First off, the location is amazing. From the quaint little street this cottage is situated on, you can see the Bay on one side and the Ocean on the other! It's a short walk to trendy coffee shops and restaurants. We loved walking every morning along the ocean or the bay depending on what we felt inspired to do. We even stumbled across Sea World on a longer walk around the Bay one day.
We used Uber to get to all the attractions like the Zoo, Zoo Safari, Sea World and Trolley Tours which weren't very far away. We were travelling with our 9 month old baby and were hopeful that the place we booked through AirBnb wouldn't be too far away from everything and we were very pleased to realize that we picked the very best location!! We actually felt even better being here than right on the ocean as this neighborhood is quiet and private vs the busy strip of beach front properties along the ocean.
Secondly the home is lovely. The living room is spacious and the dining area was perfect for breakfasts with our little one in the high chair Janet provided. The kitchen is loaded with evething we needed to prep food for our babe. As I make all my baby's food it was important to me that the kitchen was well stocked.
The bedroom is a good size and very cozy. The pack and play was a great addition for us so we had less to pack for our baby on our trip.
The bathroom is charming and feels very beachy. The door knob got stuck at one point but thankfully there were tools in the cupboards so my partner was able to quickly repair it. The home is what I would fondly consider a Heritage Home as it seems original to the area so of course some things won't work as well as if they are brand new. The door knobs and doors are older but that only adds to the charm of the place. We didn't pick this place expecting a modern home. We loved that this place felt like it had history!
The plug in the bathtub didn't work and Janet quickly bought a few plugs to try and she checked in to make sure any other issues we might have were addressed. Janet was super approachable and very prompt with any requests we had.
I'm sure our request for a key was a new one to her as ordinarily the convenient code lock would be sufficient for guests. We ended up staying the one week of the year that it rains and it rained lots and lots very quickly and surprisingly so we ended up with a short-lived puddle outside the door with the code lock. Janet kindly brought us a key to the other door so that we could access the house without going through the puddle.
I really don't want to make a big deal out of the things like door knob and puddle from the rain as it's very likley these things will never cause any concern to other guests. I make mention because given the anomalies that they were, Janet was absolutely on the ball with making sure we were comfortable and that all our needs were addressed.
We felt very much like we could make this place our home for the week which is exactly what we needed. Before arriving Janet ensured we knew everything about the area including restaurants and attractions and things to do like scooters and cycling around town. We were so excited leading up to the trip because Janet made it all sound so fun! And that's exactly what we experienced.
An amazing little house in an amazing part of the city where locals are happy and healthy and you can feel right at home! We highly recommend this place and these hosts!