Our family had a lovely week-long stay in this beautifully renovated house. When we weren’t at the beach, our young kids loved playing in the long hallway, grassed yards, cubby house, lounging in front of the TV, or cooling off in the big bathtub. There were lots of nice spaces for adults to sit around and relax.
Future guests should note the sandpit has been filled in and there are no kids’ toys or ride-on-cars, like the pictures and previous reviews depict. There are lots of books for older kids. We hadn’t packed toys for our kids. This probably wouldn’t be a problem for shorter stays.
Contrary to the ad, there was no ping pong table or hairdryer. Oddly - there were no powerpoints or towel rails in the bathrooms or laundry. There was no plug for the kitchen sink or the ensuite bath. The only plug in the main bathroom was too small and water drained from the bath. The kitchen was also missing some key items - scissors, bread knife, salad servers. Not the end of the world, but not what you expect when you are paying nearly $1,000 per night.
Despite having a nice holiday, our stay was overshadowed by an unfortunate misunderstanding with the hosts regarding the house rules - which was very distressing for everyone. We are a family of 5, with three children aged 1yo (infant in portacot), 3yo and 4yo. Based on past reviews of 2 couples with multiple young children staying in the home, and the house being advertised as 3 bedrooms with bedding arrangements to sleep 7, we did not realise we were breaking the rules by allowing another couple with a 2yo (in a portacot) to visit and stay with us for a few nights. It would be very helpful if the host updated their listing to state only ONE family with a maximum of 5 people, including infants can stay at the house (current ad only states no “large groups” or “multiple families”). The host acknowledged their rules are very restrictive, oppressive and draconian by AirBnB standards and stated they’ve been cautioned by AirBnB.