This place looked charming in the photos, but it was anything but. We really couldn’t reconcile the wonderful reviews with what we experienced. This could be a charming older home, but it had not been lovingly cared for. It needs a SERIOUS deep cleaning and general updating. The ceiling light fixture in the kitchen needs to be repaired or replaced (it turned on, briefly, and a few other times intermittently, but not with any predictability.) The place is very dark inside; some lighter paint would brighten things up considerably. The house is very stuffy; no good ventilation or fans even though the weather was cool while we visited. The “artwork” on the walls was so unattractive that we felt bare walls would have been an improvement. Glass on the picture in one bedroom was filthy—we could only imagine what had been smeared on it (not suitable to print here.) Although we enjoy some of Salvador Dali’s work, the reproduction in one bedroom was actually so nasty that we covered it with pillowcases during our stay. Lacking in blinds or shades in a number of the windows. Overall not a good experience. Email communication with the host was fine. There was no area information in the house (restaurant recommendations, etc.) as is typical of many properties, and we didn’t meet the host. Next time we will stay in a hotel.