The best thing abt this accomm is the free use of bicycle, which is necessary to travel to the old town (10mins ride), the beaches (45mins ride), the islets (30mins ride), etc
The worst thing is that its main gate is locked up at night, so the owners always need to open the gate for you especially if you are going out (or returning!) late. I really didn't want to disturb them with my movements, but they insisted that I could just call them on the telephone (even though all of them spoke only minimal English) if nobody answers the door; but of course I wasn't about to risk being locked out, or feel guilty about having to wake up the owners. Both the main gate and room door emit very loud sustained creaks as they open/close; the lack of privacy incoming/outgoing of the house (and the feeling of being locked in at night) made me feel resentful that the property was not clearly listed as a homestay. This was a dealbreaker
The room looks nice and the bed is clean and comfortable
But the wardrobe was musty and dusty, so I had to hang my hangers on the fan grille. All the surfaces were dusty too, so I had to spend 10mins wiping them when before I could unpack and settle in.
The bathroom was perpetually flooded, taking a long time to drain. Hot water was intermittent even if the heater had been on for 30mins; I had to shower with cold water twice as I didn't want to waste time bothering the owners
There were spiders and mozzies in the room, but luckily not vicious