House is nice and spacious, and we loved that we could bring our dog :)
Our favourite parts:
- lots of space, would be fine for a couple of families together with kids. House was probably a bit too big for just the 3 of us and our dog :)
- that it was dog friendly
- only a few minutes drive to the town centre, the sea, all attractions and local supermarket
- dining room has a beautiful outlook with lots of trees and sunset colours
- the listing stays that you have to provide your own dishwashing liquid, laundry powder etc. so we expected that, but didn't actually need to have worried as the estate agent provided samples of everything including a sponge, instant coffee, tea bags, sugar sachets.. and there were also some staples in the pantry. Also had some board games, puzzles, lots of books and DVDs.
- a dishwasher, washing machine and dryer are always appreciated. TVs in the living room and in 2 of the bedrooms.
Negatives:
- the first 2 pictures on the listing are misleading as the beachfront is a 15min walk. Seeing the pics (it doesn't say "location shot" like other pics I expected the sea to be closer).
- cleaning wasn't great, we found hair in the bathroom, cobwebs on the ceiling and a spider in the bedroom. We hired the linen for $60 for 2 beds (it is provided in a bag and you have to make your own beds with it) but seeing the colour and state of the pillows, mattresses and mattress protectors that had many stains, I wished we'd brought our own pillows at least!
- house was cold, even with all of their little provided fan heaters on, we couldn't warm it up enough to feel cosy. It is the middle of winter though.
- backyard is hard to access as long staircase so not ideal for our dog who has a sore leg, our toddler, or even myself who is heavily pregnant. We ended up taking our dog to the street instead to pee, to avoid the stairs and didn't use the backyard.
