Captains Quarters Goolwa

Location & proximity to family who live just 100metres from Captains Quarters. House was well equipped.

An easy walk to the shops, restaurants and waterfront. We enjoyed dinner the Hay Street Bar and Kitchen which was a 3 minute walk and highly recommended. The bridge to Hindmarsh Is is close by and worth the drive to see the mouth of the Murray. Goolwa Beach is wild and expansive... definitely worth a visit. Dog friendly. There is a well stocked secondhand bookshop over the road!! The house itself was very comfortable with everything you need. Two bedrooms are up quite steep stairs and no bathroom but lovely master bedroom with ensuite downstairs. Spa bath in second, main bathroom. Lovely kitchen, well equipped.

No outdoor area to speak of but the handy location compensates. A little bit of traffic noise but the house is quite well sound insulated. Keep food sealed as ants are about. The remote for the garage roller door can be easy to activate unintentionally (might be me). So watch your dog/children. The kitchen would benefit from an extra, larger breadboard and a lounge chair in the living room would be good. The sofa configuration is a bit cramped. These are only minor quibbles... everything in the house is very well thought out, considering guests absolute comfort. We had a lovely stay, thank you.

Location and the fit out

There was an ant problem and pressure on the shower in bathroom off dining room. Keys to open various doors and windows were tricky

What breakfast? There wasn't one and there was no milk in the fridge either.

On arrival there was no hot water as no one had checked the gas supply was turned on to the water heater. The owner responded quickly to this and it was fixed, thankyou. The shower head in ensuite does not stay up. This was reported a year ago but still not fixed. When operating at maximum height, the shower head sends water all over the bathroom floor. Controller to living room tv not working as no one had checked the batteries which had expired. We then had to go buy batteries to get it working. If you want fresh air in the bedroom when sleeping, good luck! All windows are key locked and they don't provide a key. Back flyscreen door is triple locking but again, there's no key. The single latch mechanism here is temperamental and doesn't always lock. We were reluctant to trust this by leaving it open for fresh air at night.