We spent Christmas in Jonathan's house and had a great time - it is really a beautiful, stylish and nicely laid out property and we felt lucky to be able to experience living there for a few days.
Jonathan was a great host and left us some welcome food essentials and a bottle of bubbly which was a very nice touch.
The Manly area is so nice and the house is just over 10 minutes walk from the beach and the ferry terminal - it is up a steep hill though so a heads up to anyone with mobility issues.