Simply perfect!
We enjoyed a wonderful fortnight’s stay at James lovely cottage in Elsternwick.
First and foremost, James is an experienced and passionate host that clearly takes great effort and care in how he prepares the cottage prior to guests' arrival. He really goes above and beyond to look after his guests.
The house is beautiful, inside and out. The rooms were made up as you would expect when checking into a 5 star hotel. The house was spotlessly clean and tidy. The photos don’t do the cottage justice, the rooms were voluminous and the house captured more natural light than we had originally anticipated. Even on warm days, the house remained relatively cool and on hotter days we had the option of either evaporative or refrigerative air conditioning. The house is on a quiet, residential street (with beautiful homes) and we couldn’t hear any traffic or other types of noise so we slept very well at night. There was plenty of storage space in the two bedroom wardrobes and plenty more in the backyard studio. The house and kitchen had pretty much everything one might need during a stay, for example things like a hairdryer, an umbrella, Nespresso coffee pods and so on.
The location was really convenient - it’s literally a 2 minute walk up to Glen Huntly Road where there’s a Coles supermarket, cafes serving decent coffee, lots of restaurants etc. It’s only a 10 minute walk to Elsternwick train station and there are various trams and buses passing through the suburb. We loved the local parks - Hopetoun Gardens and Harleston Park being the closest. It was easy to get chatting to locals who were very friendly and always enthusiastic about what their suburb had to offer.
We look forward to staying at James’ cottage again when we next visit Melbourne!