We moved from the Netherlands to Australia and needed a furnished accommodation until we had our own home and our own furniture to arrive. We stayed at this place for a month. Because it’s not a holiday for us because we now are actually living in Australia, we were using the rental differently than if you are staying for a shorter time and just using it to sleep. So everything had to be working well because we were using it as our own home.
Askar told us while showing the place, that due to flooding caused by rain, the floorboards were bent slightly. Due to the flooding there was a lot of humidity in the house that causes a certain smell that got in your clothes, sheets and everything. The many rainy days didn’t help either. There is only sun on a small part of the balcony in the morning so if you want to wash you have to do that on a sunny day because otherwise it won’t dry. The dryer is not working, the first time I used it I put in my sheets and it took the hole day in the dryer and it still was not dry. The dryer tumbles but it just doesn’t dry. Askar mentioned it does work but it stops when it’s hot and after cooling down it works again. In my opinion it’s not working. We had to put on a heater to make sure we could use the sheets on our bed. There was a second pair of sheets but they were smelly because of the humidity, we didn’t feel like using them.
The surrounding of the house is stunning, looking out the window you have a stunning view. Askar the host (we haven’t met Zara) does everything to make you comfortable. At first the internet was very slow and the TV wasn’t working properly but Askar fixed that, although it took almost 1,5 week before the TV was repaired. Parking at the place is a bit scary if you aren’t used to driving in the hills like us. (The Netherlands is a very flat country). If you want to leave the place you have to be lucky the one public parking place is free so you can make a scary turn otherwise you have to go up the hill in reverse.
If you don’t come by car you can use the train and bus, both close by but you have to take a long steep road to the top.