So close to the beach, very spacious rental

Would prefer checkin details prior to an hour before especially seeing as it was a fair drive from home

Fabulous and relatively quiet location. House was a great layout for us and the clean and renovated kitchen (with new induction hot plate and good quality pots etc) and bathroom were fabulous. Big outdoor dining area and balcony with comfy chairs that wraps around 3 sides of the house. Two indoor seating areas allowed us to spread out and if you've got kids, there were lots of toys and books.

Only one toilet, but it's separate from the bathroom and wasn't a problem for the 5 of us. We were there on a long weekend and didn't realise that when the Island is busy there's no signal in Smiths Beach. We had no mobile internet signal on our phones during the day and evening - and the house doesn't have wifi to connect to either, so be prepared for that. The noise from the motor racing racetrack was obvious while they were racing - I'd check there's no racing on if you think it'll be a problem for you.