Chris' cute heritage cottage is perfectly located, as close to the beauty of Cataract Gorge as you can get. The house is the perfect size for a small family and has a well equipped kitchen and comfy beds for a relaxing stay. We loved being able to walk to the Gorge as well as being conveniently located close to town for the rest of what Launceston has to offer.
A few improvements would have made our stay even better. The wifi was not working, awaiting repair, and although Chris apologised for this when we contacted her about it, it would have been good to be informed of this known issue prior to check in (and it remained advertised as working on the listing at that time so hopefully this can be revised if repair is not forthcoming).
Additionally, although the well used parts of the house (kitchen benches, bathroom, linens) were all clean, there was considerable build up of cobwebs (with lots of daddy long legs spiders) and dust in the corners and on the ceilings and walls. Finally, the backyard (not the Gorge as in the listing heading, but the house yard) was a bit of a disappointment compared to the photos. We were hoping for a clear space for kids to play however we found it very overgrown and backing onto bush during snake season, we didn't feel comfortable letting the kids play out there. We live in a bushland area ourselves so this isn't coming from a lack of tolerance for bugs or wildlife - just something to be aware of.
Overall we enjoyed our stay and if the issue above are addressed, we wouldn't hesitate to recommend or stay again.