Basin Retreat by Experience Jervis Bay
About this house rental
Beds: 3 x Queen, Tribunk WiFi: Yes Heating and Cooling: Aircon and pedestal fan Parking: 4 spaces Nearest Beach: Hyams Beach Linen: Yes Holidays on Harriss @ 18 Harriss Avenue, Basin View is a sprawling waterfront reserve home which offers everything you could need for a comfortable and stylish holiday away. Enjoy the tranquility of this quiet neighbourhood, while enjoying the convenience of being close to local shops and waterfront. This home is comfortably furnished and provides plenty of room for the whole family! Enjoy your morning cuppa on the covered back verandah which has water views and overlooks the massive grassy backyard. Enjoy an afternoon BBQ in the large covered Barbecue area or perhaps watch the stars from the backyard spa. Holidays on Harriss is conveniently located within walking distance to the water's edge of St. Georges Basin, and only a 10 minute drive to the white sand beaches of Jervis Bay. The large driveway and off street parking is great for water enthusiasts who want to bring their boat and enjoy the fantastic fishing in the Basin. Your whole family will love this fantastic home. Sleeps 9 guests Bedrooms 1 - Queen 2 - Queen 3 - Queen 4 - Tribunk Port-a-cot & highchair available: No Bathroom Shower, vanity and toilet. Bath, vanity and separate toilet. Kitchen A well-stocked kitchen with everything you'll need to prepare a quick snack or full meal. Fridge, upright oven with cooktop, kettle, microwave. Living Flat screen TV, Dvd player, stereo, Air-conditioner, indoor dining setting for 10. Outside Gas Barbecue and outdoor dining setting for 6. Linen Linen is included all year round. This includes sheets, pillow cases, doonas and blankets, bath towels, hand towels, face washers and bath mats. We will have the beds made for you when you arrive. You will need to bring your own beach towels. Pets This property Not is suitable for pets. Other Garage is Not for guest use, however there is plenty of off street parking available.
Amenities
Air conditioner
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony / Patio
Dishwasher
Hot Tub / Spa
TV
Garden
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Reasons to book
Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen / Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more
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Reviews
4.2/5.0
Excellent(9 Reviews)
5.0
Awesome house
Awesome house and location. Loved the backyard.
Only thing that went wrong was the alarm keyring was broken so we couldn't turn off the alarm when entering the house.
Would stay here again.
1.0
First thing when we got there at 3pm checkin time, the cleaners were still cleaning the house so we went for a walk, when we got back half an hour later they just left and all the floors in the house were wet with mopping. We discovered the house to be very dark even with all blinds opened because of the wraparound terrace that blocks all the light. All the windows were extremely dirty like they were never washed with lots of cobwebs inside the house. No BBQ or stove/oven lighters. Outside laundry door was locked with no keys so we had to call them to come unlock it.No washing powder. Some doors scraped hard along floor and overall it was old 70's style house. Old sticky kitchen cutlery that we had to wash before use. Dirty big stain on the carpet in the bedroom with squeaky uncomfortable beds and old soft worn out pillows. No air-conditioning in the bedrooms. Outside was dirty and untidy with a huge 2m high pile of dead palm tree branches and garden waste in the backyard, spoiling the view. With pegs thrown across the long grass. There was no instructions on how to operate the spa just like many reviews mention. After removing the extremely heavy spa cover that was hard to lift even with 3 people we discovered one dead frog in the half filled spa that stunk bad and one live frog crawling out of the murky water. Everyone was saying there is no way they would risk going into that dirty water. When we turned on the spa we noticed that only half of the jets worked and not very good without air bubbles even when adjusting air intake. There was no way of changing the water because there were no hoses so we didn't use the spa at all. On the last few days when the spa started to overflow with rain we placed the cover back on. Only to be charged $500 for damages to spa cover. We left the cover in the same condition we found it and there is no way that we could have damaged it just by lifting it off and placing it back on. We suspect the owner has tried this on others because there are far too many reviews mentioning the fact they were not happy with not being provided with spa instructions. This is my fist time using this platform as I usually use another. I never had problem with any of my stays. I only chose to use it this time because it was about $200 cheaper for this house than other platform but I have learned my lesson and I will never use it again, especially when this wasn't run by private owner but by an agency. We don't recommend this house.
1.0
Old, dirty and a big rip off!
