We stayed at ALMA for 2 nights and wish we had stayed longer! The house was spacious, spotlessly clean and well decorated. As a group of 4 adults, we wanted our own spaces and the 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms + 1 powder room worked great. We mostly used the upstairs living and rear balcony area with a lovely view over the paddock and towards the ocean. There is also a front facing balcony, downstairs living room and deck with lovely tall hedges giving privacy.
Beds were very comfortable with memory foam toppers, hotel sheets and double blinds for privacy and sun blockout. Each bedroom had a ceiling fan, but we found the upstairs front-facing bedroom did get quite hot in the morning. The kitchen + Butler's kitchen (not pictured) was well equipped with many different appliances and ample kitchenware. We did not cook during the stay, but enjoyed the Nespresso machines for a morning coffee.
The Airready team was prompt with responding and provided detailed information on check-in. The previous guests had overfilled the bins and Melissa kindly arranged to take excess rubbish to the tip for us as bin collection wouldn't be until after our stay.
Driving to the beach and main shopping areas was easy. We loved being able to go back to ALMA at the end of the day as it was on a quiet street backing onto paddocks. We parked in the garage, but there was also ample street parking. Despite the developing area, there is no construction noise audible nearby. We enjoyed evening walks and there is also a newly built playground area a few streets north for kids. We stayed on very hot days and drove, however, the main Surf Coast Hwy shops are only 10-15 mins walk. We enjoyed Fishos on the Esplanade and also visited the Surf Coast Strawberry Fields and Freshwater Creek Cakes Shop about 15 minutes towards Geelong.