“This is house was perfect for us and had many great qualities.”
The kitchen area into dining room has been beautifully done and was a great gathering place (especially since the conservatory was closely joined and a fabulous place to sit and watch the world go by). The chairs at the island felt unsafe and my elderly parents became scared to sit on them as they wobbled and creaked- maybe replacing them would be wise before someone has an accident. The only downside of this house was the cleanliness…… this is our 9th visit to the area so have been in many ...
The kitchen area into dining room has been beautifully done and was a great gathering place (especially since the conservatory was closely joined and a fabulous place to sit and watch the world go by). The chairs at the island felt unsafe and my elderly parents became scared to sit on them as they wobbled and creaked- maybe replacing them would be wise before someone has an accident. The only downside of this house was the cleanliness…… this is our 9th visit to the area so have been in many different houses. It’s clear that a company is paid to come in and clean for next visitors-I’m suspecting they are not given enough time to properly clean but either way things should be checked more regularly. Plastic shower/bath mats were black with moald (something could be easily fixed with a soak in a bleach filled sink), shower in general had a build up of black and some corners of rooms were very dusty and dirty. These are things that maybe don’t need done weekly but definitely need done more regularly than they are being done. Beds were very comfy but I was extremely shocked to see the mattress was covered with only one sheet-no mattress protectors or even double sheets (which will very quickly mean replacement of mattress)……not nice when many people are visiting and sleeping on them. Also the bush at the front gate was over grown so much that you could barely get through on to the path which was particularly tough for my elderly dad who isn’t steady on his feet and struggled more than the rest of us to come through gate ….. I did notice a gardener who came to cut grass so maybe should be looking at other areas of garden too! I do have photos of all these things but see there is no option to do this here.
This all sounds negative but I have to add that we would use this house again and thoroughly enjoyed our stay (a bit of dirt didn’t kill anyone)…… it’s just after so many stays in different houses it’s sad to see time not being spent on maintaining them to the best of standards. It almost gives the impression that such holiday homes are just a money making scheme for owners and that they don’t care-which I genuinely don’t think can be true of all.
- Mary-jane, October 2024
