There were some great things about this place, but the fact that it is so quaint/small and none of the workers wore masks or kept their distance was jarring. We are in a pandemic and what they mentioned about social distancing and the guidelines about mask wearing from AirBnB on the listing was one of the reasons we felt safe staying here. The hosts came right up to us with no masks, handed us things, talked to us in close proximity without any acknowledgement of it. Additionally, the fact that it is such close quarters, there were just too many workers/the owners lingering around and walking across the area for it to feel relaxing or that we were left alone. Also, there is no tasting room. It’s on the site and in the brochure when you get there. We asked about it and were told they used to give out a bottle of wine but people thought it was included in the price so they don’t anymore. Still didn’t understand what that had to do with tasting wine. When you are staying on a vineyard and there’s supposed to be a tasting room and instead you have to take a trip to Trader Joes…it’s a bit of a different experience. It worked out just fine, but the expectations need to be set differently. Also not for nothing, there was some confusion of where to park and when we finally got it squared away, when we walked in we were greeted with “oh are you the ones who couldn’t figure out where to park?” No hello…welcome!
The place is beautiful, the rooms are very clean and new. All sorts of things that you would need from dishes to robes and toothbrushes. At the pool we were given nice big towels, sunscreen and sunglasses. The flowers everywhere are gorgeous. So aesthetically and from a comfort standpoint, everything was there. But from a Covid safety, customer service perspective…it missed the mark. It just felt like it’s not there yet.
This was an overnight trip to catch up with a friend, so we made the most of it and had a great time. But it would not have worked to stay more than one night if we were hoping for more of an experience.