Michael's beach house provided everything we needed for a relaxing weekend away. It may not fit some people's idea of a designer beach house, but we liked its simple retro style and practicality. It's great when hosts provide practical items like spare blankets & spare toilet paper, as well as entertainment in the form of a pile of interesting DVDs, board games and body boards for the beach!

It's true that the kitchen doesn't have an oven, but I rarely ever feel the need to bake on a beach holiday so that didn't bother us. There were 2 good hotplates and a microwave, toaster and kettle, & a coffee pot, (in a choice between oven and coffee pot there are some that would choose the coffee pot....!). Everything was satisfactorily clean and we didn't find anything broken. All the beds were comfy, the area was quiet at night, and the house was spacious enough for 4 adults and a teenager to not get in each other's way. It's a bonus (especially with kids) when the design of a house allows you to close off the living area late at night when some people have gone to bed and others are still up talking! Probably the only thing missing was a means to play music, however since there was none mentioned on the listing, I didn't take any risks, and brought my own ipod dock with me - voila.

From the house it's about a 15 minute walk down to a cafe (Uber Mama) where we had a lovely lunch, and to the river that runs into the beach. I thought the house was not over-priced given that it accommodated 6 very comfortably, and I'd happily stay there again.