First of all we have to point out that Sant Elm is a wonderful place for hiking and swimming and that the position of this house is great.
From the terrace it’s only a few steps to a small (public) beach (rocks and small stones) and you can look at the sea from two of the bedrooms as well as from the living room.
There is also a roof terrace on top of this house, with a small table (not for eating but enough space for drinks).
However the house was just not what we expected. The photos on airbnb as well as the description and price suggest a stylish and exclusive villa, but that’s not at all the case.
The house is very old, with dark worn out furniture and lots of old tiny doors that are hard to close/ open.
On top of the windows there are heavy curtain rails, which fell down several times when we opened the windows - this was nearly dangerous.
When we arrived, (end of February), the house was very cold, although outside the sun was shining at almost 20 degrees.
The (electric) heatings on the floor were already running when we arrived at noon, but the house wasn’t probably inhabited the last weeks, so it was still very cold in the evening.
Therefore we put on the air conditioning heater and we decided to put some of the dishes we needed for breakfast at the next morning in the dishwasher, since they were quite dusty and sticky.
The problem is that almost everything in this house - even warm water and heating - is supplied by electricity.
So several times the general electric was overloaded and suddenly we stood in the dark.
The owner took care of this and send an electrician but they couldn’t really do something.
We were only 2 people in this house, we haven’t even used the washing machine - we wonder what happens if 6 people are in the house at the same time.
After some days and the sun shining trough the windows the house was heated up, but in the two bathrooms it was still freezing (there is no possibility for heating there).
However, you get used to the old facilities, but we didn’t get used to the smell of the house.
Each time we came home from hiking and from the restaurant we realised a very intense, mildewed smell in the living rooms and especially in the bathroom upstairs (it’s without a window).
Maybe this house is better for the summer, when it’s really warm, but on the whole we wouldn’t recommend this house in the winter.