Unfortunately I am giving the property a 1 star review.

While the place is stunning and very private, the add states a ‘well stocked pantry’ which isn’t the case. Belle’s property charges the same amount per night as Peats Bite which is a 4 star boutique hotel around the corner. At the very least, you would expect the place to have milk for tea and coffee, given the remoteness of the location and you can only get to the property by boat.

We were also notified the day before our booking that the oven did not work. It was a little disappointing to hear about this last minute with no notice and given the remoteness of the location, we had planned dinner’s around a functioning oven.

We arrived Saturday afternoon in heavy amounts of rain and the code that was supplied by the Host was not correct. There was no mobile phone signal and we were left wondering around the property in significant amounts of rain. Fortunately, we were able to get in touch with the host 30 minutes later to request the correct code from her.

Finally, the host supplied guests with candles. We used a few of these candles one night during dinner, only to find that some of these were faulty and left marks on the bench. We wouldn’t have used candles if they weren’t supplied to us and expected that they would be of a sufficient quality. The host has since tried to charge us an exorbitant amount ($4,000) for three small marks left by candles that were supplied by herself, which is completely unreasonable, not genuine, and does call into question her character.

While the property is nice, overall it has been a very disappointing experience on many levels.