We spent 10 beautiful days at Sarah's house in Quarante. The house was even more beautiful than the pictures make it seem. The house is bigger than expected and overall very clean. The playroom is a highlight for children as well as adults. We didn't have the pleasure to meet our host, Sarah, in person. However, she asked a friend to welcome us and guide us through our stay.
Unfortunately there are many little things that add up to only 3,5 stars:
The lock of the bathroom door (which is located in the center of the house and therefore offers privacy only trough that door) is broken. You either spend a lot of time trying to get out or you give up an leave the door open.
The washing machine was full of mold so that we needed to buy special cleaning supplies to remove it.
The sea is far more away from the property than 20min (as suggested by the host) you need 45mins with your car.
The biggest problem, however, are the pigeons. Both the stairs in front of the house and the backyard including the pool were full of their excretions. Sarah's friend asserted it was a fairly new problem... Nevertheless the dirt war everywhere and sitting outside was not very pleasing. Every time you entered the house dirt followed you.
On top of that some of the pigeons died on the lot. We were then asked to remove them ourselves...
That is why we spent a lot of time cleaning.
Despite of the beautiful architecture, the overall cleanliness and our friendly host, those inconveniences lead to our rating of only 3,5 stars.