Janette's space is really beautiful and inviting. The views of the ocean from the lounge room are picture-perfect, the A/C works well, and heating in the bedrooms also helps. The bathroom areas are completely renovated and classy too - and lots of space and plenty of towels. We absolutely loved sitting on the sunny front verandah in the mornings drinking coffee and looking out at the ocean.
The beds are really comfortable - one is quite firm, but there is a great selection of pillows so you can get one that suits just right. My husband and I slept longer and more peacefully than I have known for a long time. We live in the country where it is quiet, but here at Old Bar, the sound of the waves just worked magic. We felt spoilt to just walk across the road to the beach, and enjoyed Janette's thoughtful, tasty additions to the 'pantry'.
As far as the 'kitchen' went, even though it is not a full kitchen for cooking meals, we found we could make tea and coffee, make toast, microwave things, make sandwiches, refrigerate dinner leftovers in the large bar fridge and make salads. Then we went out for dinner in the evenings at one of the many places to eat in Old Bar. We washed dishes in the laundry sink which was equipped with detergent, drainer, tea towel. So the kitchen area totally suited our needs. 'Why pay more for a whole kitchen if you don't plan to cook?' was what we thought.
My husband kept saying, "I can't believe how good this Air BnB is!" as he sat down for the next edition of a Stan serial in the warm cosy lounge room with the waves crashing not far away.