The Good:
-All of us found the beds to be really comfortable and slept well.
-Hot showers. After long work days, all we wanted was a hot shower and a good sleep, we got that.
The not so good:
Safety Hazard: The gas stove needs replacing. We arrived to the house smelling of gas. Apparently it is the gas stove which if accidentally bumped, lets gas into the air unchecked. What is not cool, is that we were told this is a known issue that has happened before. The stove is so old, there is not safety in-built to stop this happening like newer ones (I feel like this is a regulation). We turned the gas off at the bottle just to be sure and aired the house out. We were refunded one night stay for the "inconvenience". My colleague was the first to arrive and she had to deal with the stress of this all before we arrived. We were here for work and wanted to go elsewhere for a full refund, however Albany was fully booked so we had to stay.
The house is quite run down and really needs to be taken off bookings for a while to have maintenance done and a deep clean and walls painted (chips and marks everywhere). There are cobwebs inside and out, some of the window locks are falling out, there is a kitchen cabinet door that has come off and hasnt been put back, there is a handle missing from the ensuite cupboard, some of the blinds dont work and many other random things that comes with houses that need maintenance.
When the house is cleaned between rentals, its not done very well, the fridge has a spill, there is dirt and cobwebs in the corners of the rooms and the cutlery and crockery isnt all that clean. There are notes everywhere for guests to follow, like no shoes in the house but there are lots of very visible stains on the carpets The loungeroom sofas are covered in 2 layers of covers to protect either us from the stained sofas underneath or protect the sofas from us? There are random freezers and fridges with signs stating not to enter. Some of the tea towels smell, so are not checked for cleanliness. There was no hand soap in at least one of the bathrooms. Lots of basic things that haven't been thought about. The place feels like its high turnover with little care.
All in all, the place is extremely expensive for what you get and we will never be staying here again.