The Cottage is bright, happy, and different. it is conveniently located for access to local attractions including deserted beaches, and local 'craft villages. It is true, as mentioned in other reviews, that the Cottage located quite close to the Princess Highway - a major thoroughfare, but mostly this becomes background noise and it seems to subside as evening approaches - just when you want to enjoy a bit of quiet. The house was clean; we took one star off here because of dead flies on the window sills - we may be being picky. The Cottage presented very well overall and is exactly like the photos on the site. A lovely balcony out the front is perfect for sitting out in the evenings for drinks and a chat, with local wildlife to keep you company: Lyrebirds and Wallabies; essentially the Cottage is a perfect romantic getaway with plenty of local attractions.
The staff at Whale Coast Realty were friendly and the book in/book out experience was quick and easy.
Two suggestions to improve the experience: 1/. Some better way to dry clothes - especially for those on relatively longer stays - (there is a washer but no dryer; all we could find was an old line under the house strung between 2 support pillars, which had surely passed it's use-by date) and 2/. Remove the 'guests' chore' of having to put the bins out ( this if you happen to occupy into Sunday - bin night). We had to physically lift both bins up the steep drive and place them out on the road. The Cottages' bins are not 'wheely bins'. They are the older style plastic bins with lids. At our age, it nearly finished us off, and was not a great 'departing memory' - solution provide wheely bins for the Cottage. (If you elect not to put the bins out, you will be obliged to pay a $40 rubbish removal fee; this on top of the property cleaning fee which is paid upon booking.)