What a lovely cottage and an even lovelier host! June was absolutely lovely, warm to my kiddies and empathetic when we had an issue. We stayed in the Callistemon Cottage - it had everything we needed for a family of 2 adults and 2 children under 5. The room sizes were great, lounge and kitchen size both suburb (TV in the lounge room). Split system heating/air con did the trick for the cold nights. All linen and towels provided - the towels could possibly do with replacing June :) Linen and blankets were all clean. Kitchen was fully stocked with everything we needed - though we ate out mostly. Dishwashing liquid, sponges, tea towels, bug spray, soap, toilet paper, tea, coffee, sugar - all provided! :)
I am a bit of a clean freak so some parts of the cottage probably could have done with a little more cleaning (kitchen sink, bathroom sink, microwave, dusting), but I brought my own anti-bacterial wipes and just wiped everything down before use. It doesn't take long and anyway due to covid, it's a good idea to do anyway. (We didn't use the oven so not sure about that). Even if the cottage had been 100% spotless, I still would have wiped everything down with anti-bacterial wipes, possibly an OCD I've developed due to the pandemic! hahaha
The surroundings were so beautiful, we would wake up to the birds in the morning, heard heaps of kookaburras and even saw some little kangaroos jumping around. June suggested we dine at the Fairhaven Lifesaving Club and this was a GREAT recommendation, dinner was DELICIOUS! I would not hesitate to stay here again and it was very affordable for a young family in peak season. We LOVED it, thanks again June! :)