This was a family and friends getaway for the June long weekend '22. 3 X couples, 2 x singles. 5 bedrooms used for the weekend.
I had expressed some concerns regarding the recent reviews on the Stayz site about the property and had emailed the bnb property managers and was informed that if anything needed attending they would be available to communicate with during our stay.
The property is lovely, it's clean and for us it was perfectly located with pretty, country views. Our family and friends like to go for runs and walks and the private roadway in this mini farm subdivision gave us a 7km loop without any traffic and lots of farm animals to look at along the way. There was a gorgeous horse Tyson at the end of the driveway belonging to the neighbouring property which received lots of pats and carrots from us.
The house is modern, clean, stylish and looks exactly like the photos. We cooked all our meals at home, the big dining table and kitchen were perfect. It was too cold for a bbq but the outdoor entertaining area looks very inviting. The fireplace had plenty of wood and the general supplies of everything in the house was great.
A few problems:
The toilet door handle was broken when we arrived, which was the share bathroom for 5 x people and when we immediately contacted the BNB property manager they said it couldn't be fixed while we were there - the earliest they could get someone out was Monday when we were leaving. We had to come up with our own interim solution for the door which was not ideal and we had to spend some time doing a quick repair while we were there on holiday. The property would benefit from an extra toilet for the number of people it can accommodate.
There was no electric blanket on one of the beds and given that the rooms are cold at night this was a problem for the guest who had that room.
The drain was blocked in the share bathroom and one of the guests had to lift the drain and pull out the large lump of hair from previous guests which was very unpleasant but needed to be done to have a functioning shower.
The complimentary bottle of wine was a nice touch on arrival.
We had booked a local tour company for a wine tour - Country Food Trails and that added to our fun time in Orange.
The property is pet friendly and one of the guests had brought their greyhound and that worked just fine.
If you are visiting, check to see if the Orange markets are on. Restaurants need to be booked well ahead.