Firstly, Angela was a fantastic host, no complaints there, she was very responsive and a pleasure to deal with but overall, unfortunately this is not an Air BnB we would re-visit.
We were unfortunately quite disappointed with our stay overall. Admittedly we booked this accommodation at short notice and there weren’t a great deal of other options left, therefor we did not have much to choose from and this would not have been our first choice, but that is on us.
It is definitely an accurate description to say that it was a “Rustic Cottage”. It is very old, has character and has been modernised to an extent, but unfortunately we felt that to be up to a standard of using as paid accommodation it needs a lot of work.
Unfortunately we felt it was over priced. Including service fees it was just over $200 per night. It may be an “Entire Property” but it is only small, only hosts two guests and left a lot to be desired.
The listing needs more photos, especially so it includes the bathroom/toilet etc so people can be more aware of what to expect.
The toilet unfortunately smelled revolting, like a men’s urinal that hadn’t been cleaned in a long time, a strong stench of stale urine! The shower is a shower over bath and the bath is so high it’s almost difficult to step into, (luckily we aren’t elderly or physically impaired).
My partner desperately wanted a relaxing bath during our stay, (after running a 64km Ultra Marathon) but the pop up plug in the bath would not stay down so the bath was unusable which was disappointing. Additionally, the towels and bed sheets whilst I’m sure had been laundered had old stains and didn’t smell very fresh.
The property is advertised as having “Enhanced Cleaning”, but with what we saw of the towels/linen, plus a lot of spiders/cobwebs and the toilet stench this is not the case. Also when packing our belongings to leave, I bent over and discovered disgusting dirty tissues covered in god knows what under the bed. Gross!
The property is also described as being bright and breezy with a contemporary interior. Bright, as mostly white interiors, yes, but the walls are all filthy and smudged. Breezy, yes, if you open all of the windows and doors, but a lot of the windows appeared to be painted shut and the doors could not be left open as there are no fly screens and flys and wildlife come into the house.
The main living space is basically a wall of windows and becomes like a hot box during the day. With no air conditioning and it not being practical to leave the doors/windows open (with no fly screens and due to wildlife such as quolls attempting to enter the house), it makes for a very hot un-enjoyable stay.
Contemporary? Not so much, whilst the kitchen/bathroom etc have been updated and definitely aren’t the old originals, they are very basic and leave a lot to be desired, a very DIY looking kind of job. We had genuine concerns for the safety of the electrical/wiring in this house. Broken power points and sticky labels stuck over power points and switches and extension cords all over the place.
The entrance to the cottage is also covered by a large over grown bush almost blocking access to the ramp that leads to the entry, one of many frustrating aspects of this stay, particularly whilst trying to take luggage in and out etc.
I appreciate it when hosts leave basic supplies like milk etc, but in this case, the milk left in the fridge was long life milk that was 1 month past it’s expiry date, fortunately we noticed and did not use, otherwise I hate to think how unwell that could have made us. The fridge door also does not seal/shut properly if you’re not careful.
On a positive note, the cottage is in a beautiful location and the views truly are to die for, but unfortunately this property needs an intense amount of work, especially to bring it up to the standard of what one would expect for the price being asked. Unfortunately we will not be back and would not personally recommend.