All in all, my wife, 16 month old son and I had a good stay at Carrie's place in Bicheno.
It was our first trip out there, and enjoyed the town and surroundings.
There are some areas for improvement; mainly noticing the bottom floor of the place could have done with a proper mopping and disinfection as we could see spots, stains, and hair from previous people staying.
The stairs also had visible fluff, hair and dead insects which was a bit off-putting when you have a baby wanting to crawl around and explore.
The downstairs bathroom could do with a bit of love, with mould starting to be visibly coming through the paint work on the roof.
The beds were pretty hard, perhaps a soft top cover would be a quick fix here for extra comfort.
However, the kitchen benches/sills all looked clean, and the place was well set out, with a spacious kitchen easy to prepare meals with lots of cookware, split system for heating, creature comforts including a comfy lounge area with Netflix and 3 seperate bedrooms upstairs, with their own private bathroom.
Host was excellent with suggestions of things to do while in town, though a touch more "warmth" would have completed the picture.
A spacious place to stay, definitely to be considered group travel or larger families once the few things mentioned have been brought up to speed by the host.
Thank you,
Brian.