This is a light, spacious rammed earth house. Spacious all over.
The photos of the place on AirBnb slightly underplay its charm.
The interior isn't all new and shiny (well, the kitchen area is) yet the worn plywood panel floors are pleasing and feel relaxing.
It feels good.
It has a genuine vista to enjoy too. You can see rain coming from the west from 3-4 minutes away.
I slept well enough. It has two medium bedrooms and two large ones. Three queens, plus one of the large rooms has a queen and two singles. = 10 people. We had just 5 people.
You can hear vehicles going by, but they're occasional.
The train in the valley has a magical sound.
It's about 5 minutes' drive from town, a scenic route. Big IGA.
They have good WiFi, and a large plasma TV. This is where your friend with the streaming video entertainment account will actually be popular. If you bring a HDMI cable, you can look at large images from your walks.
All the lights and heating options work adequately.
There's feature claw-foot bath, but I felt too guilty about the rainwater use to indulge. If you've got more than a few people, everyone can't have one, can they?
BORING PART.
I'm a safety professional: Children under 8-9 would need good supervision. I'd not bring them if you want to really relax unto yourself. There are no railings on three sides of the house's wraparound verandah, and some verandah planks near its edge are broken and spiky-splintery (danger-taped currently). I'm sure they're getting onto it.
There is very attractive fireplace outside for winter use, but with a rock-paved surround that is not fully finished...there are deep, wide gaps between the many of the placed rocks, and some that a child's foot would go fully into up to the ankle bones. (Running in, running out, running round: crack!) A narrow-heeled shoe would be a bad idea anywhere around here if consuming alcohol.
(There are other hazards one has to expect on a farm property...the dam for example. If you do not understand the issues with those, keep away.)
The host is pleasant and easy going.
Good value, for sure.