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It's not all bad. The property is set in a nice spacious garden and is very peaceful. The wifi works well. The bed was comfortable.|| This is a guest house and you will need to inform the owner of your arrival time. I was not aware of this necessity, so when I arrived (by car) the gates to the property were locked and nobody was answering the bell. I went off for an hour to have a drink in Souchez. There was only one bar open in this town ('Le Chablis' - don't go there, it is dire!). Still no access when I returned, but luckily Delphine the cleaning lady was passing by and she was able to let me in. The first room I was offered had no table, so it was no use to me as I had work to do. A second room was given, which was OK. When the owner arrived, the first thing he told me was that payment was by cash only - "I have no credit card machine". Now where have I heard this before?!! So if you are thinking of staying here, bring plenty of cash. The Booking.com site says that payment will be taken 24 hours before arrival - but how can that be done if there is no credit card facility? Black mark to Booking.com.The room was cold when I arrived, but Delphine switched on the central heating to 'maximum'. I have to say that the radiator never gave off anything more than a very tepid "heat", with the result that I was very cold during the night. There were no extra blankets provided, so I had to throw my coat over me while in bed.The bathroom does not give tissues, so you have to use toilet paper. The bath itself was very steep and deep, so much so that it was extremely difficult to get up out of a full bath; elderly or weak persons will not be able to get out of this bath! Be warned! Also please be warned that the town of Souchez has two restaurants - Estaminet and Pascale. Both were closed on a Friday night. What sort of restaurant closes on a Friday night? The town is desperate in terms of eating out - there is nothing except a chip shop! I ended up having to take out my car and drive three miles to the nearest restaurant.