We (my best friend and I) were long overdue a girl's weekend away. We wanted something quiet, close to the Margaret River wine region - a big ask in the middle of the busy school holiday period. How lucky were we to stumble across Claire's Casa Arriba, which fit us perfectly.
Location wise, you're a little out of Busselton, close to the Vasse shopping centre (giving access to Coles and other specialty stores). An easy drive into the wine region, Busselton, Dunsborough... And on a very quiet street for a good night's sleep!
The space is beautifully laid out, well appointed, oh so comfortable, and spotlessly clean. The beds are super comfortable (we both like a firm mattress, there were plenty of blankets and pillows), plenty of powerpoints in the bedrooms (actually in the whole space), a couple of bedside lamps, ceiling fans in each room - plus the main space is airconditioned. A large bathroom included laundry facilities - a laundry trough, washing machine and dryer included!!! Plus the offer of using the washing line if we needed to (we stayed for two nights so no need to do a load of washing). The fully equipped kitchen (full fridge, oven, gas cooktop, microwave, kettle, toaster, coffee pod machine, cookware, crockery, cutlery, and glassware) allowed us to spend one night in, just catching up - hanging out on the comfy couch in the lounge room with TV (smart TV Netflix and YouTube compatible), and free WiFi (rounding up the "usual" offerings)... The little touches place Claire's Casa Arriba in a class of its own - salt, pepper, and herbs for cooking; cold milk in the fridge; coffee, tea and coffee pods; a chilled bottle of white wine and a bag of cookies (thank you!!!), towels and a beach umbrella provided if you want to walk to the nearby beach (we had drizzly weather so stuck with indoor activities), sunscreen, insect repellant, themed mini soaps (fitting with the Santa Fe styling), some books (including a few recipe books), a few games, some colouring pencils, tourist brochures... We thought it great to find a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, and evacuation directions in the home. In addition, should you need them, there was an iron and ironing board, and cleaning equipement (should we have had any spills).
To top off the lovely indoor space, there's an outside table and chairs, lots of pretty flowers in the well maintained gardens, and colourful decoration (keeping with the theme). Had it not been rainy we would certainly have made use of the outdoor space.
Neither of us would hesitate to book Casa Arriba again, and will be sharing our experience with friends and family - simply perfect!