Bruce was away for our stay but Bev was a lovely, friendly, accomodating host who gave us a bright and cheerful welcome, and was very pleasant to chat with. The cottage is in an amazing setting - we loved being able to paddle the kayaks pretty much right off the front yard at full tide, and explore the rock pools at low tide. We saw quite a bit of marine life when doing both activities, which was great. Even if the weather isn’t the best, the sea view from the covered deck (and the hammock!) is so relaxing. The gardens on the property are spectacular, beautifully done, and easily among the nicest gardens we’ve ever been in.
The cottage was tidy and quite comfortable and there were some interesting artworks on the walls which we liked, but overall it is quite dated and tired in places (e.g. threadbare patches of carpet in the primary bedroom). We thought the whole indoors has kind of a hotel or motel feel to it. We felt that for the price per night there are a number of small things that could do with improvement too: the toilet paper looks and feels budget, the bath towels are thin and feel rather worn out, the shower curtain is half length (the shower is over the bath) and it’s not weighted so when you turn the shower on the curtain billows in and wraps itself all around you, and the rubbish bin in the kitchen was so teeny tiny we had to take the kitchen rubbish out each day. Just small things, but still annoyances we didn’t really want to have to deal with in a rental of this price, and they’re things that could all be easily fixed and that would really lift the whole standard of the stay.
Overall this place is in a great spot and we did have an enjoyable time because of that, but the lack of attention to the little comforts detracted from the whole experience. At this price point and going off comparable places we’ve stayed at in years past, we expected those everyday things like carpet and towels and toilet paper to be nicer.