My father and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Treetop Cottage and wouldn’t hesitate to stay there again. It was cute and roomy, well appointed, light and airy, and in a nice location for being out of the bustle of the city and closer to nature. Just down the road is the Portobello Hotel & Bistro with a restaurant/bar, and across the street from that is a little store where you can buy cereal and some things like pasta and sauce, which you can prepare in the fully-equipped kitchen in the cottage. The city is only 30 minutes away down a beautiful coastal road, and in Portobello you are closer to things like Larnach Castle, the Royal Albatross Center, and all the wildlife tours on the peninsula, saving you an hour of bus time if you go on them.
Aside from the lodging, we also very much enjoyed meeting our hosts. Guy & Lyn are both delightful people, and after learning what sort of things we enjoy, recommended places that we were glad we followed up on.