The place is very comfortable and Shane was an excellent host who gave tips, recommendations, conversation and always offered help. I felt very relaxed to have Shane as a housemate during my stay.
One thing I would add is that due to the host, Torris, not being present during my stay, there was a little miscommunication on the layout of the place and I opened the wrong door when looking for towels for a shower late at night. After spending 36 hours awake and being out of it from low blood sugar late at night & all of the joys of a long flight, I would have preferred that there was a more respectful conversation about why I accidentally entered another room that was not explained to me.
For example, being from out of town, I didn’t know if the photo in the listing of the garden was immediately behind the building on ground level or not, so I wasn’t aware of where all of the rooms led. The only thing that kept me from giving my stay a 5-star review was this lack of communication and understanding about why I was confused about the house layout on my first night, and it added some significant stress to my morning routine receiving strong and accusatory messages from the host about entering a wrong room for a mere few seconds and then politely leaving. I understand why this happened, and I still felt bad and apologized for making the host feel uncomfortable, but a more detailed explanation of the building layout would have been appreciated on my first night.
There were also some issues with not having workable lighters to use in order to properly cook on the stovetops and this would have helped me use up the groceries I purchased throughout the week, a lot of which I had to leave behind without using (such as eggs).
Other than that my stay was very pleasant, great air conditioning for the humid and hot few days I was there, great hosting from Shane, clean rooms, comfortable bed, and a lovely dog to keep you company.
Thank you Shane and Torris for having me!