Stayed here for a bucks weekend. Great communication with owners and was very private so noise wasn't an issue! as described in ad - 5/5 stars :)

My stay here was faultless. Super clean and open and beautiful. Hosts were lovely. Easy to check in and check out. 10/10 would stay again.

Summary: While spacious with a good open main room and private picturesque setting, it was dirty and unhygienic, had insufficient cooling in the bedrooms, and a serious rat infestation. (Normally we give an owner a chance to fix any issues with direct, non-public feedback. This time we made a different decision to be public, to ensure accountability) When we first arrived there were rat droppings in the living area, the kitchen and the bedrooms. Not sure how this got through “cleaning” as there were both fresh droppings and many that had clearly been there for quite some time. The rats came into the house every evening and left fresh droppings even though we left out no food. The rats repeatedly kept people awake with the noises as they knocked over and chewed non-food items. One evening when one bedroom door was closed the rats visibly chewed the carpets to get out of the bedroom under the doors. There were many unaddressed rat entry points as the ground level flyscreens were all chewed through (when we first arrived we opened the windows at night because there no was working air-conditioning in the bedrooms). After using the BBQ one evening the rats very quickly appeared on the BBQ itself before we had finished our meal (in daylight) – this was the only time that we saw the quite large rats. The owner had known about the rats before we arrived as he warned us about not leaving food out on our arrival day. The place also had dust in many places including dust that brushed off curtains. There were stained and uncovered doonas, stinky blankets, active cobwebs and dead bugs throughout the living areas and bathrooms. The bathroom needed to be swept of bugs on arrival. Windows were dirty and smeared. This is a build up that the owners haven't bothered to deal with. One evening a cocoon/nest fell from the living room rafters onto the lounge. At least two bathroom doors would not latch and just blew open with a gentle breeze or with the rush of air as someone walked past. A mother and child were stung by wasps, since – as we discovered - there was a large nest in a plant just outside the living room door on the deck. We later discovered another nest near the front door. One air conditioning unit was broken and the “evaporative air conditioning” for the bedrooms was a complete waste of time.

Great family getaway. Perfect place for a getaway with plenty of space and privacy for everyone. Amazing views and very peaceful… nicely located in a private setting. Will most likely be returning for another family getaway. Thanks Kookaburra 😊

The perfect (much needed) getaway for our group of 12. Everyone had so much space, the main living area was huge and perfectly accommodated our larger group. The views from the back deck are picture perfect, we have visited the hunter valley a few times but this stay takes the cake.

Great place to have a break!

Our group enjoyed our stay and the open space.

The property is huge! The living area of this house is awesome and again huge, the kitchen was fabulous and well stocked in terms of crockery, glasses, pots pans etc, cannot fault it. The wrap around verandah was awesome for the children to ride scooters, and the bbq and bar fridge, futsal table were great additions to this property. Also the pool was fantastic, especially given that it was 45 degrees upon our arrival. The thing that let this property down was the misleading bedroom arrangements. Stayz website clearly stated there was 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. There was a description of the bedrooms and it stated that bedroom 5 had 4 queen size beds, the other 4 bedrooms had one queen size bed. This was definitely not the case, not even close. Yes, there were 5 bedrooms, but one of the bedrooms was directly off the master suite......not even a door to separate the 2 rooms. None of the rooms had 4 queen size beds in it, and this let us down very much. Our plan was the 6 children (cousins aged 3-9) were to sleep in the bedroom that held the 4 q/s beds. thereby leaving the remaining 4 bedrooms for the adults ( 4 couples) Upon arrival, it quickly became evident that the children would all be sleeping on futon with their parents. The children were disappointed to learn that they wouldn't be having the "sleepover"with their cousins, and the parents weren't to pleased about it either. We still enjoyed our stay as the purpose was for us all to be together for our eldest sons 40th birthday celebrations, however I do feel totally mislead regarding the the bedroom arrangements, and had I have known what was actually going to be presented would not have stayed at this property. Also the bathroom we had did not have a shower, just a spa bath, so we had to share someone elses shower, considering the money that we paid for 2 night stay and i am left feeling rather miffed.