The home is incredible and beautifully restored. It is truely a step back into the past and is a privilege to stay in something that would be a paid attraction at Port Arthur.
Unfortunately, the gardens haven’t been maintained for quite some time and are very overgrown now. The reality doesn’t nearly match the images in the listing which are extremely misleading. This really detracted from the beauty and serenity of the place. The whole garden is covered in spiky weeds meaning that it is impossible to walk anywhere other than from the car to the house. Most of the ocean views are all blocked by overgrown trees.
The kitchen is well appointed but make sure you bring supplies. The nearest IGA didn’t have a lot to offer when we visited which made of difficult to put together a meal. There wasn’t any bottled drinking water supplied as mentioned, meaning we had to boil the tank water to drink, and it would pay to check the dates on food in the fridge, some things 3 years out of date.