Let's start with the pro's: incredible location, you can walk to restaurants, wine bars, even a cellar is within walking distance. The beds are wonderful, SO comfortable. The owners are abundantly generous in what they leave you in terms on snacks and drinks-you would never find this elsewhere! Brilliant value for money.
Cons- the caretaker lives next door, my mum and I were returning home and she opened the door at the adjacent apartment and watched us every time we arrived and left the property. It made us feel SO uncomfortable, like we were being stalked (it was truly horrid) and made us feel a bit unsafe. At one point she asked us if we were okay.....code for be quiet at 9pm on a Friday evening. Realistically how loud could a 37 year old and 55 year old professional women be? utterly ridiculous!
The layout of the property is highly unusual. You can't access the front door without going through somebody's bedroom. It is rather awkward. There is only heating in the front lounge area. The back bedroom and kitchen area is heated by a small transportable heater. It would be particularly hard to keep warm in winter.
Please note, no Wi-Fi, Netflix, and the host has only a very small outdated TV, that said, who spends time at home in the barossa?
This property would suit a mature couple, ready to explore the wine region, spending minimal time in the property.