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Genesta Street, sleeps 14 people, in the heart of Cowes

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A living room with a grey sofa, a white coffee table, and a patterned rug. There is a kitchen in the background with a dining table and chairs.
A spacious living room with a large gray sectional sofa, a dining area with a wooden table and chairs, and a kitchen with white cabinets and a ceiling fan.
A modern living room with a large sofa, a flat-screen TV, and a bookshelf.
An aerial view of a coastal town with residential areas, a beach, and a pier.
A living room with a flat-screen TV, a dark-colored sofa, a small table, and a colorful play mat.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Phillip Island Coastal Reserve

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Barbecue grill
  • Arcade/game room
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Cowes, Victoria
  • Place, Cowes Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Phillip Island Coastal Reserve
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Phillip Island Wildlife Park
    ‪3 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Single Bunk Bed

Bedroom 5

2 Single Bunk Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden

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About the area

Cowes

Located in Cowes, this holiday home is in the city centre. Phillip Island Ferry Dock and A Maze'N Things are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Phillip Island Leisure Centre and Phillip Island Wildlife Park. Koala Conservation Reserve and Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit are also worth visiting. Looking to get your feet wet? Windsurfing, surfing/body boarding and fishing adventures can be found near the property.
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Cowes, Victoria

What's nearby

  • Cowes Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Phillip Island Coastal Reserve - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Silverleaves Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Phillip Island Leisure Centre - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Phillip Island Wildlife Park - 3 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Baxter Station - 72 min drive
  • Melbourne, VIC (AVV-Avalon) - 142 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pino's Trattoria - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bani's Restaurant & Bar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪SAYANG - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Fork N Waffle - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Wing Lock Chinese Restaurant - ‬6 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Genesta Street, sleeps 14 people, in the heart of Cowes pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Genesta Street, sleeps 14 people, in the heart of Cowes?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Genesta Street, sleeps 14 people, in the heart of Cowes?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Genesta Street, sleeps 14 people, in the heart of Cowes located?

Located in the heart of Cowes, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Phillip Island Coastal Reserve, Cowes Beach and Phillip Island Ferry Dock. Phillip Island Leisure Centre and Silverleaves Beach are also within 15 minutes.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 61 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 61 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 61 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 61 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 61 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Second time in this property and we look forward to staying again! Beautiful house, great location and plenty of room.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house, very roomy and close to everything

Great house, this is the second time we have stayed her and are looking forward to staying here again
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

We had a great stay! The property is in the perfect location, walking distance to the beach, cafes and shops. The house was perfect size for a big family catch up.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 15 Dec 2022
Glad you had a great time on Phillip Island and enjoyed the property :)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beach Getaway

We love staying so close to the beach and shops. My grandkids can get on their scooters and be at the beach in no time!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent

We absolutely loved the house. Very clean and no bed smells Recommend it, and would like to stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great holiday stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house was very spacious and plenty of room for 2 families. Plenty of light and very clean. Walking distance to shops and beach. Thoroughly enjoyed the holidays.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location, location, location

Amazing location, right in the heart of all that Cowes has to offer. Only a few minutes walk to beach, cafes, supermarket, restaurants, etc, etc, etc. Property was clean and well stocked with all you could need. Definitely looking forward to returning.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful house centrally located

The house is very beautiful and located in proximity to everything, don’t need a car for anything. Very clean and spacious and comfortable. Absolutely enjoyed our time with our family, highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic

Great house, walking distance to the main strip. Plenty of room, clean and comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Dec 2023
Lovely guest pleasure to have staying. Clean & respectful of the property
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A wonderful getaway

We had a wonderful time. The location was great and we really enjoyed it. The only hiccup was that the hot water unit was broken when we arrived but this was quickly rectified and repaired when we notified the property managers. Overall a great trip
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Racing motorcycles at PI

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Stayed at this property 3 times now, great location, great property
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cowes revisited

Clean and well appointed. Separate lounge for kids with Xbox and countless games. Walking distance onto town.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent winter holiday

