Lovely modern comfortable house in a beautiful location. If you like your concrete and steel, warmed with wooden boards and furniture, this is the house for you! Huge living area, with gorgeous expanse of windows, log fire and lots of comfy seating, is great for everyone to gather and stay connected whilst not feeling cramped. Master bedroom is amazing with its massive wooden door and gorgeous views.
The one level house is great for anyone struggling with stairs. Good separation between living and sleeping area too.
House is on a busy road but even on a long weekend there wasn’t a lot of traffic. Also the garden obscures it and it’s very quiet inside the house.
Dogs loved the grounds to explore. Front gate needed a bit more proofing for our dogs which Dave (owners dad) promptly and happily fixed. It still has gaps which might be an issue for smaller dogs so check that out on arrival. There’s a lockable pen too when you really have to leave the pets.
Wifi is a bit of a hassle as others have said - We found outside on north deck was best spot for connection.
Note the water on site is all collected in tanks and isn’t treated. We drank it without knowing and we’re all fine! Plus good for water conservation and it actually tasted good! Just be aware and bring bottled water for drinking if it bothers you.
Apollo Bay is a nice small seaside town. Sunrises on the beach are worth getting up for. Dogs allowed at certain times. There’s a decent supermarket, a hotel/pub (didn’t visit) and some good cafes. Go off the main road a bit to find the café the locals frequent. Good coffee! Also a fresh fish shop is back a block too - delicious!
In the other direction, driving over to Johanna provided beautiful scenery.
Denis, Carolyn and the team were very responsive to a couple of requests we had and Dave popping round to fix the gate was fab. We felt well taken care of! Thanks!