The studio appeared to be a repurposed garage and garden shed which had been cost effectively fitted out in a lovely private backyard. The location was excellent as it was walking distance to Tower Hill Shopping Centre - great for the daily paper and incidentals. As we arrived about 9:30pm we found that the lane way was rather dark as only one of the little solar lights was operational and the studio sensor light was not working at all. However, modern technology is wonderful and we simply pulled out our smart phone torches. A veranda of wooden pallets with carpet laid over the top helped with footing as the entrance was on a sloping angle. On walking through the door the sofa bed was already made and had an electric blanket, lots of woollen blankets and a cheery electric oil heater which was appreciated as it was very chilly. The studio was in two sections the sofa bed and galley kitchen, bathroom off to one corner with a door and two stairs leading up to an all-purpose room. There were lots of windows which gave us a view of a lovely garden once the blinds were drawn back. This allowed us to naturally warm and air the place during the day. While we didn’t cook we noticed that the kitchen had a twin stove top with well used elements and a little microwave under the cupboard which came in handy. We had breakfast looking out at the garden most mornings which was nice given our legs couldn’t quite fit under the little teacher’s desk used as a kitchen table. A selection of tea (black and herbal) was on the counter and `cow in the cupboard’ milk and a jug of water was in the fridge ready to go. The fridge was easily turned on by an obvious power point on the wall. The TV was situated so that you watched it from the sofa bed and while Netflix was no longer available on the internet I watched a favourite show on my tablet – my husband preferred to read and while the bedside lamp shade was broken it still worked. The bathroom was newish with a good size shower and basin and included previous guests’ soap, hair detergent and to my surprise ladies under wear in a bag in the bottom drawer. While the toilet holder was no longer on the wall the roll was easy accessible sitting on the basin. Which leads me to the endless amusement we had with sitting on the toilet. There was not enough space allowance from your knees to the side of the basin but we managed without mishap.
On leaving we turned off the fridge, pulled the bed clothes back, washed up, wiped down benches and tidied up as best we could as a vacuum and broom were not to be found. So we do hope that was okay.
Overall the location was excellent and despite Carole being away in Qld she ensured that keys were available despite our late arrival and that directions were easy to follow.