Charlie Bates Cottage

Lovely little cottage well appointed with great views Crisp cotton sheets on beds would be a great improvement

A bit of confusion with communication to start with (old managers Phn numbers still on notice board and in house etc) and two key safes. House is old (it has an interesting history) so don’t expect modern architecture and fixtures however if you are looking at this house you are probably looking for something quaint anyway - this fits the bill. It does have updated clean bathroom, middling kitchen, and is comfortable. And the wallabies munching the surrounding lawn at night are reasonably friendly.

Heritage, location, facilities, views, wildlife that is all I wish to say thank you so much

Historic property self contained option for open fire quiet position. Check in procedure a disaster with owner not answering phone or hanging up & no procedure to pick up key. Struggled for an hour trying to call & finally got a text answer just as we were about to pay again for alternative accommodation.

No response from owner to our initial reservation despite messaging. No-one to check us in. Property phone number went to voicemail every time we tried to ring. Saved by a friendly neighbour who helped us to gain entry. Although property was superficially clean, under the bed and in room corners/alongside furniture there was significant amounts of dust and cobwebs. Need to be on the watch for spiders - we noticed a few during our one night stay. It is a shame as it could be a lovely property if it were maintained better.

Charlie Bates Cottage is in a great location at Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island. Upon arrival at the property, we had a problem finding the keys to get in as there were two key cases and the keys were in the least obvious position. When we eventually got in, we were disappointed to find the property had not been cleaned adequately. We felt that we needed to prewash all kitchen materials as we could see food on some plates and coffee cups were very stained. The bathroom bin had not been emptied from previous tenants. The shower had a cake of dark coloured mouldy soap in it. The windows had apparently not been cleaned for some time. Cob webs were evident in the bedroom and bathroom. The fabric lounge suite was very dirty and we used towels to cover them when using that room. We tried to contact someone to express our concerns with the property and to help us gain entrance, but were unable to find a phone number to which we could get a response. On calling the number on the sign in front of the property, we were told that she has not had anything to do with the property for 18 months. When we got onto someone from Expedia, we were put on hold for so long that we were disconnected. The property was in direct contrast to what we saw on the website when making our booking. The quality bed linen promised was nylon stretch material which we found to be hot and uncomfortable. A very disappointing stay!

Stay at cottage was great and convenient, quiet position and everything we needed. Clean and presented well. Ocean views and relaxing outdoor area. Good shower.

Kleines Ferienhaus. Es hat den Anschein, dass es bis vor kurzem noch bewohnt war. Allerhand Informationen zu dem alten Haus liegen im Esszimmer aus. Die Waschmaschine und der Trockner sind top. Ein genereller Grundputz würde gut tun. Der Grill stand hinter dem Haus und war so stark verschmutzt (Vogelkot), dass wir ihn niht nutzen konnten. Für eine Nacht war es bei diesem Preis mehr als ok. Für eine Nacht würden wir wieder herkommen