From the photos showcasing The Reeds, you would expect a lovely beach getaway that is private and relaxing. However, we experienced quite the opposite. The views and home itself were lovely and we had great access to the beach but the host was overbearing. Please be aware before booking. There is a list of house rules which include a lot of information that, if known upfront, would have meant we wouldn't have booked this place. For example, there was no mention in the listing of needing to clean the house on departure to the standard you found it, therefore I am unsure what the $100 cleaning fee is covering. There was also no mention in the listing of cameras on the property. This was a breach of our privacy (we have a young family) and only discovering this once arriving at the property was too late. We had friends from nearby visit us during our stay and 2 of those friends ended up staying a night to avoid driving at the limit. The host contacted us on day 2 of our stay in an aggressive and accusatory manner. We weren't given the benefit of the doubt or an opportunity to explain the situation. The host explained she had video footage and neighbours watching over the property as "evidence". We were happy to pay for these extra overstayers (which we have done) but did not appreciate the hosts approach to this. It made us feel extremely uncomfortable and like our family was being watched. After this we simply wanted to pack up and leave and struggled to enjoy the rest of our time which was unfortunate as we had payed a fair and decent price to be there. The host had also arranged for the lawns to be mowed during the first night of our stay which meant we wanted to be away from the property. She also turned up to the house before our check out time on our final day of stay. We did make one mistake in not gaining prior approval to have a dog on the property (I genuinely thought I had made a dog friendly booking) and therefore had to pay a $75 dog fee which was a reasonable request by the host.