Disappointed!
Troy's place is situated on the water at Clareville with a private jetty down a steep rocky staircase. It is a beautiful location on the water with a lovely cafe only 150m away. The kitchen is fully stocked of plates etc and the wifi is good. Its sleeps 8 people comfortably in 3 bedrooms with 2 sets of bunks and 2 x double beds.
HOWEVER, it is old, dusty and home to many bugs and spiders. The garden is overgrown and the house never felt clean. There is dirt on the window sills that has been there for a year and despite the inside being clean, the outside was not. Our stay was during the Commonwealth Games and the TV kept switching off around 8pm every night and sometimes all day. When we contacted Troy, he said it was the neighbours lights???....but after 3 days, he didn't respond to our messages with how it could be fixed or why it was happening. We were lucky to have taken a laptop to watch it online.
The showers do not have screens and the entire bathroom is wet - all night! There is nowhere to put any bathroom bags in either bathroom except a skinny mirrored wall cabinet. The security of one of the external doors is questionable and a strong person could simply push the doors in...and there was an awful musty smell about the place when we arrived that we bought 5 air fresheners and candles for our stay.
The garbage bins outside were overflowing (not sure when they were last taken out and we were not informed to put them out that week either) so we had to place our rubbish in the bins up the street.
If you have trouble walking down a rocky uneven entrance and steep rocky stairs to the house and jetty, its not recommended.
The area (Clareville/Avalon) is absolutely lovely and we ate out almost every B/L/D with gorgeous cafes and beaches nearby. The house is walking distance to Forage cafe and also to Clareville beach.
It has so much potential - starting simply with some cleanliness, newer linen/towels, a dry bathroom!! and a TV that works ........but for now, it should be at best a 2*.