Ahhh... what can we say. This is certainly in our "top places we have every stayed in our life" category.
The house is so spacious, well equipped, and so uniquely situated in the rainforest just a 20min walk to some beautiful beaches! The large windows looking out into the forest - being surrounded by green - and the sounds of the forest birds and wildlife - both while going to sleep and first thing in the morning - were absolutely lovely.
The house is really in the forest - so this means it has a few unique features (outdoor toilet and showers - only the trees will see!) ...as well as the usual "neighbours". We saw bush turkeys, wallabies, frogs, lizards, birds of many kinds, tonnes of different bugs, and a spider the size of a small plate - and like good neighbours we left them alone ...and they did the same with us!
Alison and Ian are equally lovely. Alison met us and gave us the introduction to the house and its uniqueness, Ian came over in the evening and drew us maps to the best beaches and hiking trails. Both interesting people with lots of history and stories. We joined them for a drink one afternoon at their house (250m away) which is also beautiful. communication and correspondence was great, preparations and instructions were perfect, and they checked in a few times to make sure all was well.
All in all staying here was certainly a highlight of our trip. It is a relaxing and natural location - with just enough funny edges to make it charming. The area is stunning, and convenient enough to Byron or Lennox for shopping and civilisation, while at the same time it is so easy to just stay there and forget about the rest of the world.