This was such a mixed bag for us.
The home and location are truly amazing, with a real “getaway” feel. If you have a family, there is no need to bring anything in terms of entertainment, as a wide selection of activities and games are available for rainy days, and of course there is plenty to do on sunny days - the host even provides boogie boards etc.
As advertised, this is a home and as such you are always aware that you are in somebody’s special place, together with all their unique preferences, which in this case was lovely even if a bit different to our usual. It is clear that the family really focusses on “face time” and “real world” activities over passive or digital activities, based on the way the place was set up. Having said that, the internet worked well!
Our stay unfortunately was let down by quite a number of maintenance issues, and for the price this place is asking, we really shouldn’t have had to deal with these things. The concierge service tried hard to get the issues addressed but as our stay was over the new year weekend, not surprisingly the issues were challenging to sort out. Blown light bulbs made working in the kitchen awkward until we replaced them (the concierge bought the bulbs). A non functioning fridge made managing a week’s worth of fresh food and cold drinks for 7 people VERY difficult, even with a bar fridge in the laundry and a portable esky fridge sourced half way through our stay. Little things like a great condenser dryer that was completely non functional because of a blocked condenser that took an hour to unblock and clean so we could dry items on a rainy day just took the edge off what would be an otherwise superb holiday experience.
If these maintenance items are addressed, then this stay would be worth 5 stars from us, but we couldn’t in all fairness give the stay 5 stars due to the constant irritation of the things that impacted thew quality of our experience.
N.B. If you like real coffee, bring a coffee machine, and if you need a microwave, bring that too. The TV is well set up for digital viewing (we brought an Apple TV) but it isn’t connected to an aerial so free to air TV isn’t readily available.