The house was very clean, new and beautifully decorated. It is a beautiful big garden and nice outdoor area which our little dog loved running around in.
Rememeber to bring shower gel and shampoo as I neglected to read the listing properly. Every clock in the house was set wrong or not working and the TV wasn't tuned for FTA channels but they are minor issues and we tuned the TV. There is one spare powerpoint without taking stuff out in the whole place, so bring some power boards and extension cables if you have more than one phone to plug in.
You enter from the side gate and across a larged grass area that I imagine gets a big soggy in winter and there is no access to a laundry so you'd have to try and keep your feet clean in winter. Luckily it wasn't too wet while we were there and not too muddy on the worn grass at the gate so we could keep our feet and the house clean. A path would be an awesome idea. The grass is immaculate apart from the heavy traffic area at the gate.
What was an issue is the cameras everywhere and a lack of privacy. There are at least 6 cameras on the outside facing towards the house and windows, hopefully none inside. This coupled with with the fact the front part of the house is occupied by one of the hosts makes it a really uncomfortable feeling of no privacy and sadly, we honestly couldn't wait to leave.
In our minds these cameras should not be viewed or monitored unless there is an issue and due to an error of mine not declaring a dog which which as a total genuine misunderstanding on my part from not reading the listing it became apparent that the cameras are indeed monitored.
Unfortunately I had neglected to read that prior permission was required for dogs despite a pet friendly listing (where unfortuantely I had pretty much stopped reading once I saw pet friendly). This turned out to be a drama that involved multiple hasty messages from the host on the first morning after our arrival. I became aware of this from a camera screenshot sent to me by the host enquiring about the situation. I explained the situation and luckily our dog was under the 5kg 'limit' so after a morning of back and forth messages (luckily we weren't busy that morning) we were promptly charged the extra 'dog' fee and all was well.
Please note, apprently there is a 5kg dog size limit. A 5kg dog will easily fit under the massive gap at the main gate a determined dog at other parts of the fence so please bring your own fencing like we did (thank goodness) to close those gaps off. Also, as there is a 5kg dog size limit a dog/cat flap to that effect would be amazing but there isn't so bare that in mind there is no pet flap.
It's a great location in a quiet estate apart from a thousand barking dogs which was quite comical given the very stern warnings in the house manual about no barking dogs.
In conclusion, its a beautiful clean and modern part of a house. The bed was really comfortable and the AC was really effective. Great furnishings too. It is a very short drive to a supermarket and some shops and also a few minutes drive from Bussleton so a great location. If you love clean, modern and new, you will love this. Just don't go near any windows half naked as you are on camera :)