We were delighted with the serenity and quiet of the neighborhood and house. The house is large and quite nice. The bedroom was lovely, and the bed was comfortable . . . all exactly as described.
However, although we were aware that the host has two dogs and a cat which live in the house, nothing we had ever experienced could have prepared us for the volume and extent of the hair and dander that covered the ground level of the interior. Neither my wife or I are allergic to cats or dogs, yet we experienced burning and itching legs, red and watery eyes, and sneezing. I also got tiny itchy bites on my lower legs which did not stop itching for over 10 days. Our stays at other houses that had animals were very pleasant with no hair, dander, or flea issues. Our previous hosts insured their houses were immaculately clean before our arrival, and their animals didn't shed. Our room and bathroom upstairs were very clean and nicely presented, but we felt we had to confine ourselves to our room, and only ventured out to run the gauntlet to have breakfast and return as quickly as possible.
We were so distressed with all of this animal hair and dander, and our horrible reactions to it, that it became impossible for us to remain for the duration of our booking, and we decided we had no choice but to move out.