There's a lot to like about this property. It's new, in a peaceful location and is about a 20 minute walk to a lovely beach. It's minimal in decor to the point of sparse - no towels, no beach towels or beach equipment, no hairdryer, no coffee machine, no shower gel etc. Quite spacious and modern though, and more than adequate for somewhere to rest your head if you are out and about all day. They haven't made much of the outside space yet - a couple of old wooden chairs and a barrel which is a shame when the view is good. There's no sofa indoors, just two upright bucket chairs which make you feel a bit like you are in a waiting room - so it would have helped to have somewhere to relax outdoors. Good outdoor area if you have a dog though - big and securely fenced. I have to be honest and say we had an issue that spoiled things. On arrival the place smelt really badly of mould or damp. We let the hosts know but they were away for the first couple of days so we made the best of it and threw open the doors etc. and they sent round a plumber, who did his best to help locate the issue and then later in the week they put in an automatic air-freshener to try to deal with the smell but it wasn't ever resolved. It's a new build so these things happen but what I didn't so much like was the host suggesting that she couldn't smell it, that nobody could smell it except us! At that point, we just tried to ignore it, and her, and stay out all day but we did need the doors open to keep the smell at bay. In the end we left a day early because we were fed up of sitting with doors open morning and night, buying bleach to pour down the sink twice a day, and of being told repeatedly that we were inventing the issue. Problems happen with new properties of course, but it was the denying the problem existed and the implications of that, that bothered us . I wouldn't normally mention a problem in a review but as the host kept telling us nobody else could smell it, it made me wonder if other guests were being told the same? I suggested the host offer a partial refund because of the issue and as we left early but predictably she refused as it was 'just us' that had the issue. I've left the matter with Vrbo to deal with now. Disappointing week for us, but to be fair, it could nonetheless be a nice place to stay for others in the future as the host has messaged to tell me how no other guests since have complained - so definitely it was just us then, eh? :-) :-) :-)
