Location, location, location! The cliche applies to the max with this listing, located in an awesome spot but with a few minor flaws for the stay.
The beach view is great, with huge windows to admire it from, and the apartment is so handy to so many things, such as the beach, the park, and Acland St.
The colours of the decor are an appropriate aesthetic for the beach setting.
The apartment was fairly clean but a little grungy, with unrenovated bathroom, stained carpets, some dishes left in the sink, and leftover food in a plastic bag hanging over a kitchen cupboard.
None of this would normally bother me too much, but the small apartment was over $400 all up for one night, so the value isn't quite there.
Sam clearly lives in it then shoots off when there's a booking, which is fine, but the guest bedroom cupboards were largely full of junk and the kitchen pantry is full of food not necessarily meant for guests, so you do become conscious of it.
A dramatically wilting houseplant in a very prominent location next to the big windows with the beach views really epitomised a bit of lack of care evident in the listing when we stayed.
But these are fairly minor quibbles in the scheme of things, with the glorious view and the beach walk so close by. We enjoyed our stay.