Ocean's place is indeed very spacious and the photos of the living room & bedrooms are as it is when we stayed there. We have 2 young kids and it was definitely a highlight for them to see the slide, car & bike available for them to play with.
The Tan Tan family also made effort to provide us with things that would help with the kids - stroller, baby bath tub and a cot. These were all much appreciated gestures by us.
As mentioned in many other reviews (so it prepared us as we went ahead to book this place), the outside area where the play equipment are stored was too hot to play at so we asked if we could bring them into the living area to play. Because the living area was so spacious, our kids could enjoy the toys away from the blasting heat that came from the aircon condenser. However, the heat proved to be extremely helpful in drying our clothes.
The place is very near to Da'an park and there's a big playground there for the kids to play, you could walk there in a few minutes so that's a plus for us. The metro station is just beside the park but we mainly took cabs while we stayed there.
The part that we were a bit disappointed with was the kitchen & the toilet. We realised there weren't that many pictures of these 2 parts of the house and had thought maybe it wouldn't be that bad since the major parts of the house was so nicely done up.
The design is pretty retro and that's fine but it was the little things like some things were in disrepair (it's just minor things and doesn't affect overall usage of the toilet and kitchen) and not very clean. This was probably due to wear and tear over time and maybe the host would fix it up since most are easy fixes.
We took the bedroom closest to the front yard (parking area) where the metal shutters are and honestly, had a very bad experience. The apartment is located beside a small alley road but there are still cars that drive by and each time that happens, the shutter rattles pretty loudly and it actually woke us up in the night and early morning. Traffic is low so it doesn't happen constantly but if you're a light sleeper, it's better to take one of the other 2 rooms further from this.
On our last night there, it rained and the constant rain pelting on the shutters was so loud, we couldn't fall back to sleep and the rain went on till we checked out of the apartment. It is not the host's fault regarding this experience with the metal shutters but it was not something we were prepared for, so it kind of affected our experience there. The rain was also quite noisy from the roof of the back yard.
Overall, we had a good time staying at Ocean's place and feel thankful to have thoughtful hosts who came to personally welcome us and send us off during check out. They were also really responsive the entire time. The place is really spacious and 90% of the home is as the pictures show. Thank you for sharing your home with us. :)