Sea Salt at Maloney's

The house

Built for the long weekend that turns into a week

Maloneys is one of those places that never quite got developed. No shops, no surf club, no through traffic — just a crescent of sand, spotted gums, and a handful of streets where the kangaroos graze on the front lawn at dusk.

The house takes nine across three bedrooms, which in practice means one extended family or two families with kids rather than three couples. There's a carport and a driveway with room for two cars and the trailer. Everything you'd want in the kitchen is already there, dishwasher included — which matters rather a lot when there are nine of you.

There are two long tables, each seating eight — one inside under the raked ceiling, one out on the deck. Most nights everyone ends up at the outside one.

Out the back there's also a fire pit, a multi-level charcoal smoker and an electric grill, and enough lawn for a game of cricket. Bring a brisket.

The garage is set up as a proper gym — squat rack, Olympic bar and plates, kettlebells, bench and a bike — with a dartboard, a second fridge and somewhere to stand the boards.

We stock the house ourselves rather than leaving it to a management company — proper soap and shampoo in the bathrooms, coffee beans in the kitchen, and enough for breakfast on the first morning so you don't have to shop before you've unpacked.

Abbey and Dan look after it themselves. If something isn't right, you're messaging the people who own it.

Book direct

Check the dates

Booking with us directly means no platform service fee on top of the nightly rate, and you're dealing with Abbey and Dan the whole way through.

Rates are per night for the whole house, up to nine guests. Dogs stay free. Cleaning and linen is $275, charged once per stay however long you're here. It's in the price you see when you pick your dates, not a surprise at the end.

Pick your dates in the booking panel. You'll see the full price, cleaning included, before you pay, and your booking is confirmed straight away.

Payment and cancellation

To book

Paid in full when you book. Your dates are confirmed straight away, and there is nothing more to pay later.

Cleaning

$275 for the changeover clean and all the linen, charged once per stay. A two-night stay and a two-week stay pay the same.

Cancelling early

Cancel more than 60 days before arrival for peak dates, or more than 30 days for everything else, and we refund half of what you paid.

Cancelling late

Cancel later than that and there's no refund, unless we manage to re-let the dates, in which case we refund whatever we recover, less any costs. We'll always try.

Paying

By card on this page. Payments are handled by Stripe, so we never see your card details.

Dogs

Tell us how many when you book. They stay free, but undeclared dogs are a problem.

Security cameras

Three cameras cover the entrances to the house, for security. There are none in the garden or the yard, and none anywhere inside. They are there to keep the house safe, not to watch you.

Plans change and we'd rather you were covered: travel insurance is worth the twenty dollars on a stay this size.

Already booked through Airbnb? Nothing changes. Keep using Airbnb for messages and payment.