This Victorian property has great potential and, Avril, the host, is very civil. However, we had reviewed the reports on this site thoroughly and found that they ranged from 1 to 5 and had some extremely negative (at times, hilarious) comments. I then looked at the owner's own site to compare and could only find glowing reports. In fact, one particularly appealing summary was in French and the lady could not be more supportive, speaking highly about the nice extras, including toiletries. I still had an open mind as I have found vindictive reports about excellent premises previously visited, so I called the owner in person. Avril admitted that she did not read reports and that she had recently won an award for being the best b&b in the area in June 2016. She also said that she hoped there were no adverse comments about breakfast. We decided to take a chance and paid the top price for the dubious pleasure. Unfortunately, the lower scores turned out to be more reliable and there was an unpleasant smell permeating the premises. We left the next morning without sampling breakfast. With a vast upgrading programme, this could be a great place to stay, but I cannot recommend it under the circumstances and find it hard to believe that it has recently achieved an award.