Would you rent a holiday villa that stated, "We are happy to accept children who are well behaved. "?

[MmeLindt]

Or does that sound like they really mean, "if your brats make any marks on our white sofas, we will bill you for the cleaning costs" ?

I wouldn't dare

they would do us under the Trades Descriptions Act

It says well behaved not 'sterile'

Has it really got white sofas?

No - far too much pressure - you need to be able to relax on holiday

No - its not very welcoming is it?

DS is well behaved.

however, I'd rather go somewhere where I knew he could run round like a loony, if he so choose to do so.

No. The owner will be completely up their own arse.

yes I would as ds is well behaved on the whole, but if the sofa was white I would cover with a blanket

The sofas are rattan with white cushions.

I am tending towards no, tbh. If they are that fussy, then I don't want to have to watch my DC like a hawk the whole holiday.

Shame, lovely appartment.

no, I wouldn't give them the business, just for their cheek

and my kids are well-behaved

yes, as it would mean it hadn't been trashed and would be clean, hopefully

no way.

I'm not sure, my girls can be pretty noisy but they certainly wouldn't trash the place. I think they are well behaved but someone who writes that kind of thing may be of a different opinion.

It would put me off I must admit and I think I would look for somewhere else. I wouldn't want to think my children couldn't run about and be noisy in case they upset the neighbours for expample.

Have you emailed them and asked them exactly what they mean?

No way. They mean robots.

Well unless the owners are right next door, how will they know? And one person's well-behaved is the next person's outrageous brat - it's very subjective. If you like the apartment, I'd book it regardless and if there are any issues, point out taht they've failed to define well-behaved.

Perhaps ask them what their concerns are? Is it to do with neighbours or complete trashing?

nope - its the kind of thing people say about dogs...

it is interesting you say that bd

it appears that some people are more tolerant of dogs than they are of children...

Is it possible the meaning has been misinterpreted?

Perhaps the person was being lighthearted in saying "we accept children who are well behaved"

Perhaps we parents are oversensitive to comments like this. Have also seen a villa with huge garden with the statement, "Garden unsuitable for children, not a playground."

Tbh, I would rather they just wrote "no children under 14yo" then I would know not to bother looking further.

No chance, would be on edge the whole time, and something big would be bound to happen. Avoid.

No!

It wouldn't bother me to tbn

By asking for well-behaved children I'd be assuming they just want you to ensure that your children do not trash the place?

I have a holiday let, I don't stipulate well-behaved children, although I do ask that pets are well behaved.

It is a bit disheartening to provide a quality holiday environment for it to not be treated with at least the care you'd take in your own home.

In the guide book in my holiday let I do ask that guests let us know if anything is damaged so that we can sort if for the next set of guests - some guests, parents or otherwise don't seem to give a toss!

If the owners speak another language it could be they do not mean it to come across as so dictorial. However, I have 2 x DC and although we are responsible parents and they are actually generally well behaved and respectful of other peoples property I would not book with a comment like that.