There was a bit of bird poo on the dining chairs so maybe a bird got in there for a while! 😹 And some available firewood would have been helpful, otherwise it was a wonderful cosy house for our family of 12 with 3 generations, thanks so much!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Simply superb

Property is well maintained and managed and surrounded by all amenities, very close to beach. “We Were Amazed How Big And Beautiful The Place Was. It Exceeded More Than What We Expected…☺️☺️” . only issue we had is not enough hot water come through showers
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Large family stay

We had a lovely stay here, property is in a great location we simply walked everywhere, shops, dinner, coffee in the morning or simply going for a walk. The house had a modern split system and the kitchen had all required cooking items the property is large and good for a bigger group though there are aspects of the furniture that are tired and already broken one of the small tables legs in a bedroom are broken we went to lift it to move it and the leg just fell over we also had a issue with the linen service but the property manager was straight onto it and had it fixed within a hour Overall we loved the house and would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girls getaway

This is a great place to stay, clean, lots of space and great location. Walking distance to everything. Only one negative, the bedroom with bunk beds could do with new beds, they were squeaky and not that comfy, door need to be fixed as well, it doesn’t shut properly. That was the only negative and not a major one. Just a suggestion as the whole rest of the house was amazing. Loved the large lounge where we could all sit together and big table, great open and wonderful for just sitting round and relaxing. Thank you so much. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Place was very clean and tidy and quiet. The lounge room was very comfortable..

Some things that could be better: Some toilet paper please. The shower has very little water pressure and barely enough to get wet. This was very disappointing as was the ill-fitting main bathroom shower door which is very difficult to open and close. This should be repaired asap.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Mar 2023
Thank you for your feedback we appreciate your comments and will take this on and get those things attended to
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

House is fine but property manager is abusive

We had a great stay in the house. Unfortunately the weekend was left on a sour note though as I got a phone call from the property manager accusing me of stealing a cushion. When I explained that I did not, I was called a liar and verbally abused. I recommend anyone intending to stay here take a video on your entry to the property to avoid any accusations from the incredibly rude manager.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Apr 2023
Thank you for the 4 star review, the property is great as you mention and as managers it is our job to follow up and keep the property in good condition. In response to the accusation of being called names and abused, this has never been the case, we always value our guests and treat them with respect. The cleaner advised us that the couch cushion was missing after your departure and on the owners request we called to find out what had happened to it. You replied that you found it like that, to which we advised that it should have been reported to us immediately on your arrival to take the blame off yourself. This is common practice with all Holiday rental properties.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication

Great location, big house but filthy

We hired this house for a week and spent the first day cleaning it to make it liveable. There was thick dust on every surface, the floors were covered in debris from a big gap under the back door. The cold tap in the main bathroom was broken and unusable. There was broken furniture in the bedrooms, ceiling fan didn’t work. The big 10 person dinning table is so bowed only 6 can sit at a flat area. There were cobwebs everywhere. Definitely not cleaned prior to our arrival. Such a shame as the layout of the house was good, the location was amazing but the property is clearly not managed well.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

great place to stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: we travel to PI for an annual motorcycle race meeting, always stay at the same houseThis year would be the 5th time we have stayed at number 11 and will be booking same house again next year
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Genesta Street Rental

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is the second time we have rented through you and rented this property. The layout and location is perfect for our needs. We did find this time that the cleanliness of the property was not as good as the first time and using the frypans was difficult as they don’t heat up evenly as they are bowed and don’t sit flat on the hot plates
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Could be better.

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was more than happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We have stayed at this property on a number of previous occasions and have been mainly happy. This time was a little disappointing. BBQ had not been cleaned (food scraps), takeaway ice cream container left on top of cupboard & thick layer of dust on cabinet in games room.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great house and location

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: A very clean and spacious house with all the amenities you need that sleeps a number of people. Great location to shops and beach, no car needed. My international visitors loved it!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic family location

Great property for a couple of families, very comfortable for 10 people, in an ideal location close to shopping and food, nice quiet location.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Came for track days at the gp circuit.

Easy to do with zero issues. Would do again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
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