Renter Beware
I recently booked a 3-night stay at Byron Bay’s “Beaumont’s Beachfront, Surf & Netflix” Apartment. Unfortunately, after only 1 hour, my wife and I walked out of the apartment, forfeiting not only $2K (less cleaning fee), but also a long-awaited beachfront holiday.
Although the apartment's beachfront view is stunning, the Cons, far outweighed the pro.

2 main issues:
1.	The Heat: inside was unbearable. For reference, I live 45 minutes North of Byron, I can handle the heat.
The building is made of timber (which hasn’t had a lick of paint in a very long time). The unit is on the top floor. The main rooms side wall is north-facing, mostly consists of glass. No curtains, tinted windows or any other protection from the daily sun piercing through from mid-morning to late arvo. Sun damage is evident from the sun-scorched interior floors, a sheet was tossed over a sofa seat to protect from the sun.
I hit the relatively new A/C unit in the hope that it would make a difference, but it didn't stand a chance against the open room layout with hot air streaming up from the doorless stairwell below.
I checked in @ 3 pm, hoped that we could ride it out until sunset, but the heat was too intense.
2.	Substandard Interior- I’m sure there was a time when the photos on Airbnb resembled this apartment. The reality today is different from the images. Upon arrival, the first thing that hit me was the sun-scorched timber exterior, sun-damaged internal floors, tired furniture, (like the wall cabinet which isn’t worthy of a St Vinny's donation). If you wanted to kick back to watch Netflix (as per the call out in the ad), would be OK, but one would struggle to enjoy watching anything on this small PC sized monitor of a TV screen.
The “she’ll be right” or “it’s just a renter” screams out at this property. A run-down beach shack located at the globally famous beachfront of Byron Bay.
I’m certain this review won’t impact the high demand of a Byron beachfront and nor should it, however, from my perspective, the expectation set from the photos did not match the reality and for renters that are looking for a level of comfort beyond the beach view, this may not be for you.
Unfortunately, the amazing beach view wasn’t enough, so we decided to leave.
This was my experience.