Roydon Island Retreat

Wonderful stay, great position - walking distance to beach and shops.

Loved this holiday home. Loved the backyard and the access to be able to park our cars and JetSki. The house was a great size and great bedrooms etc

Property was very comfortable .

The house is in a great spot and the layout is good, with large bedrooms. Great ensuite to main, good size family bath and separate toilet. Not dirty when we arrived, but not really clean either, with a lot of dust and grit on most surfaces (high season). A few small broken items (toilet seat falling off, lightbulb out, cupboard door in kitchen falling on your foot when you open it) were fixed after some follow up, but in my mind should have been checked, reported to us and at least scheduled to be fixed before we started our stay. The deck is borderline dangerous with loose boards and nails sticking up all over in the back, broken clothesline means no way to dry washing which is very annoying for a longer stay (they did say there is a clothes horse to dry things on when we reported the clothesline issue and we did find it eventually in one of the wardrobes - it’s one of those very small ones you might be able to dry some underwear on, but nothing bigger than a tshirt so not particularly helpful for a family of six). NO WIFI at property which would have been good to know ahead of time with four teens! Beds not as described, with extra single in 2nd bedroom (with queen bed) but one less in ‘bunk room’ with an extremely lumpy futon as the base for one of the bunks. This might not be a big deal for some, but it meant that the bed linen we brought did not match the beds etc and the sleeping arrangements had to be changed. When asking us to bring our own linen (which is standard and not an issue) it’s important that the actual beds are as described on the listing to make them usable, and is an easy fix for the lister to make to avoid this. No dishwasher, so not ‘fully equipped’ kitchen, but there is plenty of glassware, mugs, cutlery and crockery, which is good! Not a single square of toilet paper provided, which was not ideal after a long drive and just makes it seem stingy as a first impression. Basically it’s a nice enough house in a good spot, easy beach access and easy walk to town, but overall low value - premium price without any premium inclusions, very uncomfortable couches, beds not very comfy, and a few bits that make the holiday more stressful (nowhere to dry towels/bathers, hand washing dishes, no wifi) and take away from the overall experience.