We had a nice stay overall at temple retreats, and it was pretty easy to get into town each day (though we always drove- bit too far to walk with the dog in the heat!)
The apartment wasn’t exactly as shown in the pictures, and we were a little disappointed to find the bathroom a bit musty, lipstick on the glassware and the bedroom quite small (with marks on the wall). We stayed for my birthday for 3 nights and sadly it wasn’t the quiet rainforest retreat we’d hoped for- when we arrived there was construction going on at the bottom of the street, and the generator was humming the whole time we were there, even at night. Totally understand that sometimes this can’t be avoided but we would have appreciated a heads up from the hosts , even if just at the time of arrival.
This said, we did have a nice stay in Byron bay and the lounge room (with air con) was very comfortable and where we spent most of the time when at home. It was also great that we could take our dog with us too! There’s a cute little spot to sit outside too, which we would have definitely utilised more if it weren’t for the constant generator hum!