The house is in a great setting with fantastic views across the countryside. The house was spacious enough for a family of 4 and the outside space was also good with 2 terraces and a nice pool area, again with those great views.
The house was clean and disinfectant was provided by Bryan the host. There is a seperate unit downstairs which we did not have access to. This unit did not have any guests so the outdoor areas were exclusively for our use.
There are however somethings you should be aware of when renting this home.
1) the houses either side of the property both have multiple dogs and on occasion, their barking was an issue. There is obviously nothing Bryan can do about this, but is does disturb the tranquility of the setting.
2) the beds are very uncomfortable. In my opinion the house needs all new mattresses
3) the dishwasher did not work from the day we arrived. We reported this and the property manager came around quickly, but could not repair it. Bryan the host told us he was ordering a new one and he hoped it would arrive early in our 2nd week. It never arrived, so we had to wash up every day of our stay
4) off street parking is available, however the lock on the gate was very temperamental and would not always unlock. Again we reported this, but the property manager could not fix the problem. We parked on the street as we we worried the car would be locked in and we would be unable to get it out. I recommend replacing the lock.
5) the air conditioning is on a timer. This is not a big problem during the day, as you can simply reset the timer if you are in the house. It is however a big issue at night. Electric fans were provided, but with overnight temperatures in the mid to high 20's they were not enough and we needed the air conditioning on overnight. This created 2 problems. Firstly, the AC goes off when the timer ends (2 hours max) so you would wake up really hot and have to get up and reset the timer, before returning to bed. Secondly, when the AC units are on, a bright light at the bottom of each unit is lit and as the unit is directly above the headboard of the bed, this shines directly in your eyes when you are trying to sleep. This coupled with the uncomfortable mattresses, do not help get a good night's sleep.
It is a nice house in a beautiful setting, but these issues did detract somewhat from our enjoyment of our stay
Ian Cook