It was just okay. I booked this place based on the 5 star reviews. Husband, toddler and I stayed in the main house. Our nanny and her husband stayed in the back house.
Pros: The backyard (eucalyptus tree) and fire pit were great
- pretty good location
- rear covered parking spot w/ remote control for gate
- early check in (thank you).
- back house with extra beds
Cons: lacked adequate cooking utensils and kitchen items (measuring cups, pot with lid, grater, only had 1 cutting board), 1 paper towel roll, no Saran Wrap / tin foil, baking tray
- it was an older house and not a lot of effort is put into maintaining it. It will be a tear down if they don’t put any money into it.
We don’t normally cook while travelling but now that we have a toddler, it’s a must. It was just disappointing the house lacked basic items such as cooking oil and sugar. Every time we chopped meat, we’d have to wash the cutting board to chop vegetables. There wasn’t a pot with a lid so we had to use a plate. It was just bare for a weeks’ stay. None of the bath tubs had a plug so you couldn’t have a bath (for my kid). The one in the master bath was broken. If you’re staying for a few days the place serves its purpose. We were busy with our child and having fun on holiday so I didn’t want to msg the hosts over cooking oil or a pot. We figured we’d just buy our own oil etc.
But for a place to be 5/5 these items would already be in the house and more thought and effort would be put into the rental.