Good day, and thank you for your review.
We are sad to hear that the guest felt that they did not have a good experience at Fourways Gardens Guest Estate.
As noted the guests were booked in for one night on 19 November and another night on 22 November.
On arrival, Mrs. Wade explained to the guests that due to the Covid situation, no rooms would be entered by any staff during their stay. These policies are put in place to protect the guests, the management, and staff of our establishment. She also offered the guests the keys to the unit for the entire period from 19 November to check out on 23 November 2020, to make it more convenient for the guests so they could leave some of their belongings in the unit. Which they accepted. The guests are offered a hand spray on arrival but we do not provide any sanitizing liquids for the guests. This is because we are a self-catering establishment and because most guests prefer to use their own products. The unit was cleaned and sanitized by the staff prior to their arrival. If there was any sticky residue, it may have been from the room sanitizing spray. The floor was cleaned by Mrs. Wade the owner, prior to arrival. We were not made aware of a problem with the flushing button on the toilet. We were not made aware that the blind drawstrings were tangled. The shower door and floor were cleaned prior to the arrival of the guests. If there was a sticky residue it may have been from the sanitizing chemicals.
The crockery was cleaned prior to the arrival of the guests. The kettle may have had sanitizer residue on it. The guest did not inform us that the dishwashing liquid was missing nor that there were no dishcloths. We operate on the basis at this moment in time of minimal staff so this may have been an oversight by Mrs. Wade as she was the person that did clean the unit. The TV, table, and couch were sticky due to the sanitizer residue. The curtain hooks on the net curtain were broken and the curtain was taken off the window because the guest did not want us to fix the problem on their arrival. The guests agreed to take the keys and retain them for the entire four nights even though they paid only for two nights. They agreed that they had full control of the unit for that time and that no staff would enter the unit for the entire time. Mrs. Wade would always encourage guests to report to her anything that they are not happy with, then we could resolve the matter instantly.