“The property felt good on arrival.”
Nice location and good design for the chalet. On the surface the property was very well presented. It subsequently transpired it has a few shortcomings. Good potential, but currently unrealised.
1. It’s position next to the river is part of the marketing, but any view of it’s obscured by a large man-made riverbank, presumably as a defence against flooding. There is also no access to the river, which can only be done with a 10 minute walk in either direction along the street outside (no ...
Nice location and good design for the chalet. On the surface the property was very well presented. It subsequently transpired it has a few shortcomings. Good potential, but currently unrealised.
1. It’s position next to the river is part of the marketing, but any view of it’s obscured by a large man-made riverbank, presumably as a defence against flooding. There is also no access to the river, which can only be done with a 10 minute walk in either direction along the street outside (no pavement).
2. It was a little bit grubby in places. Small things, but the cutlery, other kitchenware and the oven weren’t very clean.
3. The heating is on a single thermostat with others disabled, which leads to hot and cold spots.
4. Maintenance issues. Some of the built-in blinds are broken and cannot be closed, leaving a sense of being in a goldfish bowl. The locks for one set of bi-fold doors were broken, meaning they could have been levered open with a small bit of force. Many people will be unable to open the wardrobe door in the main bedroom because it’s so stiff.
The biggest issue was the site is still being developed. The works/ maintenance hut is permanently located less than 5 metres from the main bedroom window, which doesn’t make a great view. Trucks and machinery are parked outside. There are 5 or 6 chalet plots still under construction. One was being built during our stay. Bulldozers and cement trucks from 7am. Loud and inconsiderate workers. This also meant the ‘secure’ gates for the site were left wide open all day and night, which wasn’t great with the broken bi-fold doors.
Lots of potential, but not great at the moment.