We didn't have a nice experience at all.
When we arrived at the house (kinda late because our flight got delayed) we were welcomed to a very dirty house. The carpet in the house was REALLY old, dirty and smelled like mold (if you suffer from allergies it's probably not the place for you, we had to take pills every day). The whole toilet was covered in urine and hair, and the bathtub was full of hairs and dust. I had to clean everything before I used it. One of the towels provided smelled like cigarettes and had blonde hairs, and the only sitting area (the lounge) was covered in dust, dog hair and spiderwebs. Unless you want to take the breakfast he provides standing up, freezing outside or keep yourself in the room.
Since we arrived just before Easter weekend we couldn't find a place to go (even tho we started looking on the first day), everywhere was booked out or completely overpriced in such a short notice.
When we talked to Simon after our stay asking for some kind of compensation for these circumstances, especially the cleanliness of the bathroom and kitchen, he told us it was the fault of the other guy that lives there, since he doesn't use it (?).
I felt bad asking that because he seems like a nice guy, and he was friendly at first. But after the first day we didn't see him anymore during our stay, him and the guy that lived there (which we never got told at all that there was someone else living across the hall) often leave the room if they saw us in the house, making us feel super uncomfortable and unwelcomed.
But i honestly felt SHOCKED when he proceeded to blame the circumstances on me (being the one that booked), and I quote: "because I showed up in a knowingly LGBT house with a 6.4" straight male that didn't introduce himself". I simply don't understand how the height and sexual orientation of my partner (who appeared in the booking because it was a couple room) made this situation uncomfortable.
We used public restrooms in the city for our entire stay because we felt they were cleaner, and we are the ones to blame because we didn't engage in small talk when we checked in? That made it uncomfortable for him?
We've been in Australia for two years and this is by far the worst situation I've been in, and the first time I have to ask for money back.We honestly never minded an old house, but the cleanliness shows how much he cared for his guest and the property itself (after all he lives there).
I hope that this situation doesn't repeat with other guests and he learns to care more about his property, because right now it seems that he only cares about cashing from travelers.