First thing when we got there at 3pm checkin time, the cleaners were still cleaning the house so we went for a walk, when we got back half an hour later they just left and all the floors in the house were wet with mopping. We discovered the house to be very dark even with all blinds opened because of the wraparound terrace that blocks all the light. All the windows were extremely dirty like they were never washed with lots of cobwebs inside the house. No BBQ or stove/oven lighters. Outside laundry door was locked with no keys so we had to call them to come unlock it.No washing powder. Some doors scraped hard along floor and overall it was old 70's style house. Old sticky kitchen cutlery that we had to wash before use. Dirty big stain on the carpet in the bedroom with squeaky uncomfortable beds and old soft worn out pillows. No air-conditioning in the bedrooms. Outside was dirty and untidy with a huge 2m high pile of dead palm tree branches and garden waste in the backyard, spoiling the view. With pegs thrown across the long grass. There was no instructions on how to operate the spa just like many reviews mention. After removing the extremely heavy spa cover that was hard to lift even with 3 people we discovered one dead frog in the half filled spa that stunk bad and one live frog crawling out of the murky water. Everyone was saying there is no way they would risk going into that dirty water. When we turned on the spa we noticed that only half of the jets worked and not very good without air bubbles even when adjusting air intake. There was no way of changing the water because there were no hoses so we didn't use the spa at all. On the last few days when the spa started to overflow with rain we placed the cover back on. Only to be charged $500 for damages to spa cover. We left the cover in the same condition we found it and there is no way that we could have damaged it just by lifting it off and placing it back on. We suspect the owner has tried this on others because there are far too many reviews mentioning the fact they were not happy with not being provided with spa instructions. This is my fist time using this platform as I usually use another. I never had problem with any of my stays. I only chose to use it this time because it was about $200 cheaper for this house than other platform but I have learned my lesson and I will never use it again, especially when this wasn't run by private owner but by an agency. We don't recommend this house.
5.0
Great property and location
Great property for 3 couples, location is beautiful and a joy to be able to walk and ride bikes arounds the area. only suggestion is maybe a shower put into the second bathroom to make a shower/bath to help after swimming and spa days. And instructions on use of gas oven, spa etc. Fridge door doesn't close properly either. But definitely worth the stay
4.0
Lovely
Rating Details:
The property manager was more than helpful.
The vacation rental was spotless.
I was more than happy with the location.
I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
Loves the location and house beds very comfortable could use a good tidy outside and big patch of mould in lounge room very disappointing
4.0
Hannah’s stay at Experience
Rating Details:
The property manager was more than helpful.
The vacation rental was spotless.
I was more than happy with the location.
I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
We had a lovely stay! The house was big, open, clean; the perfect size for us. However, I do have a couple of suggestions of things that would have made our experience better. The reason we booked the place was the hot tub. We managed to get it working, but we would have liked an information sheet with instructions, rules etc etc. The kitchen was stocked with many cups, glasses and plates, which was great. However, we struggled to find serving ware for our meals, as well as pots to cook multiple meals at once. In my previous air bnb experiences olive oil, salt and pepper are usually provided. We ended up heading to woolies for these staples, and decided to leave them for the next guest.
The lock box that stored the key is broken. The button to clear the code has broken off (was like this when we arrived) which made it hard to clear the code. We managed to use a car key to clear the code, but it was difficult.
Overall we had a lovely stay, the kitchen table was incredible, and we had a great time in the hot tub! Thanks for having us.
Hannah
The lock box that stored the key is broken. The button to clear the code has broken off (was like this when we arrived) which made it hard to clear the code. We managed to use a car key to clear the code, but it was difficult.
Overall we had a lovely stay, the kitchen table was incredible, and we had a great time in the hot tub! Thanks for having us.
Hannah
4.0
Rating Details:
The property manager was more than helpful.
The vacation rental was spotless.
I was more than happy with the location.
I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
We had a lovely stay! The house was big, open, clean; the perfect size for us. However, I do have a couple of suggestions of things that would have made our experience better. The reason we booked the place was the hot tub. We managed to get it working, but we would have liked an information sheet with instructions, rules etc etc. The kitchen was stocked with many cups, glasses and plates, which was great. However, we struggled to find serving ware for our meals, as well as pots to cook multiple meals at once. In my previous air bnb experiences olive oil, salt and pepper are usually provided. We ended up heading to woolies for these staples, and decided to leave them for the next guest.The lock box that stored the key is broken. The button to clear the code has broken off (was like this when we arrived) which made it hard to clear the code. We managed to use a car key to clear the code, but it was difficult. Overall we had a lovely stay, the kitchen table was incredible, and we had a great time in the hot tub! Thanks for having us.Hannah
5.0
Great holiday
Rating Details:
The property manager was very helpful.
