Samkara Byron Bay

Amazing house for 18 people

The host stu was very helpful, house was amazing with plenty of room. Shame the spa in the pool area was not working! But overall a great stay

Samkara is a magnificent property with incredible view of the Byron Bay lighthouse. The house is extremely spacious with large bedrooms with ensuites. The kitchen is very functional and a dining room table large enough that the entire family could eat together. Lots of outdoor seating on both upper and lower balconies. Great for early morning coffee. Pool area was large with lots of lounges but I was expecting the pool to be gas heated. It was too cool to swim and play in. Luckily there was a hot tub. Overall an incredible place for a family holiday.

This property could be incredible and somewhere we would return to with some improvements. Communication from the caretaker was excellent and he was very responsive and helpful when we did have an issue with one air-con unit not working. He happily allowed us early entry which was very helpful. The space was great, lots of room if we all wanted to hang out together and ample space to find a quiet corner and read a book.However, some very basic but important things are lacking - the fly screens are ripped or have holes in them, which means it’s mosquito central! The kitchen is actually in desperate need of a revamp, it is not user friendly and is in desperate need of an update. There is mismatched crockery - many are chipped. Can opener had to be thrown away, we went and bought a new one. Knives were blunt, we bought a knife sharpener for our stay. Stove top would stop working or not produce heat, we can’t even understand how this happens. There is so much vegetation close to the house we were constantly inundated with ants. And unfortunately, it wasn’t very clean, we washed everything, including the bbq before we used it. There are lots of glasses and crockery and cutlery but it needs a clean out and an update. Some of the guests had issues with the hot water in the shower cutting out. There are some really simple upgrades which would make this rental worth the price we paid, but in its current state we feel we didn’t get what we paid for.