I rented both this cottage and the top house for my 50th birthday. Everything inside the house is just as it looks in the pictures, so it’s very nicely appointed and well priced.
The owner is very quick to respond to questions, which is helpful. The owner also let us check in a couple of hours early, which was sincerely appreciated.
The major issue for my guests was not being able to sleep past 5am because of the thundering traffic on Barrenjoey Road just below the house. I have never stayed in Palm Beach, so didn’t realise this was an issue with the suburb. My friends and I are all lucky to live in very quiet parts of Sydney, so it was an unwelcome surprise to realise we were somewhere with constant traffic noise.
The other disappointment was that the prominently pictured kayaks and stand up paddle board did not come with lifejackets, because they are not really part of the rental. That would have been helpful to know upfront. It would be better if those pictures were deleted from the listing. I had two lifejackets with me because I brought a canoe from home, so we did use the kayaks, and the owner didn’t seem to mind, but our vision of a group paddling adventure didn’t work out.
Overall I would say that you would be very happy with the house if you don’t mind traffic noise, and you weren’t relying on using the watercraft.