The vacation rental was spotless.
I was very happy with the location.
I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
Great place. Clean home with all avail amenities. The outside could do with a cleanup especially the cobwebs but besides that great place to relax
5.0
Christmas Week at Basin View
Rating Details:
The vacation rental was spotless.
I was very happy with the location.
I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
Large house with everything supplied. We had a great time, the children loved the spa. It was a cooler Christmas week than usual which meant we didn't need to use the air con or the pedestal fan provided for the children's bedroom. It was great to have two toilets but found it odd that the 'bathroom' had only a bath with no shower over, with so many people a second shower would have been welcome. We appreciated the wifi which we were told we wouldn't have. There was a coffee machine but as we didn't know it was there or what pods it took it was no use to us and just took up room on the bench. they need a new can opener!There was a dvd player, no sure if it worked but this wasn't mentioned in rental details. Would have been good to know for on those cooler days. The dining table is enormous, the pictures just don't show the size!
5.0
Rating Details:
The property manager was very helpful.
The vacation rental was spotless.
I was very happy with the location.
I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
Great place. Clean home with all avail amenities. The outside could do with a cleanup especially the cobwebs but besides that great place to relax
4.0
Large family home in a prime location
Rating Details:
The property manager was very helpful.
The vacation rental was spotless.
I was very happy with the location.
I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
The house accommodated us well (4 adults, 5 kids and 2 babies) it was very spacious and the large dining table was a definate hit. We enjoyed the nice walks direct from the backyard and daily bike rides. We would definately book again. Within a 10 minute drive to the Jervis Bay beaches!
4.0
Rating Details:
The property manager was very helpful.
The vacation rental was spotless.
I was very happy with the location.
I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
The house accommodated us well (4 adults, 5 kids and 2 babies) it was very spacious and the large dining table was a definate hit. We enjoyed the nice walks direct from the backyard and daily bike rides. We would definately book again. Within a 10 minute drive to the Jervis Bay beaches!
5.0
My family stayed here over Christmas and New Years 2019. The pictures of the property are accurate and the house was clean. The house has 4 good sized bedrooms, 3 of which have fans. The room with the bunk bed does not, which makes sense, however the room did get quite hot. We did not see a pedestal fan at the property. The configuration of the lounge, dining and kitchen makes for easy socialisation. We made use of the BBQ and the outside spa.
The property backs straight on to a reserve, followed by water. Which is nice, however it is important to note for those intending to bring children that the property is not fenced (no front side or back fencing).
We had to touch base with the property manager a couple of times, communication was good.
The neighbours were great.
Very minor feedback: the outside of the house had a fair few cobwebs outside. The front screen door slams shut and is surprisingly loud (might need the mechanism at the top serviced). It also would have been nice if a small amount of tea, coffee and milk were provided for the first day (something other places we have stayed at have provided).
Overall a great place for a family holiday. Would definitely stay again :)
5.0
Great spot for a family vacation
My family stayed here over Christmas and New Years 2019. The pictures of the property are accurate and the house was clean. The house has 4 good sized bedrooms, 3 of which have fans. The room with the bunk bed does not, which makes sense, however the room did get quite hot. We did not see a pedestal fan at the property. The configuration of the lounge, dining and kitchen makes for easy socialisation. We made use of the BBQ and the outside spa.
The property backs straight on to a reserve, followed by water. Which is nice, however it is important to note for those intending to bring children that the property is not fenced (no front side or back fencing).
We had to touch base with the property manager a couple of times, communication was good.
The neighbours were great.
Very minor feedback: the outside of the house had a fair few cobwebs outside. The front screen door slams shut and is surprisingly loud (might need the mechanism at the top serviced). It also would have been nice if a small amount of tea, coffee and milk were provided for the first day (something other places we have stayed at have provided).
Overall a great place for a family holiday. Would definitely stay again :)
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Saint Georges Basin?
The average price for a rental in Saint Georges Basin is R 3,518 per night. This rental is R 239 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Basin Retreat by Experience Jervis Bay. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Basin Retreat by Experience Jervis Bay pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Basin Retreat by Experience Jervis Bay?
We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, parking, and laundry.
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