My partner, his teenage son and I stayed at Emma's cute and peaceful Fairlight beach side unit over the Christmas holiday.
The place was quite small for three people, but we knew that before we arrived. The place is ideal for two people, but it can work with three people if you do not mind living close and will be gone anyway most days.
We loved everything about the unit and had lots of great movie nights when it was raining heavily. Every morning we enjoyed coffee and brekkie on the porch.
Most days however we were away out and enjoying the incredible Northern Beaches. Fairlight is a very underrated location for anyone who wants to be close to Manly and the Northern Beaches generally.
The area has a wonderfully local vibe to it and has a nice little beach which was busy with locals on most days/evenings. We went for some great walks and runs around Fairlight that also has a beautiful headland.
Fairlight has a little strip with cafes, restaurants and shops, most of these were closed though due to the holiday. We did manage to enjoy take away pizza from one of Emma's recommendations though, a local favorite.
We had a bit of a big car, but had no issue with parking in the area. The neighbor was really kind and had put out the garbage to block the carparking spot for us when we arrived. All the people we met on Emma's street were very friendly and kind which we really appreciated as out of towners.
Emma was an incredibly kind and helpful host. Top communication. Emma had even put out wine, fruit and sweet treats in the fridge when we first came to the unit. I never experienced this with any Airbnb host before. Super generous and loving thought.
All in all, we had an AMAZING time in Fairlight and can only highly recommend Emma's unit and Emma as a host. It was the perfect place to just relax and chill while going off on daily beach trips around the Northern Beaches.
Hope to visit one day again for sure!