Aleena and Jarrod’s bungalow is lovely and very close to the beach. It’s a little outside of Hobart so to drive to Hobart CBD you need 20-25mins. We didn’t mind that at all but some might not want to travel far, depending on their time in the area.
In terms of the place, the bed was reasonably comfortable and linen etc was lovely and clean. Upon arrival we were greeted by their dog, Cobber who is an affectionate and friendly cocker spaniel. However, Cobber woke us up in the middle of the night and we took turns calming him down and away from the possums in the trees. Whilst we understand that dogs sometimes bark, no one being home made it harder to wrangle him in and obviously after a long drive, all we wanted was sleep. I guess if you don’t like dogs or are a light sleeper, perhaps this isn’t the place for you. Jarrod was super apologetic the next day and helped us sort out the wifi connectivity and the hot water that turned off on us. I think we might’ve been the most unlucky guests they’ve had!
Jarrod also gave us more soap and body wash as they don’t provide shower amenities which we found very strange. Considering the price per night and every other Airbnb we’ve ever stayed in both around Australia and overseas, we expected at least body wash or a bar of soap. We appreciate that Aleena responded to our message and Jarrod came by to provide us with these amenities in the end but if you’re wanting to book this place, these are things you should be aware of, so you can be prepared to bring your own.
Big thank you to Jarrod who helped us out on site.