The property was beautiful and well appointed; however, the cleanliness was questionable.
The previous occupants had left the property in a very dirty state, meaning the cleaners were struggling to have the property cleaned in time for our check in.
Our guests were arriving at 2.00 and the floors were still being mopped, the bins needed taking out, and the fridge cleaned.
I ended up cleaning out the fridge, thus freeing up the cleaners to complete the floors etc. The fridge was in an awful state, necessitating me having to scrub the spilt sticky liquid from the bottom of the fridge.
When we went to use the BBQ, my husband needed to spend an hour cleaning off the burnt, built up food from previous uses. This was so much so, that I made a trip home to our house, nearby to grab the electric frypan to cook in.
The Lazy Susan on the outside table had a large buildup of crumbs, so it wouldn't rotate.
We rectified these issues, including cleaning out the bins in the kitchen before putting in bin liners.
The cleaners did their best but obviously didn't have enough time to clean from the previous occupants.
This didn't detract from our enjoyment of the property, however when you are spending good money, it was quite unacceptable.
Maybe there should be greater expectations for guests to leave the property in a better state when they depart.