First off, the landscaping in this property is amazing. I would come here to take pictures for weddings, graduations, etc.
Unfortunately, it appears that all the owner's time has been spent working on the garden and the intertior of the Boxwood Cottage has become dilapidated and in serious need of renovation.
Myself and 3 other colleagues were booked here for a business trip for five nights. We were to pay close to $200 a night for the four "bedroom" (though there are really only 3 bedrooms, with 4 beds, as the attic bedrooms do not have doors). We chose the place based upon the internet site which makes the rooms look great, and on the two tripadvisor reviews that currently exist - though are a couple of years old.
When we arrived the owner was out of town, so the neighbour let us in. We noticed right away that the interior did not look like the images that are posted online in the advertisement. The place was literally dirty, with cobwebs everywhere, dead bugs on nearly every window sill, and the house smelled incredibly musty/moldy. Much of the paint is peeling, the peel-and-stick tiles (popular in the 50's) are curling up in the living room and many of them have been removed, and some of the floor boards in the upstairs are soft. There has undoubtedly been water damage to this place at some time. I suspect that the random blankets on the ceiling have been strategically placed to hide the worst of this. As we were extremely busy, however, we decided to simply 'rough' it out and stay here for the five nights and overlook these issues (many of these issues we sort of "discovered" the longer we stayed there).
Unfortunately the problems kept compiling. None of us could get the internet to connect, which was especially a pain since for our work we need to be connected. This meant that we spent a lot of time (and money) working outside of the home in coffee shops. A big issue was also the fact that the wiring is outdated, with only a few of the outlets actually having grounds (three prongs), so we could only plug our laptops into a few places (the living room and kitchen); not the bedrooms.
After a few nights of staying here, we decided to leave early because this place is simply unlivable. Each night we would spent time clearing away new spiderwebs that had been created by spiders during the day. The worst occurence, however, was that we discovered mice had been getting into our food, most of which we had to throw out (which cost us considerable expense).
As it is, this building needs some serious attention. Despite airing it out for three days, the smell of mold remained which suggests to me a health hazard. If I had my child with me, I would not have stayed here one night. Additionally the mice (we discovered a hole with mice droppings where they are getting into the pantry) is an issue that needs to be dealt with.
I was also extremely disappointed by the fact that the photos online certainly do not match up with the experience once inside; to me this reeks of false advertising. I hope the owner decides to take these complaints seriously and shuts down the building until all the above issues are properly addressed.