This is a newly completed home on a rural property with expansive views of the valley and coastline. You can see the lights of the towns nearby at night, and enjoy watching the planes take-off and land at Coolangatta airport. Unfortunately at the moment, Scenic Drive is closed to traffic, so the trip into Coolangatta airport is currently an extra 15 minutes or so (30 minutes total). You should also note that there are still some unfinished works at the property (swimming pool, driveway), and that the long dirt/gravel driveway onto the property has some dips/bumps due to recent rains - this is noted in the property description.
Your access to the property is near the end of a long and quite windy and at times narrow road - those susceptible to car sickness or perhaps issues with night driving might take note.
The home is essentially three smaller homes all connected.
One home is occupied by a relative of the owner. This doorway is not lockable and at the time of our visit, could not be kept shut. Noise from the children/family next door could be heard at times, mainly in the early mornings before school. This end of the house had a sign on a door requesting children to not play at that end of the house (presumably for noise) - although we didn't discover the sign until well into our stay as the sign was hidden behind an open door.
The other two homes are joined and can become one, each with their own lounge/TV room and set of bedrooms. The home is well appointed with bathrooms (4) which is a great option for those travelling with a large party. There is plenty of space, a number of dining tables and lounge spaces and a very large kitchen. The floor is timber look vinyl planks and works well in the space and keeps the house practical but not too noisy. We enjoyed the expansive spaces and outlook very much, and it is relatively well equipped. There is a very large undercover patio that overlooks the valley - however we did not use this area at all due to the lack of outdoor table/seating, and also the fact that it is currently unsafe for children due to the pool works which were inadequately fenced for safety.
This home also still has some unsecured personal belongings of the owner such as clothing in several rooms, and miscellaneous personal items in one of the rooms.
There were things that we raised with the owner during our stay that in my view, were not in character for what is described as a "luxury" home.
The home only had 4 beds, not 6 as listed. Two of the six beds were mattresses located on the floor of one room. This needs rectification.
The property had not been cleaned/prepared as it should have. There was still some food in the fridge, still some rubbish in the kitchen bins, a full load of washed dishes in the dishwasher for us to unload, what appeared to be dirty clothes in a clothes basket, water stains in a bathroom, muddy footprints on the patio area, dirty stains leaking from the BBQ along with empty cigarette packets and a lighter.
The included babies cot had a sheet which was badly stained, and there was some mould noted on the children's soft toys in the cot. Consequently we did not use it, although to the owners credit they did offer to arrange a travel cot.
Some of the towels both hanging in the bathrooms and in the linen cupboard should have ben thrown out - they were stained, and one was in tatters. They appeared to be mismatched leftovers.
The owner was overseas at the time of our stay, so we suspect that the local cleaners used to prepare the home for our stay were either poorly instructed, executed poorly, or perhaps both.
Sadly, this lack of attention to detail detracted from what could be a beautiful home to stay in. We hope the owner will address these issues for future occupants and realise the full potential of this home.