We stayed at the Bronte Love Shack for 5 weeks. Unfortunately it did not live up to our expectations. The apartment is at the back of the building above cafes, a fish & chip shop and directly across the road from Bronte beach. The building is old & grotty.
There were 3 of us staying there.
For the 5 weeks we received 4 bath towels NO beach towels and one set of bed linen .
The first thing that struck us was the horrible smell of fried food that starts at 6.30am with the cafes preparing to open their shops which is quite noisy and it didn’t stop until 9.30pm.
The smell is unbearable to the point that you can not leave a window open. The apartment is very hot. There is no ventilation, no aircon but there are 2 old fans that were quite grotty which I pulled apart to clean to use to ventilate the apartment and to also disperse the smell of fried oil & food.
The apartment generally wasn’t very clean . The kitchen is a good size with good appliances but we needed to use a knife to open the cupboard doors as there were no door handles and most of the spring actions were broken . The oven had not been cleaned and was disgusting. It was full of fatty grease & oil. We communicated with the owner and were given the option to clean it ourselves or to have the cleaner sent out but we went with cleaning it ourselves and were compensated $100.
The couch was definitely grotty and not pleasant to sit and relax on , the main bedroom has a great king bed but the bed linen was not of any accomodation standard & the carpet in both bedrooms look and feel dirty.
The second bedroom is comfortable for only a child as it’s very small with limited space. The bathroom has a great shower, toilet & vanity but the water sprays all over the floor so we had to buy a squeeze mop to dry the floor after every shower. Don’t be fooled by the rooftop terrace. Yes there is an ocean view but it’s not enjoyable because of the noise & the smell that comes out of the exhaust vent from the fish & chip shop & it’s also quite dirty up there.
We unfortunately didn’t enjoy our stay & wouldn’t recommend the Bronte beach love shack.