We had a lovely stay at South Golden Beach. The house is spacious and the garden enormous! I had missed the bit about Samantha's parents next door but they didn't impact on our stay in any way - quite the opposite. Carole and John are a delightful couple and offered suggestions for places to visit and were very friendly.
We made use of the track to the beach for morning and evening swims and spotted a swamp wallaby on a couple of occasions. The birds in the garden are lovely and the kookaburras very vocal. We visited other local beaches including Brunswick Heads and Hastings Point as well as further afield to Fingal Head (30 mins) and Kingscliff. The local cafe, Mrs Birdy, has some good food options and we enjoyed delicious burgers after a lovely walk in the local Billinudgel Reserve. Walk along the Optus Track, it's beautiful. The house had everything we needed but could probably do with some decorating soon. It was however spotlessly clean and very comfortable.