We spent five days up in Port Macquarie and loved the area. Location: This house is walkable to two beaches Flynns, and Nobby's (dog friendly). It is also on the coastal walk and one day we headed north to the town (about 35 minutes each way) and the other day we walked south to the lighthouse (90 min - 2 hours depending on how much you enjoy the scenery) and then took the bus back. We loved the coast and saw whales.
The house is exactly as described. It was immaculately clean when we checked in. Not a speck of dirt or a streak anywhere. The bedrooms in the main house are very basic - just have a bed in them, which are very comfortable. None of the rooms have a dresser, two have some space in a closet for your stuff and one has no room to put clothes away (so we left a suitcase on the floor). It isn't a big deal but just something you may want to know. The beautiful master retreat at the back has a small place to put clothes but also very limited. The master retreat is very well designed and is a great place to sleep / read. The master retreat also has a wonderful place to relax and watch TV as well.
The kitchen is big and well appointed. We only cooked 2 meals but it had al the kitchen items you need to cooke or even bake good meals (unlike other places which have hardly any kitchen items).
The outdoor spaces are an 11/10. They are fantastic and incredibly relaxing. On a beautiful day, eating and relaxing outside is brilliant.
Overall the house is cozy and a great place to relax. In good wether, this would be a fantastic place to go.
A couple of suggestions we have provided to the owner: 1) Add a Dryer. We got soaked a number of times over the weekend and because the weather was terrible, we couldn't dry our clothes in a reasonable time. A bit frustrating when you are on holiday and don't tend to bring a lot of clothes with you. 2) No indoor table- Unfortunately we had bad weather and ended up eating standing up by the kitchen or using picnic blankets and eating on the floor. 3) No place to work/ no desk: We did a bit of work on the table outside but we had such bad weather we had to come inside and use our laptops on our laps. It would have been nice to have a table or desk to use.