We wanted to explore Port Macquarie. As we did not find any place near it as we were late to select, we chose Eric's place which is a bit far from our target location. And we never regretted the decision.
Eric's place is not safe for kids who cannot talk. It was mentioned in the ad. When I requested a booking with 3 kids with 0 2 and 4 years age, Eric contacted me and raised his concerns. No Complaints as those were valid concerns. Not Eric's fault.
Once we were in, Eric made sure everything that he could possible do to support my family with 3 young children and an my elderly mother. He kept striving to support and he really felt like our own family. My Son started calling him Grandpa!
Eric's place was very neat and well equipped with our needs. A lot of room inside the house. Trancy was an amazing co-host, She cooked for us great breakfast. The place is nice and quiet with a nice big backyard. Mosquitos and spiders were visible. However, I can't blame Eric as he gave me head's up twice about the place that it is not child friendly.
We wish all the best to Eric and Trancy. This was our first experience with airbnb and certainly it will be hard to beat.
One last thing. We were interested in beautiful spots and found Forster to be much more beautiful than Port Macquarie. Just a personal thought! and Forster is not far from Eric's place!