Manly Cosy Retreat - Short walk to beach

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Having to send photos of returned keys to lockbox

Excellent location, very near the beach and a short walk to the centre and ferry terminal. A very well equipped kitchen, a good sized living area and good sized bedrooms - a great self contained apartment.

We were only provided with one set of keys rather than the two listed on the welcome letter- a second set would have been really useful as we were all adults.

Location was perfect. Situated close to the centre of Manly, in walking distance to restaurants and the ferry to Sydney. A jump away from the beach. Hosts provided dishwasher tablets, laundry detergent, trash bags, towels, and (after inquiry through the app) even a parking pass for our rental car. Hosts were communicative and reliable. The blinds requested in previous reviews have been added, so privacy is now provided. Kitchen is fully stocked with dishes etc., water pressure in showers is great with plenty of hot water. Overall, everything needed for a longer stay.

Apartment could do with a makeover. Peeling paint and rusty door hinges here and there, couch is on the way out. Note that it's situated in a house with multiple other apartments and the neighbours upstairs presumably get up early to go to work, so heavy footsteps will likely wake you up around 7 or 8am. Several of the windows didn't lock, which isn't amazing for a ground floor apartment. The blankets were a bit questionable, as instead of being inside a duvet cover, the duvet was sandwiched between two sheets. Not particularly hygienic, as it'd constantly become dislodged and you'd just be in contact directly with the duvet. Bathrooms would benefit from hooks to hang the towels on. All of these were minor annoyances which can easily be fixed by the host. Wouldn't exactly stop me from booking again, but definitely factored into my final rating.

Really nice, comfortable flat about a 10-15 minutes walk from the ferry and less than 5 from the beach. Modern furnishings and lots of useful amenities in the flat eg. Oils and condiments for cooking, extensive range of cooking utensils etc. Very close to shops, restaurants and bars and the area itself is beautiful. Staff managing the accommodation were helpful and easily reached and responded to messages really quickly, even in the evenings.

The flat was a little cold. One of the rooms has an emergency exit which led directly outside and because it was winter and the flat is quite small, we found it cold and hard to heat. There was a storage heater in one room and plenty of spare blankets available though.