Our family of 4 enjoyed our stay in this farm house over Easter time. The house was very clean and as advertised (except for the duck and rabbits are no longer there.. but the chickens are!). The 3 bedrooms we used were of good size and the house has 3 living areas ie. 1 x tv room (no netflix or streaming tv please note), 1x dining table room and 1x living area which is great – heaps of space. The kitchen has a magnificent oven and sink (brand new by the looks) and also the property has 2 bathrooms and 2 toilets. Wifi is excellent (and needed as the cell service is 1 or 2 bars only) and the air conditioning works a treat. There is a mandatory shoes off in the house rule (which is fair enough) and I would recommend you make sure you keep the doors closed at all times as we must have left the door open for a few minutes when we brought bags in and had a lot of flies and mozzies come in (bring the aeroguard).
The area is quiet and just a short distance to Pakenham and Gumbuya World. We went to Castello's Cardinia Hotel for dinner both nights because it's so easy with indoor kids playground, good meals and big tv's to watch the footy.
We met the owners Frank and Susie shortly after checking in and again when we were leaving. They are very nice, lovely and friendly people.
I would recommend Frank and Susie's place to families looking for basic, clean accommodation. I would like to mention 2 points to help owner, Airbnb and future renters however. The first point is, the Airbnb platform should inform prospective renters if the owners actually live in the house when it's not rented out. Properties have a different feel about them when they are lived in by the owner when not rented out in my opinion. I’d really like to see this added into the description of properties on Airbnb. Secondly, the Airbnb platform should also indicate if the owners live on the property when you stay (For example, this property has a granny flat that adjoins the house that you stay in - Frank and Susie didn't stay there when we were there but they might at other times).....property is advertised as "You'll have the place to yourself" which is technically true, but I know some people would prefer to know if a property they are going to rent has the owner in a granny flat that is attached to the house. Perhaps consideration should be given by Airbnb to ensure owners determine this in the description and/ or the Owners might consider a slight change in wording for how the property is advertised.
To finish, just wanted to reiterate this property offers very good value, terrific for families wanting a simple farm stay with lovely owners. Thanks Frank and Susie!