Cottage was just as pictured, it’s super cute. Except the couch was different. It’s leather, comfy, but that’s not the best choice when it’s so hot and humid and something I look for when booking so that was a little disappointing as the one in the photos was one of the reasons I booked this place but at least it’s still a sectional. I also had the owner or manager sneaking around the property one day without notice, it looked as though he was sneaking in the fence from the neighboring yard but then I saw a car in the driveway. He scared that shit out of me as all I saw was a guy in a hat, and I almost called the cops as I was barely dressed because I assumed I was completely alone. He left out of the driveway without even talking to me which was even more odd because it made me think he wasn’t supposed to be there. I grew up in a place where if it seems like someone is breaking into your yard or house, that is exactly what they are doing. So the scare and the unprofessional part of that was very disappointing for vacation, especially when you think you’re paying for a premium experience as this is one of the much nicer places I looked at on this side of the island and that’s why I booked it. Not sure why he didn’t just knock on the door or wave if he had needed to come by for some reason as that would have been much less alarming than seeing someone creep into the backyard of a gated house and then run away.
The bonus was the queen bed was the most comfy bed I’ve gotten in an airbnb or hotel recently. If they had a king it would have been better but I couldn’t find a single airbnb in this area with a king bed! The backyard is so pretty and the deck is very nice, and I loved the open sliders all along the back of the house. It’s very private if no one is sneaking up on you unannounced.
There was also pest powder all along the house. It definitely worked as the house had barely any bugs at all in it compared to my mother in laws who is just 2 miles away! I felt like there were no mosquitoes which is just crazy for where it is. There were only a few resident lizards in the kitchen the whole week we were there, which is pretty amazing for here. And this yard had no chickens! So no one wakes you up here like it is very possible to do in other places if there’s no fenced yard because there’s so many chickens over here.
It was very weird they required you to wash and put away all your dishes before leaving. I would have most likely done that anyways but if I had wanted a drink before I left or something maybe left a glass, it was just a weird thing to make a guest required to do I thought which I didn’t like because it also then meant that they don’t wash the dishes so the person who stayed here before you is who washed your dishes and that’s questionable to me.