We stayed at this property for 4 nights and absolutely loved the location and the house itself is a little gem. It's a 5 min walk to the beach and cafes and located on a quiet, tranquil street.
The host Beck was so responsive and lovely to communicate with.
A couple of suggestions/ issues worth mentioning are:
1. There's a $200 cleaning fee however we felt a bit let down by this because it didn't feel like enhanced cleaning measures had taken place prior to our arrival. It felt like the "professional" cleaners did a quick surface clean and a vacuum but the floors felt dirty when we walked bare foot. I would've mopped but we couldn't find the mop. The bathroom and laundry basin holes have mould - I scrubbed some of the mould off the bathroom sink for our own hygiene (I took photos). I suggest these are brought to the cleaners attention. With the COVID-19 pandemic, and a $200 cleaning fee, we expected more thorough clean.
2. Guests are expected to wash AND dry all towels prior to checking our at 10am. We felt this is an unreasonable expectation, adding unnecessary stress especially considering the issues mentioned above. We've not had to wash used towels in an air bnb before (not sure if other properties have the same rule now?) and don't mean to sound precious bit it did add stress on the morning we checked out (we didn't realise until the night before). Our suggestion to future guests is do all the washing the night before because the dryer is very, very slow so if you have more than one load of washing to do, it's going to take you forever.
3. There's no curtains facing the street on the main living area. Some cheap curtains would be nice but we did get used to feeling exposed after the second night.
4. Heads up, there's no internet at all but we didn't mind this because we were out and about and it forced us all to hang out properly. The only time 'no internet' may be an issue is if you stay during the colder months when all you want to do before bed time is Netflix and chill.
5. The kitchen drawer handle, second from the bottom on the right hand side is still broken. I only mention this because someone else reported it on their review from Nov 2020 and it still hasn't been fixed.
Overall, it was a pleasant stay; a lovely property on a great location with a great host.
Thanks again Beck!