On arrival, found the kitchen fridge not working. Contacted owner who asked us to pull it (a big double door affair) out from the wall, switch it off & on again, so it would "reset" itself. We are 81 (awaiting heart surgery) & 75 yrs old, & the fridge was not on castors, so an impossible task. Owner then said she would send the cleaner to help us in the morning. Thank goodness there was a small fridge in the garage, else we'd have lost a LOT of food. Also the yard was full of knee-high weeds with super sticky seed heads which adhered heavily to our dog, & also to our legs & clothing.
Next day the weeds were mown, & the cleaner restored power to the fridge, but sadly that lasted less than 24 hours. In short, we were reliant on the garage fridge for our entire fortnights stay - NOT good in such a big house & at our age. A sticker on the main fridge indicates it was tested in Jan.2023 for the random loss of power. STILL not fixed? Add to this, the towel rail in the ensuite fell to the floor when my husband was drying his hands. The marks on the wall were noticed on arrival, so this had happened before. Main bathroom tap fell over with each use, even though a replacement was in the kitchen pantry. External screen door to the back patio off its tracks & unusable. Vertical blinds are suffering from age. As advertised, there were no doggy beds, no laundry basket, no doggy poo bags. I'm sorry to say, while the new furnishings were comfortable, the whole house has been neglected.