Christophers Cottage

Note - I stayed with my husband and two kids - one 4.5 and one 10m old. The cozy cottage feel is really lovely The view is phenomenal. Beds were comfy House stays nice and toasty - the fireplace is great and there's a split system in the lounge room. One oil heater is provided. Electric blankets on the beds. Everything you need in the kitchen in terms of being able to cook there Location is brilliant - no roadhouse out front any more though and the bric a brac store is either closed down or just rarely open. Grumpy baker still there and service is a mixed bag, its expensive but it's delicious. Firewood provided - note one box out the front is allocated per two nights. We thought with 4 boxes that we must have one per night and took for granted we'd have enough for a firepit but then realised that it was one box per two nights instead - the garden is great though could use a bit of a weed and tidy. They seem to have done some recent work out there. Firepit is awesome - furnishings are actually nicer than the photographs - two toilets is always handy. Please note you enter the bathroom into the room with a vanity - to your front us one toilet. Turn right and you have the bathroom (small spa bath which does not work as a spa only as a bath), small corner shower... there is a door off this room with the second toilet.

- The home isn't as clean as I'd hoped and I expected from the exceptional previous rating. There's a lot of webs around, a bit of an infestation of either tiny mozzie or drain flies in the bathroom and for the general areas there isn't a vacuum available to do a mid stay clean. There's lots of dusty areas (skirting boards etc) and it just presents as would benefit from a deep clean. That said, I didn't feel it was dirty per se.... With an almost mobile baby i had hoped to be able to whip around with a vacuum.. For longer stays this could be problematic. - booking.com indicates an ensuite bathroom which is incorrect (no biggie). Booking.com "near attractions" etc also outdated (not fault of owner or management) - 1 towel (bath towel not bath sheet) provided per person for a 4 night stay. I was unable to locate spares anywhere... 1 face washer was provided. Apologies if I missed spares and this is unrepresentative. - entire house is slightly misleading in my view as part of the house isn't included which is totally fine and those parts are not pictured, however also not included is a laundry. Not listed at all or indicated but I had just assumed given it said entire house (laundry us in the garage I understand). We did really enjoy our stay though for a few factors would likely choose not to stay here again. These comments are purely to inform others of what I wish I knew before we booked :) eg we just would have taken extra towels with us and more clothes without expecting to have been able to wash - think some things have changed since the old reviews on other sites were posted (I read reviews across many sites before booking) - the deck whilst awesome does need some work. A piece of decking out the front cracked as we walked on it, and out the back there's many nails and splinters sticking up. No big deal and not unsafe per se just don't go out or let kids out without shoes! :)