House was perfect for us as a family of 4. The bathroom is modern and the wife loved the washing machine.
We had no knowledge of Timaru as its not in any of the guide books and I guess we have been spoilt by all the beautiful locations throughout NZ.
While this is opposite the Sea I would only say it has a sea view and its not beachfront as the actual beach was a round at the bay.
Timaru seems like an industrial hub and the bay has a large container area on one side. The other walk along the coast went passed an abattoir and it looked like the waste was coming out of a tumbler which was a horrible site and it smelt very bad, you could see all the lambs waiting for slauther and as an animal lover it was pretty bad. I'm glad I did not take the kids.
On the whole if you are visiting Timaru and looking for a place to stay I highly recommend this house, if you are a tourist I would just avoid Timaru, sorry Timaru.