Pam was very thoughtful and notified me ahead that I must make sure my rabbit had all his inoculations up to date. Also good communication generally, always answering an email promptly and coming to check things.
It's always less easy when the owner can't be around on your arrival day; the cleaner had overlooked some broken glass in the garden and there was no veg peeler among the kitchen equipment; the expel air wasn't working. The latter couldn't be sorted while I was there, but Pam sorted the rest out as soon as she knew about it.
It took me to the Sunday to find the official instructions folder (as mentioned by another reviewer, it's in the BOTTOM drawer of the bureau) but many instructions are to be found near the relevant items. Some people might want clear instructions for setting up their wifi if not familiar with where the little card might be lurking - all just things that need to be thought through if the owner can't be present when you arrive.
Have some spare data handy as the signal from the wifi does drop out quite a few times a day!
The kitchen is generally easy to keep clean; living room armchair covers could do with a freshen up; residual doggy smell in the carpets and from the vacuum cleaner.
Keep the bathroom window shut to minimise flies coming in - just an inevitable part of country living.
Notice that (as advertised) there is simply a shower, not a bath, so you can't conk out completely at the end of a long walk by having a restful soak! However the hot water is great - it does take quite a while to come through to the shower so just be patient.
Lovely sweet peas at my bedside and a bottle of wine which was most welcome after a 5 1/2 hour journey! Milk in the fridge was also very useful.
It was lovely looking from the kitchen window into the farmyard with wild bunnies running around and an occasional sighting of the hens; tawny owl and barn owls hooting, and countless other birds; lovely to walk down to Kirkoswald either via the road or across the fields and through the wood to Ravenghyll; nice walk the other way towards Scales.
Penrith and Carlisle are conveniently close; allow a good hour to get to Kendal, so allow a full day for a trip to the Lakes.
Lovely, quiet, peaceful location.