The White House has the charm of a vintage property, and the location can't be beat. However, true vintage comes with the issues with older homes and The White House is no exception. The appliances and older and we struggled to use the stove because the labels had completely worn off and the model was so old that we could not tell by looking if the elements were working-we had to leave them on and feel for heat. Aside from the dated kitchen, the bathrooms are truly vintage.
The house is air conditioned, but just in the master bedroom and the living room-making for a few very hot nights for the kids in the bunk room.
The house has a gorgeous view of sunsets on the Indian Ocean and Cottesloe beach, but we were a bit sad that although there is a large garden in back of the property-we had no access.
Entirely outside of Julie's control, the property immediately next-door was doing a major renovation during our week-long stay. With jackhammering, sawing and other loud power tools starting at 7am and going all day-even on Saturday! The homes are very close together, so it really sounded like the jackhammer was in the same room. When we alerted Julie, she quickly called the community authorities to be sure they were operating within the limits of the construction permit. It put a bit of a damper on any kind of "relaxation" at the house. Thankfully, we could get out and walk to the beach!
The proximity to the beach, shops, cafes is really spectacular and Julie was a great communicator.