We found this place very easy to find. Loved the layout of the whole place, but really do believe it needs to be refreshed with some TLC. We entered the place and in the retreat room there was a dead mouse. The cleaners would have cleaned the morning of our arrival and seems like they had just left it there. Wasn't sure how it died, but was a bit concerend that there may have been poison somewhere and we had our dog. It has an old smell to the place which made it feel a little run down.
Our first night it rained quite alot and there is absolutely no shelter what so ever. There was an umbrella but being so windy, you couldn't have that up. The pool was fantastic, It actually warmed up when we had the spa going, which was great. Kids spent hours in there. BBQ was great. With 3 kids and a dog, a little shade would have made it that bit more enjoyable outside, especially being that the whole place has tiles outside and when its wet it's very slippery. As soon as you walked outside everyone including the dog got soaked.
Blankets and Pillows need to be updated. I found it very uncomfortable having to put our own clean linen on these incredible stained blankets and old pillows. It had an old smell to them as well as the living room couch. After a long drive the last thing you want to be doing is making everyones beds especially on really run down doonas and pillows . I will not stay at another place where you need to bring your own linen, this was the first and last time we will do that. When you are paying a decent dollar, everything should be included instead of adding extras, even if this means increasing the price per night.
All in all this house was ok, the bathroom window upstairs couldnt close so the kids got cold in the bedrooms. If they spent some time on this property and cleaned it up, it could have so much more potential and be amazing.