LOCATION Kirra Beach is a “suburb” of Collonagatta but one needs to take that phrase with a pinch of salt given that “Cooly” as it’s affectionately known, is a little town with a population, according to Wiki, of about 6,000 people, so being a “suburb” doesn’t mean much, except that it’s approx 1.5 km from the town centre, which I take to mean the “The Strand” shopping arcade. It’s close enough to be able to walk, or a quick $8 Uber or taxi ride. But it is a slightly quieter and laid back location making it more desirable than being right in the heart of the action, and it does have a few little shops and restaurants nearby like the Seven-Eleven grocery store, a chemist, newsagent and bakery. APARTMENT We stayed for one weekend in apartment 607 on level six. It had a lovely ocean view and we were very happy with all aspects of our short stay. The apartment had one bedroom with an en-suite bathroom and a walk-in cupboard, a lounge-dining combo, a kitchenette, a balcony, a long passageway with three cupboards (none of which were usable for us though) and a second bathroom which housed the washing machine and dryer. The apartment has been nicely decorated in light colours, giving it a bright, airy and spacious look and feel about it that will lift your spirits the moment you walk into it. The bedroom was super comfy with a queen bed, two bedside tables - each one with two drawers, a shelf, and a lamp - and a small TV on the wall. There were also two mirrors, one on the wall and one behind the door, and a hall table. The walk-in cupboard situated between the bedroom and the en-suite bathroom was a handy feature, with lots of useful storage space including shelves, a tallboy with baskets instead of drawers, hanging rails on both sides with plenty of hangars. Inside it, we found an iron, ironing board, fan heater, spare blanket, hair dryer and standing fan, although the latter we didn’t need as the air con worked pretty well to keep the place nice and cool. Having the walk-in ‘robe strategically situated between the bedroom and the en-suite bathroom is a genius idea, to give that extra bit of privacy in the bathroom. Both the walk-in robe and en-suite bathroom had solid wooden locking doors. There was a sliding door leading onto the balcony. In the passageway, were three additional cupboards although none were really usable for guests. One cupboard, nearest the balcony, had the various cleaning materials in it, like broom, brush and pan and vac, plus the internal clothes dryer, which didn’t leave much room for anything else. The middle one contained a large ugly contraption (see pic) which looked like an instrument of medieval torture but I’m assuming had something to do with the air conditioning, whilst the third cupboard, nearest the front door, was filled with books (again, see pic), which also didn’t leave much room for anything else. But it didn’t really matter as there was ample storage space in the kitchen cupboards, the walk-in wardrobe an
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