Stunning 5 bed house, 2 mins to beach and town, with free parking

First impressions were not good. The front door had peeling paint and damage to it. The location of the house was in a very run down part of Blackpool. The house opposite was boarded up and had squatters living in it. The rubbish in the back alleyway was awful. We had mice in the property. We actually saw one and also there were droppings in some of the rooms upstairs as well as downstairs. We had to keep all our food in the fridge to avoid it being eaten. The owner did send a pest control chap around who laid traps out of view. However with large holes from outside into the house not filled we felt that this problem must have been an ongoing problem. Maybe actually filling the brick work holes would keep vermin at bay? There was plastic sticky tape over outside guttering to stop the waste from going everywhere outside. The house was not cleaned to a good standard. Skirting boards dirty. Upstairs mirror dirty. Shower in en-suite was either boiling hot or cold. Hence 7 adults had to take turns in the main bathroom. The en-suite shower was also blocked. On lifting the plug we found it clogged with hair. Utterly disgusting. The outside yard was covered in weeds and needing some serious TLC. No outside table or chairs to sit on. The hand rail coming down stairs was sticky and obviously not been cleaned for a while. We purchased cleaning materials to clean much of the house. The kitchen sink had a scrub sponge which was well worn. I have never been to a holiday house and been expected to use a dirty scrub sponge! They cost around 30pence each! We informed the owner that we were short on 2 remote controls. One of the reasons we chose this property was to ensure as a family of 7 we all had our own space and could spend time in various rooms. The owner did not give us remote controls for the 2 TV's we needed them for. The request was ignored. I could go on and on and on about the problems with this house. We were/are so disappointed.

House was perfect for us. 5 bedrooms upstairs, 2 bathrooms, and 1 toilet downstairs. Large living room with TV, dining area and great kitchen with all the facilities you'd need. Car space in front of house (parking permit is provided - you just need to remember to put it on display in the car) Towels provided, toilet paper, even some milk in the fridge for us when we arrived. Asked a few questions to the owners regarding the property, payments, etc, and received quick replies from them, so communication with owners was perfect. We all loved it and would definitely return. House is in a great location, approximately minutes walk to the Tower.