Review
We stayed at the Brooms Head Beach Cottage for a long weekend in May. Unfortunately the weather was very wet during virtually our entire stay and we couldn’t enjoy the beach - but it was lovely looking out the front windows through the Caravan Park to the beach.
While the property is dog friendly (secure, high fences which easily contained our Weimaraner) the beach out the front of the property is not. There’s lots of signs saying dogs aren’t allowed past the point of the street outside the house (on to the beach). Our host Helen also mentioned the back beach was dog friendly and lovely - we walked behind the property to look for what we assumed was the “back beach” but were met with an aggressive local who chastised us for walking on private property. If only we could have checked our Hosts’ messages or Google Maps online to get more info on said back beach, but there was absolutely no mobile reception for us on or around the property (we’re with Optus). This was bit inconvenient considering the wet weekend - but if it was lovely weather we wouldn’t have even noticed it.
During dinner at nearby Sanctus brewery (20 minute drive through Emu territory) we managed to get mobile reception to discover there is actually a lovely dog beach about 5 minutes drive from the property - and it’s actually called Back Beach. We went there one overcast afternoon and it was absolutely gorgeous!
The house itself had everything we needed - pots, pans, baking tins, bbq, mosquito coils, all linen and towels, kitchen essentials like oil etc. It was also very clean and tidy. We were pretty disappointed that the cleaner turned up 1.5 hours early on our checkout day as it was the only sunny day and we wanted to leave the dog there and actually step foot on the beach out front.
The only other thing to note - as mentioned in other reviews but not clearly stated in the listing - is that the toilet is outside in a nice and sturdy outhouse. We had to dash out in the rain all weekend which wasn’t ideal but all part of the authentic charm. Shower is inside although and hot water is great. Handy baby gate at the entrance to the laundry which allows your dog to sleep inside the house also.
We can recommend stopping in Maclean for your groceries on the way there - they have an IGA and a great coffee house called Boteros. Yamba dog beach was also fantastic. We didn’t go to the nearby Bowls Club but it is an easy walking distance.