Beach Haven - Venus Bay

Nice house in quiet street. A bit of a hike to the beach and a drive to the shop. I think it would be good with older kids (our eldest was 4) Would recommend taking your own pillows and, if you are going to do much cooking, some sharp knives. We followed the instructions regarding use of the washing machine and still ended up with water all over the floor. It's either not plumbed in correctly or faulty.

The house is well built, nice and roomy, and a lovely balcony with bbq and outdoor lounge and seating. Good location close to Beach. The furnishings inside are comfortable and well maintained. We totally missed that there wasn’t wifi in the home. The Telstra and Optus reception is pretty poor, flipping between 1 bar of 4g and 2 or 3 bars of 3G. Fair enough if you want a low tech getaway, but I needed to also be online for work so and even making a phone call from outside kept dropping out. I ended up driving to Wonthaggi to buy a cellular modem to try and get by, which wasn’t much better. Just beware to take your own internet somehow and accept that you won’t be able to stream anything. The drawbacks were in the lack of detail. While having to bring linen and towels, you also need to byo tea towels, oven mitts and anything else more than salt and pepper. The olive oil in the pantry expired two years ago, the whisk in the utensil drawer had too much rust to be safe. No other pantry staples like vinegar or flour or sauce that you often find in other rentals on this range. For $100 at Kmart and Aldi the kitchen would be well served with some more utensils, pantry staples and some additional glasses, bath mats and tea towels. The cleanliness wasn’t great, with dusty footprints inside on the floor and little fingerprints on the glass doors, and we had to clean off the dust mud on the outdoor furniture and deck. Despite those grumbles we actually had a good stay :)