This cottage was an excellent size for myself, 3 girlfriends and our 4 daughters. At first, we were disappointed that we were unable to sit on the covered patio at the back due to some slime and water coming up and over the barrier wall. Obviously, we understand that this was beyond the owner's control, but the pictures looked so nice online! I did find a shovel on the property and proceeded to scrape away much of the slime once the water retreated into the canal. There were many large cobwebs in corners of the high ceilings of the cottage and it was a bit musty at first. There had been a family there for a few days before us.
I feel that if this cottage had a really good top to bottom cleaning (including cupboards, etc.which had a lot of opened food items such as flour), I would have given it an excellent rating. The patio area at the side of the cottage had used roof shingles to sit upon...not sure why there were no patio stones used?! Jamie and her husband are the caretakers who look after the property for the owners and live down the street. She was very helpful and available when needed (toilet paper supply). Terry, the owner, replied to most of my emails promptly. Due to this area only being in stage 2 of COVID-19 recovery, he eased our fears of coming from an area in Stage 3. We didn't venture out too much except for walks and a quick trip to Colasanti's & Cindy's.
Overall, we had a great time and may come back next year. We made the best of what was available. I do hope more deep cleaning will take place in future!