We needed to contact the owner several times before and during our stay because:
- No directions were made available prior to travel
- No instructions were available about leaving the property’s key
Sadly, the villa needs some urgent updating to bring it up to a basic standard and we brought the major items to the owner’s attention:
~ In every room the Venetian blinds ware damaged and broken. As there were not curtains or blinds we were woken early each morning to bright sunlight.
~ Both first floor beds groan and creek with the slightest movement; without a doubt the mattresses need urgent replacement
~ Both second floor windows are broken and cracked allowing mosquitos and other insects into alternative bedrooms
~ The 4th bedroom couldn’t be used as there was not any bed linen
~ Many of the pillows were very stained and need replacing - they were lumpy, misshapen and old.
~ The air conditioning unit in the rear first floor bedroom was extremely noisy and needed repair to ensure a comfortable second night
~ There was nothing to wash dishes with so we had to improvise!
~ Ground floor toilet roll holder is broken
~ No lighting available to aid going down one flight of steps towards ground level
~ One of the shower soak-always was blocked ( we removed lots of hair) but water continued to flood part of the bathroom floor making it unsafe to move about without caution.
~ Shower tidies/ shelves not available in the showers and bathroom for storage of toiletries
~ no mirrors in some bedrooms,
On a plus side:
~ the villa was spotlessly clean
~The pool was beautifully clean
~ The kitchen was well equipped but several items of cooking equipment were not clean
~ On arrival we found eggs, cheese, milk, bread, jam and honey. Thank you.
~ Incredible views!
~ Lovely clean towels and bed linen.
It would have been lovely if a visitors’ book was available to provide local information about the villa and its local area.