6/10 Okay
Alyn H.
15 Jun 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
We would love to have given this property a four or five star review
We would love to have been able to give this property a four or five star review as it is a beautiful and characterful house, with many lovely pieces of antique wooden furniture; it has large and well equipped terraces and is in a great location, enjoying fabulous views over the village of Villeneuve-Loubet and the surrounding hills and towns. We had a great holiday (after the first week) and we regret that we can't give the property a better review for the reasons stated below.
During the first week the weather was not particularly warm, especially in the evening when we wanted to relax in the large salon/sitting/TV room and we were uncomfortably cold for several evenings during the first week. There was an open fire but on the second evening the unseasoned wood hissed with moisture and the fire went out. The small electric heater provided in response to our situation was totally inadequate. In the end we had to source and buy logs and kindling ourselves to heat the salon in the evenings. Our disappointment and annoyance could have been easily avoided by a couple of hours central heating for the salon during that first week but our request was refused.
The property particulars did not state that the master bedroom (double with ensuite upstairs) could only be accessed via the twin bedroom which was open to the stairs - this twin bedroom may be suitable for young children but was completely unsuitable for our adult guests. Had this access been made clear in the particulars we would have excluded this property when searching for a house.
As a result our adult guests had to use the bunk bedroom. This meant that the large terrace (which benefits from the morning sun and is only accessible via the bunk bedroom or the ground floor double bedroom) was only accessible via an occupied bedroom. We had scheduled our guests so that the bunk bedroom would not have been needed.
Alyn H.
Stayed 30 nights in May 2022
