I chose this house for its close proximity to the town and beach, of course price was a factor but not without checking the reviews, as I always do - I don’t think I have unreasonably high expectations, I have rented many properties small and large, uk and abroad, and always prioritise cleanliness over plush. As soon as we pulled up my heart sank, the front hedge was very overgrown, you couldn’t see the bay window, the curtain in the upstairs bedroom as hanging off the rail and the front door was very shabby - still hopeful that the inside would be better - oh dear, the lounge carpet was very dirty as were 2 of the 3 sofa, and I mean REALLY grubby, one sofa was finished off nicely with a split cushion. There was ribbon hanging from the light fitting and the window where someone must have had balloons hung up (the clue that they had been used for balloons was that there was still one blown up at the back of the TV!). We had a one year old with us, no way could we couldn’t have let her crawl on that floor, nor did we feel comfortable to sit on the sofas. A high chair was provided which hadn’t seen a cloth after its last use. We ventured upstairs - better than downstairs, bedding looked clean but not ironed, gaps in floorboards, unsafe looking light fitting, hanging curtain, stained mattress for travel cot. To be fair the bathrooms and kitchen (although tatty) looked to be clean but I don’t think we could get past the state of the lounge so left 2hrs after arriving.
