06/08/2026
If you've made it through the carousel, you've just seen the side of running a business that rarely makes it onto social media.
The finished apartment is easy to share.
The months of uncertainty, cancelled bookings, endless waiting, unexpected setbacks and difficult decisions usually aren't.
2026 has tested us more than any year since we started this journey.
What began as a small damp patch in January became months of investigations, repairs, and delays that were completely outside our control. Along the way, the conflict meant Phil ended up living in the apartment instead of guests, tourism slowed, and just as we thought we could finally start putting things back together, he broke his wrist and needed surgery.
There were moments when walking away genuinely felt like the sensible option.
Instead, we chose to invest even more into a business that, at the time, wasn't giving us many reasons to.
Will it turn out to be the right decision?
We honestly don't know.
But we've realised that resilience isn't about pretending everything is fine or never facing setbacks. It's about believing that a difficult chapter doesn't have to be the end of the story.
If there's one thing this year has taught us, it's that behind every business you admire, there's probably a season you never saw.
Here's hoping this renovation marks the beginning of a much better chapter 🤞🏻
