Breakaway - Gracetown, WA

It is a nice property, well situated near the beach and the shop and the layout is very pleasant and convenient, especially when with children. The lounge looks nice and is comfortable. Mostvif the mattresses are comfortable and the balcony is lovely. My big gripe with this property is that it is grossly overpriced when one consider the level of maintenance, of the house, especially as what is good in terms of the practicality of the location robs it of a fabulous view I have mentioned most of this in another form or with different details a couple of years ago but:The gardens are awfully maintained, even in a place where water is scarce. The backyard is a disgrace and offers no privacy One of the bedside lamp in the bedroom behind the kitchen was broken before we arrived. We could not use it. No working globe in one of the bed lamps in the bunkroom. No replacement visible anywhere. Both the lounge and the dining room need at least one more, or one, table lamp. The dining room lighting especially is sinister The crockery is nicely appointed and pleasant. The collection of saucepans in the kitchen though is numerous but of cheap quality and too shallow. The oven is very good. Its trays need replacing with good quality ones. The stove top grates do not seem to fit or be the original ones. On one side the saucepans are permanently on an incline. The toilets want replacing or at least given a proper once over so that the very bottom part is not black. etc etc.

We chose this house based on what was misrepresented to us by Exclusive Holidays, whilst they responded quickly, the outcome showed their lack of empathy and responsibility. It is a reasonable expectation for guests to expect the listing to be accurate but sadly, it is a pattern in the holiday rental industry that this is not the case. This poor and unsatisfactory behavior needs to be called out or it won't change. Whilst we stayed in peak season, the high price charged is not value for money in comparison to other properties. The positives of this house are: it is large, towels and linen included, a bottle of wine provided. It is well placed in Gracetown, which is a wonderful, peaceful area, It has a lovely deck. Gracies is a 2 minute walk and opens at 6:30am every morning, with barista coffee. The beach is also a short walk with a pontoon to swim out to. Here are the realities of the house which may not bother you, but if you know up front and still rent it, then you will avoid any disappointments. There are no ceiling fans in any of the bedroom so if you are a hot sleeper, not good. The bathroom is not 'adjoining.' I am baffled as to why this word is in the listing as it would suggest an ensuite or next to bedroom, it is neither. The pool table is in very poor condition with 2 big holes and pockets held together with tape. Iron not working. All sliding doors and windows stiff. Some beach stuff a smart tv, clothes dryer, milk frother and coffee pods would be good

Our combined family loved our stay. We could walk to the beach and were close to other attractions in the area. The house was very comfortable, with good separation of sleeping spaces and pleanty of room for relaxing.

We had the best stay with our bridal party for our wedding. The location is amazing - just a short walk to the beach. The balcony is great to watch the surfing.The house is not luxurious and not new, but it is a good activities beach house.The only issue we had was that the fridge was turned off when we arrived, so we lost a lot of food while the fridges turned on. Would recommend checking this before you arrive.

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