Within 5 minutes of arriving we saw a whale and a sea eagle hovering above. In one week’s stay we saw 47 whales, dolphins, seals and numerous birds. Take your binoculars! But, there are some issues.
A welcome basket of chips, chocolate, coffee pods, long life milk and Twinning’s tea bag was provided.
But if it wasn’t whale migration time I don’t think we would stay here again as it turned out to be rather expensive with extra charges for service, cleaning and pet fees.
The reasons why this property lost a whole star is a result of many small issues.
Previous holiday makers did not clean up their dog’s faeces. There was no light above the dining table. As it was only 2 of us, we just moved closer to the closest available light. We had no prior warning about a lawn mowing company suddenly appearing out the back one day. In the kitchen there was a completely rusted, useless can opener, a severely stained, clean (!) tea towel and we could not find an oven mitt. In the middle bathroom (- with the weird bi-fold door, in the TV room,) except for a hand towel ring, there wasn’t anywhere to put your bath towel and clothes. There was also mould in the shower recess under the taps. All 3 toilet lids need replacing. They were clean but are definitely showing their age.
The worst thing though was the wooden 2 seats & table in between, on the outside balcony. That same set is shown in photos dating back to when the property was last sold in January 2013. It is so weather worn that we both got splinters in our hands, tore my clothing and on the table there was a screw or nail pointy end sticking up through the wooden table.
A welcome brochure would have been appreciated, indicating when lawn maintenance occurs, when garbage night is, best coffee in town etc. A squeegee on a long pole would also be a benefit for us to clean all those glass doors, so we could always have that wonderful view.
Seeing 47 whales and all the other wildlife was worth the money, even including all the issues mentioned above.
We do not regret it all, the views and whales were worth it!