I arrived from New Zealand at 10.00pm and was created by Paulette on my arrival who was inviting and pleasant. Paulette showed me all I needed to know to get settled in comfortably then allowed me to go about my way to settle for the night. Paulette and Larry's place is clean and comfortable and I loved my room, it was clean, airy with a lovely fan and the bed was so comfortable, It was a new bed and the mattress was lovely to lie on. I slept like a baby every night. I had my own bathroom with organic and natural products available to use. Paulette and Larry have a cleaner that comes weekly so the house is clean and tidy.
I fell in love with both cats and they loved me :) and was entertained by their parrot who was funny to listen to. I was not interrupted by the parrot at night and only heard him during the day which was lovely and funny to listen to.
The location was great as it was out of the city centre but only 4 miles away from it. The rocky creek park was just around the corner and I ran and cycled in their everyday. There is a road winding its way in the park to the other side of town to the city centre and was a very pleasant way to get to the city. The local bus and train service were excellent if you chose to take it as I did on one occasion and it only took 20 minutes to get to the heart of the city. Larry and Paulette went out their way to ensure I was catered for and provided for. I had several problems connecting my laptop and Larry was exceptionally helpful on this to help me out. Paulette ensured I had all the directions I needed to head to the city for sightseeing trips and went shopping for organic produce for me especially as I am a raw foodist and I was thankful for this having a fridge full of produce for breakfast smoothies.
There was a nice garden at the back to sit at some table and chairs and relax in the sun with a shade umbrella, big enough to accommodate at least 5 people.
Definitely recommend staying with Paulette and Larry for a comfortable, private and convenient place to stay.