Long overdue review sorry Brian and Rosemary :) We were lucky enough to stay at the Cabana at this beautiful location for our mini honeymoon and it really felt like you were in the middle of nowhere most of the time and that there was no one else around despite the fact you are on the main road!
The cabana is so beautiful and clean and bright and very well set up, you have everything you need in here including a lovely view of the beach.
The only small wee tiny downside is sometimes cars park right outside your main window and at odd times but thats because part of the grass area is open to the public and also the owners park their cars here as well although not often, as they try to park further down the bank, so that is the only thing that will be slightly slightly negative.
The owners are really lovely and make check in and check out so simple and easy as well and the welcome sign was a really nice touch.
Rosemary - We had absolutely NO IDEA what you did for us when we arrived and we werent sure who organised what was left for us and to find out it was you just touched our hearts THANK YOU ROSEMARY for that beautiful thought on our special holiday :) Also we accidently packed one of your books with our stuff and hubby packed your hand towel holder Sorry! We will send these back to you ASAP we also left our fishing rods and tackle box behind but to save you guys any extra hassle please just keep it for other guests or yourselves our loss your gain!
The biggest highlight of our trip was the fact that we were allowed to bring our dog with us, it just made our time away that much more special!
We will definitely be going back here at least once a year until it is no longer available we hope to make it more but as most people know life just...
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