We wanted to love this property but the property had too many shortcomings to make for a pleasurable stay with a family of four:
1) downstairs is stifling hot. Advice provided by the owner was to keep shutters, windows and doors closed all day to keep the space cool, turning the poorly lit living area into a cave during the day.
2) The outdoor garden patio is no longer covered as shown in the photos...only ~1/3 is covered with a shade, so the garden sitting area heats up pretty quickly and also makes problem 1) above worse because there is no shade outside the living room windows;
3) There are knick backs, memorabilia and collectables EVERYWHERE in this space, making it a hassle for guests to find a space to place our guide books, hats, keys and other items you expect to have at your fingertips. The place looks like a museum...and like a museum, there's no place to sit or to place your belonging.
4) this is NOT kid friendly because of all of the memoabilia mentioned in 3). We have a 2 year old family member who visited us and we constantly had to sweep and relocate glass and metal collectable out on display on most surfaces.
I am cognizant that the area gets very hot in july and august, but this was the one place of three properties we stayed at where the space didn't work as a summer location because it was just too dark and too hot. We ended up going elsewhere most days and evenings and would not spend the money again on this location for a july / august visit.