for us and upon inspecting, they still had paper tags on them, meaning brand new towels that were not washed, again! Who uses brand new towels without washing them first? This is when we realized the level of housekeeping we were expecting was not going to happen. We were paying $353.67 per night(including extra tax at the property) and decent housekeeping should have been included without us complaining. After 4 nights, we cancelled the rest of the booking through Airbnb and were refunded unused nights. This is something we did not want to go through in the middle of vacation when each day was filled with outdoor excursions. After a long day of exploring, we wanted to come back to relax and rest.... not worried about the "yuck" factor. I don't know if this was an isolated incident but it was nothing like the wonderful reviews that people have left on this cottage. We were very disappointed.
Couple more things: Orchard below the house is nothing great to write home about. It looked pretty unkempt and you can see all the debris they store under the balcony in each cottage.
Only great thing about this cottage was the view from the lanai and the bananas and avocados from the orchard, which were delicious.