We really enjoyed staying here. The house was comfortable, clean and spacious. It is set up well for families and we had the best summer holiday. The house is close to the beach and near to other outdoor activities & the Flinders Chase national park. There was also beautiful wildlife on our doorstep every night. With three energetic kids it was a great place to base to ourselves for long walks and body boarding at the beach, the Harriet river where we went kayaking and near the Sahara sand dunes for sand boarding and also some quad biking which was excellent if that’s your thing. We also did a day trip to explore Western River Cove, Stokes Bay & Emu bay it was a long day of driving but worth it to see all the beautiful beaches and some good lunch spots too (The Rock Pool Cafe. Beach Day Emu Bay and So Sando in Kingscote) Based on our experience: - Stock up on groceries, I recommend bringing breakfast & lunch options and then heading to the Vivonne bay general store (closes a 6pm in summer) or the Parndana pub for dinner open till 8pm. - Book activities ahead of time if you don’t have much flexibly in your schedule - It’s pretty hard to avoid the mozzies so put a bit of insect repellent on before bed We look forward to coming back again next summer

Everything was excellent- location, house, the lot- and we were greeted daily by various animals- wallabies, koalas, echidnas! AllAt our doorstep. Loved it.

We loved the Shak! Very spacious and clean. Great location for visiting sites on the south of KI. And we especially loved seeing all of the wallabies right outside (one night there were 10 at once, and one even had a joey). This is a special place and we highly recommend it.

Overall, we were satisfied with the house, its facilities, and the convenient location. However, there is room for improvement in cleanliness, particularly in the bedroom. Unfortunately, we also had a negative experience with the cleaner, whose attitude was quite impolite. He’s yelling to us when we couldn’t check out immediately upon his arrival, despite us informing the owner in advance that we needed a bit more time to clean up the kitchen before leaving.We believe these issues can be addressed to enhance the experience for future guests.