We rented 107 Connelly road in Margaret River from 2-5th March as a place to experience the nice wineries and dining here, the pictures in the profile is attractive given that they say there’s resident kangaroos at the backyard. 2 families with 4 kids and 2 friends (10 of us) were so looking forward to it.
But what happened was, the first night we loss electricity, until the next morning 9:30am. It was understandable given that it was a possum that climbed up a power pole and caused multiple power failures (47 houses) in the area. It was quite scary for the kids but it was understandable.
Then, we had BBQ at home and the propane wasn’t full enough to last for our whole meal, no dish washing machine detergent, about 2-3 rubbish bags only, and ... most importantly, the lost of wifi twice during our short stay.
And the backyard with kangaroos, the whole lawn is basically filled with kangaroos dumbs. So none of us actually want to step on the whole lawn.
The location here inside the house already out of phone network (i don’t think it was mentioned in their house profile) and when there’s no wifi, the kids and wives basically went crazy. And some of us also need to work remotely with our hometown offices. I personally spent around 3 hours outside Connelly road to have work phone calls during the 3 days stay here.
I think the host service was not the main problem (they do reply and come to help) but the place is simply doesn’t up to standard of a family retreat house and it doesn’t reflect the true experience we see on Airbnb.