Rick's beach shack is in a beautiful, peaceful location, very close to the beach and reasonably well equipped. However, several things were not adequately described. The place is very retro / outdated: for example, the washing machine is NOT automatic but rather an ancient twin-tub which users have to follow a long list of steps to use and then watch over to operate. And the biggest problem for our group and one which was not mentioned in the listing was that we had NO PHONE RECEPTION at the place, even though we are all with major Aussie carriers. Guests should be made aware of this