This beach cottage is extremely lovely, clean and comfortable. It is not directly next to the beach but you only have to walk a short distance to get there. We had the whole house to ourselves for 2 days and Bassett's parents very kindly lit the fire in the fireplace for us on both nights. Gail (Bassett's mom) is very friendly and helpful and offered to bring us to see some penguins on our second night if we were not able to see them the first night. Definitely enjoyed our stay here and highly recommend it to anyone visiting Bicheno!