We booked the cottage at Suite Amour Hobby Farm to celebrate a wedding anniversary. The afternoon of our arrival in Parksville – Qualicum though, we received a call from the owner about being behind in cleaning the cottage and needing more time. We agreed to delay our arrival for another couple of hours, until between 5:00 and 5:30 pm. When we got to the property around 5:20 pm we were greeted with the cottage still not being ready to occupy. Time continued to pass (it is a nice field but loses novelty as one keeps staring at it for close to an hour), until around 6:30 pm when the owner mentioned not everything was finished, but we could enter the cottage. Later that evening the owner returned with some missing items; we later discovered other things were gone like the guest book which had, for example, Wi-Fi codes (we sent a text that night, no response). What started out as a day of excitement was now an evening of unpacking, frustration, and lost time. The next day we did some local tours, and, on our return, it was raining, so we figured it could be a good night to watch a movie as the interior is best described as “snug”. We texted the owner about the Netflix service. We were directed to the owners own Netflix account, evident with the personal profiles; and later encountered a “too many are using...We booked the cottage at Suite Amour Hobby Farm to celebrate a wedding anniversary. The afternoon of our arrival in Parksville – Qualicum though, we received a call from the owner about being behind in cleaning the cottage and needing more time. We agreed to delay our arrival for another couple of hours, until between 5:00 and 5:30 pm. When we got to the property around 5:20 pm we were greeted with the cottage still not being ready to occupy. Time continued to pass (it is a nice field but loses novelty as one keeps staring at it for close to an hour), until around 6:30 pm when the owner mentioned not everything was finished, but we could enter the cottage. Later that evening the owner returned with some missing items; we later discovered other things were gone like the guest book which had, for example, Wi-Fi codes (we sent a text that night, no response). What started out as a day of excitement was now an evening of unpacking, frustration, and lost time. The next day we did some local tours, and, on our return, it was raining, so we figured it could be a good night to watch a movie as the interior is best described as “snug”. We texted the owner about the Netflix service. We were directed to the owners own Netflix account, evident with the personal profiles; and later encountered a “too many are using this account, try back later” block. So, movies were out, as was the Wi-Fi service. In the end, disappointments kept building up; and while we had paid $800 which the owner kept in full (even after that first night, with her mentioning more than once a discount), we left early, going to a local resort to salvage our anniversary celebration. Best decision!More
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