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When you pay over a grand to rent a 3 bed house, and you are told one of the beds has "stuff stored on it" how would you react?

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Belleende · 07/08/2020 22:46

Leave tomorrow for a last minute seaside getaway. Booked a 3 bed house for me dp and 2dds. Owner is very odd, won't do anything over e mail, everything via long and rambly phone calls.
He seemed quite put out when I said I intended to use all the rooms, and has only yesterday mentioned that the top bunk (that my DD has her eye on) is not in action as he has "stuff stored on it".

I have a bad feeling about it, despite it saying child friendly, I don't think he wants small kids there, and I think if I object he could still cancel. But, I am a bit pissed off to not have free choice of what beds to use, especially as I had to pay £60 on top for bedding and towels. Am I being unreasonable?

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AntennaReborn · 08/08/2020 07:29

Definitely very odd, hope it works out OP

StandardLampski · 08/08/2020 07:36

Good start Grin you sound exactly like when we go away!

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Belleende · 08/08/2020 07:48

The property is on lots of different sites, the usual big ones. I don't think the storing of stuff happens all the time.

We are going by train and the Kent coast is an easy train ride away.

The house was £1k not £3, if it was £3k the only thing I would want stored on the top bunk would be Michael Fassbender.

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Fruitsaladjelly · 08/08/2020 07:52

What platform bid you book via?

SephrinaX · 08/08/2020 07:53

@Belleende

The property is on lots of different sites, the usual big ones. I don't think the storing of stuff happens all the time.

We are going by train and the Kent coast is an easy train ride away.

The house was £1k not £3, if it was £3k the only thing I would want stored on the top bunk would be Michael Fassbender.

OP if Fassbender is stored on the top bunk, please PM me with the owners details.

I feel an impromptu Kent holiday coming on! Grin

SockYarn · 08/08/2020 07:53

Only time we've ever had this is when one bedroom in a house was locked and out of use, clearly where the owners stayed when they used the property. And that was fine, because it was marketed correctly and they didn't bother us.

I'd be nervous about what to expect too, OP. Did you book through a big site like Booking.com or Sykes?

OiYouGetOffMyCloud · 08/08/2020 07:54

Good luck OP! Do you know when you’ll arrive? We need a live report of what’s on the bed!

PegasusReturns · 08/08/2020 07:55

Also can’t wait to hear what’s in bed.

Years ago we rented a cottage and the owner was staying near by. She phoned several times a day to say we could not possibly need the lights on....

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Belleende · 08/08/2020 07:56

Booked via holiday lettings, another thing which he seemed peeved about. It is in various sites, and I think he likes this platform the least.

It is on TripAdvisor and other more local sites too.

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Original poster
Belleende · 08/08/2020 07:58

We are not allowed to check I til 4, even if the place is ready he texts the door code at 3.55 precisely.

Fortunately he is away, only the cleaners to deal with

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MuseumOfYou · 08/08/2020 08:00

We are not allowed to check I til 4, even if the place is ready he texts the door code at 3.55 precisely

sets reminder

iMatter · 08/08/2020 08:01

A house we stayed in a few years ago had a weird wardrobe in one of the bedrooms. It had a really freaky clown's head on top of the wardrobe and huge clowns feet at the bottom so it looked like a giant clown. Scared the living daylights out of the kids (and dh and me tbh) so we shut the door and never went in.

pinkbalconyrailing · 08/08/2020 08:03

nothing in writing = shady as fuck.

don't give thus fucker any money

Tink1990 · 08/08/2020 08:08

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nitgel · 08/08/2020 08:12

@iMatter

A house we stayed in a few years ago had a weird wardrobe in one of the bedrooms. It had a really freaky clown's head on top of the wardrobe and huge clowns feet at the bottom so it looked like a giant clown. Scared the living daylights out of the kids (and dh and me tbh) so we shut the door and never went in.
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nitgel · 08/08/2020 08:13

I bet it will be okay op

SierraHotel · 08/08/2020 08:19

😂😂 this site will crash at exactly 4.10 today..give OP time to open the door, leg it upstairs and log on here.

isthismylifenow · 08/08/2020 08:19

I thought I was the only one who stored stuff on the spare bed. In my case it's unfolded laundry..... Maybe it's all the spare bedding or similar that's on this one .

I also need to know now.

Janaih · 08/08/2020 08:27

I'm enjoying all these batshit holiday rental threads Grin roll on 3.55pm!

Toddlerteaplease · 08/08/2020 08:37

Absolutely not place marking!

BlessedBeTheFruitCake · 08/08/2020 08:38

Really hope it all goes well and you enjoy your holiday!
Blatantly place marking to see what's on the bunk bed

VenusClapTrap · 08/08/2020 08:38

We rented a house recently for a few days’ holiday and when we arrived the family who lived there were all sitting around with the telly on. We were introduced to them all like we were going to be spending time with them - it was rather weird.

They all cleared off after we’d been shown where everything was/how the coffee machine worked etc, but the oddest thing of all was the life size mural of one of the sons in the bedroom that dd stayed in. Every time I walked in there I felt like I had to say “Hello Tony”.

BluntAndToThePoint80 · 08/08/2020 08:41

Wish there was a house you could rent with mr fassbender...

viques · 08/08/2020 08:52

Dear god of holiday let threads,

Please let there be a guest comment book full of snippy gems for the OP to share with her growing army of fans. Thankyou.

(I used to post on a site where one fellow poster and her family returned to the same cottage every year, she used to update us annually on the status of the tin opener/spatula/wonky dining chair comments saga. It was a very Boden type clientele who were really good at snide. )

Apolloanddaphne · 08/08/2020 08:52

Sounds intriguing....