Cozy Cottage Review
This is a charming bed-sit with enclosed patio in a good location in the Paddington neighbourhood – an area which we have stayed in a few times before, noted for an abundance of eating, drinking and shopping opportunities.
It is premium priced at $284AUD/ night and for that we would have hoped for a “meet and greet” person (rather than a lock box that took 20 minutes and two phone calls to open – we did re-write the instructions, and send them to Tyson on how to open the lock box with the entrance keys), and it really should have air conditioning for a Sydney summer, rather than just two fans…. And a microwave and a rubber shower mat would be useful… at this price.
It was a bit scary paying a lot of money - 1,337 pounds - up front five months earlier with a no cancellation option… and also odd that Tyson didn’t know if the currency quoted on the web-site was pounds, Euros or Aus dolllars. It wasn’t clear.
The web-site features the “fast Wifi”, but we weren’t told the router or password so we paid $10 for a commercial connection to ask Tyson for the information.
Beware of the 9 inch step in the middle of the bed-sit and the low door to the patio… I cracked my head twice – which is my fault.
Instructions said check out was “strictly 10:00am” but we asked for an extension to noon, which was granted, but the cleaners arrived at 11:10 so we had to leave then. We paid up-front 56 pounds sterling (about $80AUD) for cleaning, but we were told we had to wash and dry the sheets and pillow cases before leaving, or incur a $30 professional cleaning fee. I did ask why both but was told the cleaning fee did not include the bed linen.
Overall, best part is the location, assuming you like Paddington, which we did for the first 8 days of 31 in Sydney.