Rondebosch Cottage

The fact that there is no washing machine.

Checked in on the 11th of August and checked out on the 13th of August. Upon arrival the cottage smelt very stuffy and the garden had not cleaned. The grass had not been cut in awhile and there were small rocks lying around. The cottage was very cold and the electric fan heater didn't do much to keep myself and my daughter warm. The kitchen is incredibly small (approx 3 square meters) I had put the kettle on for coffee for myself and the long lead in the kitchen blew. The floors are ill fitted wooden floors and they make so much noise. The flower wall and the wall with the plants are dry wall so the tenant at the back can hear the noise the floor makes when you walk on it. It's difficult to walk on the floor without making any noise. The floor boards are not level and move under your feet. (There's a photo below of the gap between the drywall in the passage and the wall.) The water pressure in the shower is terrible and takes awhile to get hot. This is similar with the toilet, we had to flush 2-3 times after we had used the toilet each time. The TV in the bedroom has not been set at the right height and makes it difficult to watch TV from where the bed is positioned. My daughter and I had to move the bed so we could be able to watch TV comfortably. I would also like to note that there is no headboard for the bed We noticed that the floor under the bed had a layer of dirt and there are massive gaps between the floor and the skirting and the cold comes through those gaps. The windows and windowsills were not very clean and there was no cleaning utilities left for the guests for tidying up. E.g no mop, broom, hand broom & scoop, detergent etc. The host has CCTV outside, above the garage, for safety in the event of a car break in, accident, etc My friend had come with us because she wanted to help us unpack and settle in and I had not seen her in a very long time.

Water pressure for hot water in shower was really bad

It was very cosy

They could do a bit of more cleaning

Nothing more

Nothing more

Proximity to where i needed to go. Homely feel.

Low water pressure and shower did not get very warm. No bath soap. No two pin socket for cell phone chargers in the bedroom.