Perfect setup for a laid back and beach side vacation for a small group!

Pros:
- Location: easy walk to beach and quaint shops and restaurants
- Fun goodies: games and useful gadgets to keep a group entertained (full cupboard of board games, lots of video games, dvds, books, cds, outdoor stuff and more)
- Spacious: we only had 3 people but the house has beds for 2 couples and a kid comfortably and is spacious to host a good group party (if the hosts would allow). We had my fiancé's mom with us, and the so the separate second house in the back was perfect to allow us some privacy while being in the same household
- Very well equipped kitchen: powerful gas range, every pot, pan and tool you can think of, also a kind note from Dawn graciously saying that you may use their food stuff if you like - we borrowed a bit of oil and spices, the little things that are necessary for a good meal but you don't really want to buy just for a meal away from home
- Awesome rainfall shower head with strong water pressure (in the back house)

Cons:
- Hot water - I think the house only has one small hot water tank, so we had to keep the shower on low and take turns showering after I ended up with a cold shower on the first night (pity considering what a fantastic shower they have!)
- The kitchen can be a bit cleaner - some of the pans and kitchen stuff like the dish rack were somewhat greasy and gunky. Totally understandable as a part of an evidently well used kitchen in a loving and busy home. However, we were charged $100 for cleaning, so we were somewhat expecting things to be cleaner than requiring a good scrub before using. NB: this is only the kitchen tools that just can't get cleaned that well in a dishwasher. Everything else in the house was very clean and comfortable.
- Pillows (the ones on the bed in the back house) felt really thin, old(?) and lacked support.

Overall, highly recommend the place for a home away from home retreat for a small group!