ViewHaven

The beautiful view.

The good surprise is the pool table on the ground floor. This multiple functional play room and TV lounge room became overcrowded. It will be better if this space can be more organised. The lounge sofa is also dated.

Viewhaven has a wonderful location high on a ridge looking towards Port Phillip Bay. It's large, sunny and bright and was great for the 6 of us who stayed plus friends who came for dinner. The owners have equipped the kitchen and dining room with plenty of crockery, cutlery and kitchen utensils so you really have everything you need to prepare big meals. There's a very big fridge too (important when one of your party is a chef). The bedrooms are small but the beds comfortable and the bathrooms have been recently renovated. There are loads of games everywhere (including the very retro console with pacman, space invaders etc) and foozball (shame that blue has an injured man ;-) ). The firepit was a hit too, with seating for 6-8 around it. As well, Scott at the rental agency was extremely helpful and friendly.

The only real dislike about this lovely property is that with a few simple lighting changes they could lift it from an everyday house to a special retreat. The terrible cold light LEDs in the kitchen kill all of the colour of the food, and the cold light spills into the dining room. The old-style ceiling fixtures create very general light (not great for highlighting good food) and don't create any atmosphere, and there are a very limited number of side lights to compensate. We very often take our own very elegant travel LED lights, especially when we're expecting less luxurious environments, and we wished we'd brought them here which was a bit of a surprise.

Great location with exceptional views. Loved the open area in the kitchen, dining family area. Loved that there is a separate games / bar area downstairs

Views, location, cleanliness, easy to organise the booking, helpful support from Peninsula Holiday rental staff. Thankyou Scott!

Difficulties with using gas range stove. One loose knob made it impossible to turn the griller and fan off. Needs immediate repair.