Mackerel Beach is a lovely place to stay. This house is older, like many of them, and relies on tank water (which of course is fine). However, the toilet didn’t flush adequately, so we had to use a bucket each time. Which was tiresome and felt more like camping. And the dishwasher stayed stuck on, so you had to stay around and mind it til it finished its cycle. The water ran out in the upper tank, so we had to pump water from the lower tank to the upper, which meant all the sediment in the tank water we used was stirred up and visible, and coloured the water (even after a few hours of waiting for it to settle). The location is great, and I have enjoyed my stays here at quite a few different properties. Xanthe was quick to respond, and I think a new mechanism in the toilet, some dishwasher maintenance, and a bench top water filter you can use for drinking water, would be great additions to fix these things up.