It just kept getting worseâŠ
I contacted the property a month in advance for an early check-in at 1pm because we had an afternoon wedding to attend- we were told no problem! When we arrived our cottage was not ready and we had received no check in details. The owner just quickly made beds and you could tell nothing was throughly wiped down or cleaned. Pretty gross especially during a pandemic this was bothersome but we trudged on.. The listing said would sleep four- it definitely doesnât! Itâs one queen sized bed and the upstairs loft had a twin mattress on the floor. There was also a nasty loveseat sofa that did not pull out so for our family of 2 adults and two children under the age of eight this was another huge miss. Again, having no other option we trudged on and let our 6 year old sleep with us. Our oldest slept upstairs and complained of ants and heat, ugh..
The kids loved the pond, the swing, hammocks and the cat. The neighboring chickens and goats were loud but it added to our adventure. We tried to see pass all the flaws and honestly were just not too knit picky especially over things that we can make work. We had not even complained about one thing and just kept on smiling..
Here comes the curve ball- We are animal people, love animals, have 3 pets of our own and greatly respect them. Our children definitely loved on the cat which roamed freely on the property. I got a call a day later accusing my family of stealing the cat!!!!!! Yes, you heard me correctly. The owners said I stole their cat and must return him at once!? Excuse me, what?! I thought he may have been joking and maybe I didnât understand his German humor but nope, he was dead serious. I canât plead my innocence louder, I would never in my life do such a thing. He was really putting the heat on my children for taking to the animal. Iâm sorry that the freely roaming outdoor cat hasnât came home and I do pray that nothing has happened to the sweet animal, I just canât believe he jumped the gun on us. Never again!
Also, for a place seemingly set up for children the owner made it obvious that he doesnât like them and said quite rude things about other children. Families beware.
