After realising that I didn't carefully read the accomodation description like I should have, I need to make sure that my review is honest, fair and as accurate as possible. The misunderstanding of my expectations vs reality is absolutely my own fault because I only skimmed through the ad description without being thorough. But in my defence, I read the title saying that it was a "5 bed HOUSE near CBD" and loved the pictures so much, that I clicked "book now" straight away, believing I was booking a full house. If I had properly read the description, I would have seen somewhere between the paragraphs that it was a lower level unit, under the owner's residence. Not a great place for entertaining in general. Especially the hard-to-please in laws and their extended family because technically, it was a converted garage/basement that we stayed in, not a unit.
On the positive side; James was very accomodating and responded to all my questions and requests quickly and kindly. It was situated in a fantastic area near the shops and cafes. The place was also very clean and safe for kids with everything that the ad describes. This place would be great for one small or large family, or a group of friends who just needs a place to stay and aren't planning to cook grand dinners in the backyard. Unfortunately for me, with 2 family's and grandparents (6 adults, 4 kids), it was very small and the only shower/bathroom is squashed so close together with the only 2 toilets, meaning whoever was taking a shower had to smell or hear the other person in either toilets. Yep, try not to go number 2's while staying with in-laws who also need to go number 2's....
Eventually we all warmed up to it and started enjoying ourselves because families getting together is the most important and I would like to thank James for allowing us that opportunity.