This cottage is a great place to stay in Hobart! It has everything you want, central and close by to everything but once you are in the cottage it is so peaceful, it is quite amazing how you can't hear anything from the outside. Although our last night we did hear music until midnight but it was Australia Day eve so I guess that's why. We stayed three nights with our 18 month old son and my son loved the cottage and the fact he could play in the garden. We were lucky he didn't notice to much of the furniture and decorations so he didn't wreck anything!! The cottage interior is beautiful and my husband being a builder himself said they have done a top notch job on the Reno.
The cottage has everything you need, washing machine, coffee machine, dishwasher! Bathroom is lovely!! My son loved having a shower although tiles are very slippery when wet so be careful if you have a little one.
The cottage is full of natural light which is great however my husband did make a comment though that on a hot day the kitchen area heats up and air con is needed so can waste energy for the homeowner. Make sure you check the blinds behind the curtains in the bedroom as we didn't notice these until the last night which we were left wondering how is anyone suppose to sleep with so much natural light!! That is the case slightly in the other bedroom though as the roof light comes in... not the best at 6am. Maybe some blinds could be fitted just to have the option.
the only real fault I could say is if you have a car then it's only one hour parking right out the front so you have to move the car every hour apart from at night. It wasn't a major big deal as we were out a lot but it was just a bit of an inconvenience however Eddie did mention about the parking so it wasn't a shock when we arrived.
The porta cot was big and comfortable for my son which was great!!! My husband and I were slightly baffled about the reviews on how comfortable the beds were as for some reason me and my husband didn't get the best night sleeps on the bed, we found our body ached slightly in one position and kept tossing and turning most of the night... anyway I guess it's what you get used to at home.
Check in was smooth (a nice message with a bottle of sparkling) shame I couldn't drink the whole thing being pregnant. We asked for earlier check in and later check out so our son could still have his nap which they tried their best to accomodate.
We would definitely return and not let small things get in the way. The stay was pretty much perfect! Thanks a lot!!!