My family and I (4 adults and 2 kids) had a lovely time staying at Karen’s place. Karen communicated frequently and thoroughly, including great navigation instructions for our arrival by car. Her place was clean and well presented, with lots of helpful tips posted around her home. Easy access via key in lockbox. She had some nice touches to make us feel welcome including a welcome note, packet of chocolate biscuits and fresh flowers on arrival. There was plenty of linen and spare towels to go around. The house was nice and spacious, with two separate living rooms and well sized bed rooms. The barbecue was great so we used often. Grass and driveway big enough for a kids game of back yard cricket. Tap and hose to wash off after the beach. Easy walking distance to the beach and beach cafe, even with 6 year old and 3 month old.
We were a little worried the location relatively close to the great ocean road may cause some traffic noise pollution, but this was not the case, instead we could hear the ocean from our bedrooms.
Washing machine and dryer worked well. We had to change the gas bottle for the hot water 3/4 through our stay, but this was not a problem to do.
Our only suggestion to make our stay that much more enjoyable and relaxing would be to install a dishwasher.