We booked into stay here to finish the last few days of our self-isolation as it seemed as though it would be close to family members. We’d also read all the reviews and thought it would be great! As a host, Steve was lovely to communicate in the beginning.
Unfortunately, that was one of the only positives of our stay. The photos of the property are very outdated and must have been taken when the house was first listed. The furniture is quite different and it’s no where near as fresh and new looking. To us it’s more of a unit than a house. As the property itself is very tiny, which was disappointing as we were led to believe it was bigger. But the hosts house was a metre or so away from us.
The house was very cold, lately due to big gaps in the front and back doors and the single pane windows throughout. Which there was aircon, you needed to have it up at 30degrees and it still barely did anything.
There was extensive mould in the main bathroom and toilet. Which the host tried to suggest was caused by us, in the 4 days we’d been there! After sending him photos of the mould, he stopped communicating and we didn’t hear from him again.
If your a light sleeper this place is not for you. There was cars and trucks constantly coming and going at all hours - partly due to the host and partly due to the building site. On the other side we had a house with people constantly having drunken brawls on the street. They would be up until all hours screaming and shouting at each other, banging walls and fences. It was terrifying for my 6 year old.
One morning we woke up to find a mouse or a rat had been eating our fruit in the kitchen! And could then hear the rats in the roof for the rest of the stay.
While the WIFI was super fast, the TV network.
This listing is definitely not worth the $110 a night it charges. I’m not sure how come none of the other reviews don’t mention any of this.