Great location
Wonderful array of tea and jams at breakfast
Lovely to have option of using a pool whilst being in the city
There is no air con in the bedroom this may be a problem for some people
Access to washing machine was difficult, going by the house rule sheet, read when I arrived, I put washing on but on my return later it was clear I should have at least waited in to turn the electricity and water off when the cycle finished. We later learnt use was preferred overnight we noted the machine stayed preloaded waiting for the coming night every day until we left.
Charging kindles, iPads and phones is difficult on our return from first outing we found the charger turned off and again it had caused distress that we had put it on charge during the day and left the property so we're not available to turn it off as soon as it was charged.
At the end of day 2 the resident told us she preferred everything to be unplugged, told us what her electricity prices were and stated a preference for electricity of any sort to be used overnight which made charging up kindles, phones and iPads difficult as we only had one multi -charger and did not want to have to stay up to use it. The wi-if router was for the same reasons turned off and it became more difficult to ask to turn it on after she stated she only used it overnight to contact family abroad.
As the permanent resident is retired we also felt as if we were intruding as the space is small and all rooms lead onto the one communal space where she is naturally trying to live and watch the television.
I am not implying the resident was unfriendly but the free use of the facilities and communal areas implied in the "house rules" sheet and a friendly first welcome to make ourselves at home did not fit with the rather fixed ways the resident is used to running the apartment and naturally as their home must be respected. We felt we unnecessarily stepped on toes because it took a while for the rules to be openly expressed. There are definitely some mixed messages clarity may have led us to choose somewhere where more suited to our own needs.