The Stables Wairoro Park - Russell Holiday Home

Bed was comfortable.

First thing we noticed when we opened the door was the strong odor of a wet dog. We tried opening the slider door and windows to let fresh air in and that’s when we realized how many spiders and webs were everywhere. Also, the baseboards were covered in pet hair and a thick layer of dirt. We tried to cancel our reservation when we saw how gross the room was and booking.com told they had a no cancellation policy. At that point, we tried cleaning the room but the vacuum wasn’t charged and it was so clogged with pet hair. Once we charged it and cleaned out the hose we tried using it, but it didn’t work well at all. We tried cleaning the room as best we could with what we had. Definitely not what we wanted to do on our weekend getaway. On our second day, we met one of the owners and told them about our stay and we were told to send them pictures of the room. After we sent over the pictures of how dirty the room was, we never got a response back. Very disappointing. Also, we didn’t have an ocean view like advertised, the trees and foliage were so over grown. The property was very old and very tired.

Location, serenity & peaceful. The beach and games area.

Bed was super soft, tress blocked what would have been a beautiful view of the water. This is the reason I booked her so was disappointed when I couldn't see the view advertised. Other than that it was a lovely experience 🙂 also, we did not get to meet anyone which would have been nice to be shown what facilities were available to us ie: washing machines and oars for kayaking.

Location was amazing

Unit got no sun and was very cold inside.

The natural bush, and the beautiful birds and a breath of fresh air

The pressure on the shower wasn’t strong enough, and there was no Wi-Fi