We absolutely loved our stay at Aqua Vista, at Smiths Lake. The house was my perfect home... simple, classic, well appointed and with the most incredible view from that deck and living/dining/kitchen room... We could watch the weather all day long, the lorikeets and prolific birdlife coming and going from the two giant gums nearby, and the myriad of regrowth trees. ... It was a proper lush little forest leading down to the lake, which was very close. I appreciated the way the garden had been laid out - a lot of work there, to give a sense of space, and of the bush. The house itself was very comfortable - warm on the cooler rainy days, and cool (with aircon and fans) on hot days. The deck was a blessing at night, and in the morning I went down to the bench seat with my breakfast, to take in the forest. Beds were comfortable and plenty of clean, fresh blankets. Windows onto the front bush garden. Lots of light and sense of connection with the outside. Kitchen had everything you needed, and we enjoyed the bbq. And Smiths Lake itself is a delight a very bushy suburb, far from overcrowded. We loved the Boathouse park area, walking across the shallows to Sandbar and we messed around with our little boat for the week and were very happy. Finally, Rob, as manager of the place was a lovely, generous communicator, kind, helpful and informative. Couldn't fault the experience.