Verified review
8/10 Good
Helen C.
6 Jun 2026
Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is a spacious house with tree lined, bird filled views from all rooms and lush gardens yoga mats for guests were a nice touch. Two lounges mean that couples/ family with teens can have plenty of space. The area is equally convenient by car for both city and Hills. The host is delightful and very helpful and communicative. However, we found the downstairs bedrooms very cold (we stayed in May) and whilst there were supposed to be blow heaters one was without its control and the other was not easily found. We actually bought a ceramic heater (refunded by host) so that should be there now and it’s effective to heat the room before bed but the room does not retain heat so if I wanted to sleep without the noise of the heater I often woke up cold in the night even with extra blankets. The house is perfectly livable it needs a bit of maintenance, linens and blankets and the the master walk in wardrobe are quite basic standard, the third bed has no hanging space there were a total of 10 hangers for a 3 bed house ( we bought and left ten more)and the kitchen is not as well equipped as many I’ve had in rentals - just about enough for basic cooking. The main problems we had was the noise of the Southern Express way below which is significant and especially audible in the downstairs bedrooms at night - lorries seem to use their exhaust brakes on the steep descent. Also the owners left personal items including food and underwear in the guest areas which we found rather distasteful.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2026