Our party of eight stayed at the Beach Retreat for the nights of 25 and 26 December. It was easy to find and check in, the location is great (a short walk to the beach), the house was spacious, kitchen well-equipped and outdoor areas were great. We used our own towels, tea towels and bedding. The Christmas tree was a nice touch!
We had read in the house manual and guest reviews the emphasis on needing to leave the house clean for the next guests (which is perfectly reasonable) and were a little nervous about possibly having to clean up after previous guests until we learnt that the owner was staying in the house the night before we arrived. The house itself was perfectly clean and tidy but will never be spotless due to the fact that it is an older well-used beach house. There were also a few areas (eg. the oven) that obviously hadn't been cleaned properly for quite some time. We spend a good couple of hours cleaning up before we left and took photos as evidence that we had done so.