Ive spoken with Sunburst Holidays who thanked me for me feedback and offered nothing more.
The “Korora Beach House” property is in a fabulous location, but in an absolute woeful state of disrepair.
Some of the outstanding maintenance issues are downright dangerous and so much so that it should not be let out to other unsuspecting visitors, until these issues are resolved. Actual list of maintenance required is:
The bath (only bath tub, upstairs) is cracked, has been “dodgied” up to seal the leaks with plumbers putty, but it doesn’t work. It leaks into the downstairs ceiling, to the south of the kitchen and has damaged the window sill underneath - it drips out of the roof like a tap. You cannot use the bath therefore, so people with little children need find another way of bathing them.
Most of the fly screens have holes in them, with some of them being covered with sticky tape for a fix? Honestly? New fly screen for the whole property might be as much as $300 from Bunnings and very easy to fit.
The BBQ is old, decrepit and so was not used for fear that an injury could occur. So old one of the wheels has fallen off and it is chocked up on a brick. A new BBQ like this model would be a maximum of $400.....
The front stairs contain dry rot and some of the wood needs be replaced.
The internal stairs have two places where the stair tread has cracked and it is the carpet which keeps you from falling through. Stair number 2 and number 9 to be precise, from the bottom floor. Unsafe.
The downstairs outdoor setting is a conglomerate of old, mixed plastic and canvas chairs which are filthy dirty. They should be replaced immediately.
The upstairs outdoor setting contains upturned screws from poor and band-aid maintenance solutions, to fix rotting slats which have come loose and is just dangerous.
All of the sliding doors and screens and I mean ALL, need new fixtures and hardware to function as they should. Many dont slide, come of the runners with the slightest force when opening and are just in a poor state. All sliding door tracks are filthy and need a proper clean.
The internal couches and sofas are stained and filthy dirty and should be dry-cleaned once a month. It’s a holiday house. Bright blue and aqua green are not colours which will see extensive traffic Ie. people sitting etc without showing filthy marks and or wear.
Photos of the property on the website are from when it was new and are misleading. It is nothing like this now and at a premium price of almost $600 per night, does not represent good value for money. As a matter of fact, I was embarrassed to stay there and meet my parents their, as we did.
This property needs some $10-15k spent on it to bring it up to a habitable state and something which people would be happy to spend a few nights in. Other than that, it is NOT RECOMMENDED.