“Beautiful location, big house, bad shower, no curtains and meh beds”
I chose this place because I wanted to photograph the Perseid meteor shower over the small lake, which is one of the darker spots in the country. The owners were very nice and welcoming, and the house offers many large common areas and a good kitchen – it would work well for a larger group. The dock and the lake are lovely. I stayed in one of the upper triple rooms, accessed by a winding metal staircase. When the host asked me whether I preferred morning or evening sun, I didn’t realize how important that choice was; I chose the east‑facing room for better views. Later I discovered that none of the windows had coverings, which in Lithuanian summer would mean an early morning wake‑up unless I blocked the windows with towels. This seems like a significant oversight that could be easily fixed. The towels were soft, comfortable, big, and covered the windows well. The blankets, however, were very small, thin, and worn; I ended up using two of them after getting chilled while taking photos at night and considered using the one on the third couch bed. I couldn’t find any other blankets in the room. I also wondered why the couch was converted into a bed when it was just me; it seemed more for the owner’s convenience in rearranging the room than for the guest. The beds were not uncomfortable, but not especially comfortable either. Most significantly, the shower had two heads, one above and one at knee level, but only the knee‑level head provided water, and that only as a trickle barely above cold. The control that seemed to determine which head got water was extremely difficult to turn and stopped all the water entirely when I managed to turn it. I sent a message to the host asking for warm water and was assured that someone would be there in 30 minutes to fix it. No one showed up and there was no further communication for the rest of my stay. After two hours, I took a fairly uncomfortable shower. At €89 a night for one person, it seemed overpriced for the quality of the room. With a working shower, window coverings, and better beds it would make more sense.
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