Quiet Relaxation Retreat Near Bondi Beach, The Cute Place To Put Up Your Feet

Hi Kim It was a delight having both of you. Thank you for being such appreciative guests and for having taken such care of the studio while you were here. Please come again. Regards, Michael

Hi Michelle I am so so thrilled that you had a wonderful stay at our place and reading your review left me feeling warm and soft inside. Apart from your gracious comments, what also touched me deeply was the trouble you went to, in leaving such a full review packed with information, guidance and advice for other travellers to learn from. It was a real pleasure hosting both of you and it would be even greater pleasure to welcome you again in the future. Kind regards, Michael

Hello Nancy and Vern, I am deeply deeply moved by what you both wrote, am thrilled you found everything to your satisfaction and I am swimming in delight as I read your review. What touched me the most, of course, were your very gracious and moving references to me. Thank you so much. Anything further that I write will muddy the waters so I should end here, but indulge me that I mention that your generosity of spirit and graciousness speak as much about the two of you as they speak about me. Please do come and visit again. With very kind regards, Michael

Hi Gabrielle, Your review was a treat and a joy. Thank you for going to so much effort and detail in your very full appraisal. And, of course I am delighted at your comments about me personally. Thank you so much. It was a pleasure hosting you - please know that you are welcome back at any time.

Hello Thierry, I am so sorry you found the mattress could have been far better. We replaced the mattress about 4 months ago and we use only hotel grade mattresses for each of our apartments. We decide on the type of mattress based on guest feedback - most feedback has been that our mattresses are wonderful. Other feedback is 'too hard' or 'too soft'. Please let us know more about your experience to help us make a better choice when we next replace the mattress. Thank you for choosing to stay with us. Regards, Michael

Hi John So nice to have had you stay with us. Please come again. Regards Michael and Gill

Aly hello It was a joy and a delight to have you here as a guest and I am still in awe of your graciousness and generosity of spirit. I'm thrilled that you felt so comfortable and safe here, and that you found the facilities so welcoming. I also appreciate enormously what you experienced about the sheets/towels etc because we do take care to provide the best - sheets and pillow cases are ironed, towels, steam-cleaned etc. As I mentioned to you when you were here, from my 4 years experience as a host and from my 18 years experience in the field of psychology, reviews often say as much about the reviewer as they speak about the property. In your case, my feeling is that your review really speaks about you and your graciousness and open-heartedness. Truth is, we do a good job but it takes a very special kind of person to let us know that in the way that you have done. Please do come back - it would be such a pleasure for me have you here agin. Kind regards, Michael

Hi Gabriella It was a pleasure having you and your mother staying with us and I'm thrilled that you seem to have had such a wonderful time. You have taken effort to write a full review - thank you for having done so. Everything that you have written is detailed and is extremely positive and I believe it reflects accurately on what it is we offer. I am delighted that coming guests will get to know so much about the studio through your review which is so comprehensive and so very positive. I'd have to say that I was deeply disappointed that you only rated us 4 stars instead of 5, especially given the positive experiences you had. You talk about the studio as having everything a guest needs, of high quality and you talk of my responsiveness as a host. As you said about me, I am indeed responsive and I care a lot about our guests' experiences and comfort - and in your case, I responded at about 1.00am to your urgent message that you had a spider you wanted removed from the room. That is not usually my purview but given your mother's fears, I got dressed, came down and attended to it right away even though it was in the dead of night. Australia is not Sweden and we do have the occasional huntsman spider - completely harmless - depending on the weather. And so, yours is now the only 4 star rating which we have. All the others are 5 star ratings. It does sting a bit given the circumstances and the effort we put into each booking and I wonder what you would have required to give a 5 star rating? But I have learned one thing. Reviews say as much about the reviewer as they say about the property. As, indeed, my response to you says a lot about me.

Hi Luke, so pleased you enjoyed your stay here. You guys were great to have around. Thanks for leaving the unit so clean on departure. Please come again, Regards Michael

Sarah hello It was such a pleasure having you. Thank you for having taken such good care of the property - clean up was just so much easier than usual. Please feel free to come back again. Regards Michael