ah, i live in the nearest town with a supermarket, the one everyone goes to for just that, clogs up the aisles then buggers off back thru Malborough to salcers again.

what what!!

I used to live in Malborough, ipiratethief, the bit everyone drives through to get Salcombe

just amazed at how much these places cost!!

I live near Salcombe, knew it was pricey there.

iPirate, between Chagford and Drewsteignton. We've stayed there a couple of times before and it's v. nice & private, but q. small. I was thinking of asking one of ds's friends along then thought actually, no, it's far too small for that.

I used to do change-overs in Salcombe and they were usually a nightmare

People late leaving, early arriving, place a tip

but you would quite often get to keep all the stuff left behind, books, magazines, bottles of wine - and a whole set of crockery once

mumblechum that is is some cottage @ 2.5k, where is it?

Nigella - you'd be amazed by the state some people leave it in.Overflowing bins, furniture moved around ( a bed taken out of a bedroom and put in the lounge when I was pregnant, so poor dh had fun with that on changeover day), food encrusted surfaces, broken plates, glasses, piles of washing up.....etc, what we love is when English guests leave English food goodies that we can't get here!!!

This is fascinating stuff.

I do the beds, collect all the towels together, do the washing up, empty bins, and give the surfaces a wipe.
And in the winter we always clean out the fire.

This cottage was lovely, but it was in a Premier range so all towels were included (which I would expect really) and it did say that cleaning was included. Actually, we have stayed there before and there wasn't even a tea towel, or salt and pepper.

So, I wouldn't expect to be mopping a floor. I do enough of that at home!

Bumpsoon - we'll gladly knock off the cleaning price if you fancy a stay in Austria!!

I used to clean holiday cottages as a teenager and always strip beds / clean oven /clean bathroom before leaving anywhere we rent because these were the bits that took the most time