10/10 Excellent
Roger M.
27 Jul 2019
Liked: Cleanliness
A Very Nice Place in a Wonderful Setting
We spent two weeks here in June and were joined for the second week by a family with a younger child.
The property is as advertised in the listing - in a very quiet, rural, forested setting with easy access to SS223 and scenic views across to the tiny hilltop town of Pari a mile or so away. The house is a large two-level structure with the caretaker couple at one end and the rental house, pool and main garden area at the other end. It’s a very comfortable place with the upper level featuring two bedrooms, two baths, kitchen, and the main living area. The main bedroom is large and the king-size bed is of good quality. If needed there are several floor-stand fans available to assist the natural ventilation of the house. The bathrooms and kitchen were in good condition with the latter having all the glasses, plates, cookware, utensils and assorted stuff that a true kitchen requires – it was fun to cook in. Overall, the place was really clean. On the building’s lower level (outside access) there’s a utility/kitchenette/game room and the smaller apartment which our guests found very comfortable and cool along with a nice covered patio area. The swimming pool was clean and a wonderful place to come home to after a long day of touristing. The grounds are well kept (featuring many whimsical metal sculptures made by the caretaker) and there’s covered parking for a couple vehicles.
Communication with the owner was excellent from start to finish. The caretakers are wonderful - very discrete and we hardly saw them except when we needed assistance or had questions and then we were very glad they were nearby. They had good suggestions on places to visit and things to do around the region. And, as with other places we’ve stayed we found that if there were any issues (e.g. a couple chipped glasses or a scraped up saucepan) once notified the hosts quickly and happily resolved the problem. Overall we were very impressed and pleased with their efforts to take care of the guests. In summary, this is a nice place and we'd happily stay here again.
Roger M.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2019