Gary was much more than an Airbnb host. He made me feel like I was visiting a family member and took such good care of me. The day I arrived he was "cleansing" so he graciously made a delicious impromptu Indian Dahl soup for me and the other guest for dinner, which was very welcoming. On my last night he made a beautiful "send-off" dinner. This was my first time traveling alone, and also my first time to Australia. Staying with Gary made my experience better than I could have imagined. His house is well decorated (he has great taste), clean, homey, and comfortable. It was easy to walk into town everyday. Gary also took us site-seeing - we went on the light-house walk and he introduced us to the Mullumbimby farmers market. He invited us out to drinks with his family one night as well. I cannot say enough good things about Gary as a person, and his beautiful Byron Bay home. I will be back to stay with him everytime I come visit Byron Bay! I only stayed for 4 nights as I was traveling around Australia, but part of me wishes I stayed at the Byron Bay Happy Shack for the whole 2 weeks because I had such a great experience. Also, Gary makes a great homemade chai tea that is not to be missed ;)