Two weeks spent over Christmas and New Year 2019 - 2 adults and 2 children (8 and 4) - visiting from UK.
Fantastic location, close to Curl Curl and Freshwater beaches. Easy to get around (hilly but that's Sydney!). Great seaside outdoor swimming pools at both beaches - great for the kids.
A local bus stop 5 minute walk away for a 25 minute ride into Manly and from there a 30 minute ferry into Sydney. A car is useful to have - we hired one and Freshwater is a great place to drive in and out of to explore the northern beaches and further afield. We went upto Palm Beach which was easy to drive to.
Large Coles, Woolies is ALDI are 2 miles away at a Westfield mall. Smaller ones slightly closer in Freshwater and Balgowlah.
Kids play park (with shade) 5 minutes walk away, with a great coffee shop (Carlos) en route. Also small convenience store a little further down the road (Captains Shop)
Plenty of places to eat out in Freshwater - The Harbord Diggers complex has a good choice of food and drink - great outdoor eating area - small membership fee to join, but then you get 10% discount of food and drink so pays for itself easily. Small kids play area also.
The house has a fantastic view of Curl Curl beach - its an enviable plot - the house has everything you need and hosts were kind enough to leave kids toys out for our children to play with. Friendly neighbours too!
Many thanks for a great visit.