We recently went as a group of six people to Brae Restaurant and chose to stay at Arnie's cute house in Birregurra.
Firstly, Birregurra is a delightful small Australian country town and being able to easily walk from Arnie's place to grab excellent coffee and some brilliant local meat was such a plus.
As many have mentioned, Arnie's place is full of character and has been lovingly styled with 60's furniture.
The dining room with a set table, fireplace already to go and some delicious chocolates was particularly lovely.
The three bedrooms were perfect for the three couples and the last couple to arrive got the bunk beds.
The kitchen was big with a serious coffee machine and plenty of room to store our wine in the fridge.
Now I tend to split Airbnb properties into two groups - those that don't have any of the 'personal belongings' of the owner to those that do. My preference is usually strongly towards the first but in this instance none of us were really bothered by clothes in the wardrobe, food in the kitchen or products in the bathroom. It was like staying at a friendly relative's holiday house who is super hospitable and clean.
We were lucky to meet Arnie when we arrived as was doing some pottering in the very large garden and he made us feel very welcome.
This is a great house for a visit to Brae or as a base for exploring the Apollo Bay area.