Alyce's cottage is gorgeous. It is attached to, but separated from the main house and has it's own entrance. There are no kitchen facilities other than a microwave, kettle and toaster, so if you are planning on home cooking, don't book here! Family noise from the main house is readily heard in the cottage, so I assume cottage noise would be readily heard in the main house. Alyce and her husband are working musicians, so the lovely sound of guitar practice and songs being worked through is a bonus.
Alyce is an excellent communicator, and a small problem I had with the smoke detector beeping to alert battery was dealt with quickly and without fuss. If you have a MYKI card, it is simple to get to Alyce's cottage. The 96 tram can be caught outside Southern Cross station, where the Skybus comes in, and the cottage is a 10 minute walk from the end of the 96 line. The bed was very comfortable, the bathroom spacious and clean. I can highly recommend Alyce's cottage unless you are a honey-mooning couple wanting complete privacy, or a party animal wanting to be able to rage.