Extremely Dissatisfied!
We found this to be a very unwelcoming home, which barely accommodated us as 2 families of 4.
The kitchen was not functional – with half the cupboards locked, no essentials provided (such as salt, pepper, sugar, or oil) and not enough crockery for use.
In addition to the 5 x A4 pages of draconian Terms and Conditions which you should certainly acquaint yourself with if you venture to this home (click on the READ MORE tab in the AirBnB ad), there were signs posted throughout the house advising us not to turn on this, touch this, or move that – hardly relaxing!
Some of the Ts and Cs included things such as:
- Do not use the ceiling fan in bedroom 3 if someone is sleeping in the top bunk for safety reasons.
- All furniture and furnishings must be left in the position they were in when you arrived.
- No loud music to be played after 8pm during the weekdays including Sunday …. Disobeying these rules may result in potentially losing your bond and being evicted from the property.
- If we cannot contact you within 15 minutes of a complaint being received … we will arrange a security patrol car to attend the home to investigate the complaint. If this were to occur, then guests will be charged up to $300 + GST.
Surprisingly, the one warning not contained in their lengthy online advice was that the edge of the pool was extraordinarily slippery when wet. On our first day, my 6 year-old son’s head missed the edge of the pool by less than an inch. The owners are clearly aware of this, having placed a ‘Very Slippery When Wet’ sign by the pool, but have not taken any other action to rectify this hazard such as laying some non-slip mats. Additionally, as another reviewer has noted, after a short time the pool water became murky and was very unclean towards the end of our 6-night stay.
The slippery pool edge was not the only hazard – others included kitchen windows that opened out for passers by to cut their heads (we had 2 incidents) and a spa bath that short circuited every time it was used.