This house is lacking care & attention, which is a shame as the building is lovely & a great size. However, there's no excuse for the dirty state of the house. There's a long list of things that needed to be cleaned but they include: kitchen shelves; light fittings; under the sofas; window frames; fireplaces & all the carpets. Everything is grubby & certainly not befitting of a luxury property. In addition to the cleanliness issue, the house needs lots of TLC in terms of maintenance. Many things are just not right. For example, the back gate doesn't bolt, the front gate jams, the shelves in the door of the back fridge are cracking and should be replaced, the light fitting in the Jack & Jill bedroom doesn't work; the TV in the dining area doesn't work, etc. At the time I booked the property, there was no mention of CCTV, which I'm now told by the host looks at the garden and the outside seating area. I consider this an invasion of privacy (given that none of us knew about it) and I've liaised with the host about this. She has now added that information to the property details. I really pushed the boat out to rent this property to celebrate a big birthday with friends and family and feel badly let down by the experience we all had. I didn't raise these issue with the host at the time, but have done so since but have been disappointed in the way in which my feedback has been handled, hence this review.

We had 17 of us staying in this gorgeous georgian property. So nice to have a table big enough to accommodate all of us at mealtimes. Lovely big garden. Only a short walk to the beach, and lake, where kids and grown ups enjoyed paddle boarding and kayaking courtesy of GoSport. Beautiful stay..

Lovely large house with plenty of room for our 12 members. Good location for Gosport - buses pass outside front gate, ferry over to Portsmouth very convenient. We all felt the house was a little “ tired” and needed some TLC , however the house has a certain ambiance which we found enjoyable.

We spent a lovely week here with the family and dog and the kids absolutely loved it. From the what seemed like endless number of rooms and the secret meetings they had in the secret tower room. Great location to be able to get over to Portsmouth on the passenger ferry and to see the various historical sites nearby. Would happily stay here again.

Lovely family stay

3 generations stayed for a week, the youngest was aged 4. House was well equipped, with plenty of space for us all. A fully enclosed garden was great for the children. Easy to walk to shops, pubs, sea front. Not touristy so not overly busy. We loved it!

Myself and some friends stayed for the weekend and had a lovely time. The property and outside space itself was perfect with plenty of space to socialise, clean and well kept with shops and necessities within close proximity. Simone was very accommodating and helpful prior to our trip and throughout our stay. We however could not give a high rating for the location and neighbourhood, due to being confronted a number of times by neighbouring houses with noise complaints at 8.30pm. The property rules state that all noise is kept to a respectful level by 10pm, something we are more than willing to be mindful of, however we were confronted by neighbours banging on the gate whilst enjoying a summer evening socialising in the garden very early on in the evening - so I would suggest if you are looking at a large number of guests staying, to bare this in mind.

Lovely house but just a bit far away from everything. Bus stop right outside the front gate which saved having to drive everywhere.