The house has a lovely location, a short and pretty walk along the estuary to the beach, and a view of the river from the kitchen and sunroom. Easy driving access to the centre of town. Val's artwork on the walls is great, especially the prints. The gas heater does a good job of warming the place, and the kitchen has everything necessary. We appreciated the homemade shortbread and jam, and the apples from Val's tree. The let down was the cleanliness. The house was dusty and the carpets needed a good vacuum. There was hair in the spa bath so we had to wash it before using, and then found on both nights, despite not using much hot water all day, that there wasn't really enough hot water to fill it. Despite those issues we had a comfortable stay. Val is friendly and made check-in easy. We also appreciated her offering a later check-out.