My family and I were surprised that this house wasn’t as it looked in the photos as it is a Plus home and we chose it as it had received good reviews.
We chose this house for the pool but were informed two days before check in that the pool was under maintenance. When we were bummed about not having a pool because it was a sunny day when we arrived we asked for a discount and were promptly given $200 AUD for the disappointment.
The Airbnb Plus part about this house is confined to the living and dining area. The kitchen cabinets are worn and chipped in many areas. The interior of two of the kitchen cabinets were very messy. The floors on the ground level is dusty. We wiped the floors ourselves as we’re barefoot in the house.
When we realized that there was no hot water, Vera came over immediately to rectify the matter. She also swept the exterior of the house and the kitchen. When we found two nails poking out from one of the steps of the stairs, she knocked it flat so it was safe. She also hung a towel to cover the top window of one of the bedrooms, as overall the rooms have no blackout blinds or curtains which made it not great for putting kids to bed in summertime.
The room facing Henrietta Street was noisy from passing cars up till about 11pm. Then traffic starts again just before 6am during our stay. I was awakened by what sounded like garbage/recyclable collection before 6am on Friday morning.
Finding a parking spot is tough in this neighborhood as it’s a street with a school along it so parking is scarce. Most times we walked a long way from car to house.
Bronte Park and beach is a 6 minute drive from the house. It’s near but roads are busy around this area. And it was too far to walk with my littler son who’s 3. Parking at the beach is scarce too.
Overall this house did not live up to our expectations as compared to the homes that we’ve experienced in Australia before this stay. Vera is a good host but this house needs some improvements and sadly it didn’t work for my family and I.