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MANSFIELD: MOUNT BAW BAW: POREPUNKAH: Buffalo Motel
Mansfield Valley Motor Inn $$ Kelly’s Lodge $$$ & Country Retreat $$
Value for Money Rural Value for Money
Cnr Elvins St & Maroondah Hwy, 11 Frosti Ln, VIC 3068 6774 Great Alpine Rd, VIC 3740
VIC 3722 Tel (03) 5165 1129 Tel (03) 5756 2242
Tel (03) 5775 1300 ∑ kellyslodge.com.au ∑ buffalomotelretreat.com.au
∑ mansfieldmtbuller.com.au Intimate alpine lodge very close Modest and relaxed family retreat
Simple rooms and apartments to the ski lift and toboggan run. with comfortable, warm rooms.
are available here, with views of Big summer discounts. Close to the Rail Trail bike track.
Mount Buller. Big gardens with a
barbecue area. MOUNT BULLER: WALHALLA:
Mount Buller Chalet $$$ Windsor House B&B $$
MANSFIELD: The Riverhouse at Rural Character
Howqua Dale $$ 207 Summit Rd, VIC 3723 12 Right Hand Branch Rd, VIC 3825
Luxury Tel (03) 5777 6566 Tel (03) 5165 6237
85 Howqua River Rd, VIC 3722 ∑ bullerholidays.com.au ∑ windsorhouse.com.au
Tel (03) 5777 3503 A winter-only luxury retreat with This beautiful heritage property
∑ theinspiredtraveller.com.au first-class fitness facilities, including is one of the only original brick
This country house set among sauna, gym and squash court. buildings surviving in Walhalla.
beautiful riverside gardens offers The boutique B&B includes
privacy and comfort. Guests can MOUNT HOTHAM: period features dating back to
go self-catering or B&B. There is Snowbird Inn $$ the 1890s.
also a tennis court on site. Rural
Great Alpine Rd, VIC 3741 WILSONS PROMONTORY:
MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Tel (03) 5759 3503 Tidal River Cabins $$
Bayplay Adventure Lodge $$$ ∑ snowbirdinn.com.au Rural
Hostel This central, no-frills lodge near National Parks Service,
46 Canterbury Jetty Rd, Blairgowrie, the ski lift offers backpacker-style Tidal River, VIC 3690
VIC 3942 rooms. There is a bistro and café. Tel (03) 5680 9555
Tel (03) 5984 0888 ∑ parkweb.vic.gov.au
∑ bayplay.com.au DK Choice National Park camps, eco-friendly
Simple rooms and good facilities. cabins and luxury safari-style
Accommodating up to 30 NARBETHONG: Woodlands tents. Open from February
people, it is perfect for group Rainforest Retreat $$$ to November. Book well ahead.
getaways. The property features a Rural
pool and a large garden with 137 Manby Rd, VIC 3778 YARRA VALLEY: Sanctuary
barbecue facilities, and is walking Tel (03) 5963 7150 House Resort Motel $$
distance from the beach. ∑ woodlandscottages.com.au Value for Money
Built using local beech and 326 Badger Creek Rd, Healesville,
MORNINGTON PENINSULA: mountain ash, each of the four VIC 3777
Mount Martha B&B cottages in this beautiful Tel (03) 5962 5148
By the Sea $$$ woodland property is perfectly ∑ sanctuaryhouse.com.au
B&B secluded for a romantic escape. Surrounded by native bush,
539 The Esplanade, Mount Watch or hear cockatoos, parrots, this is a resort-style motel
Martha, VIC 3934 wallabies and wombats from the offering good family facilities.
Tel (03) 5974 1019 balcony. Savour the chef-
∑ mountmarthabandb prepared dinners for two.
bythesea.com.au
Peaceful accommodation with Tasmania
spacious rooms, elegant decor PHILLIP ISLAND: Phillip Island
and furnishings, and splendid Apartments $$ BURNIE: Glen Osborne House$$
ocean or garden views. Self-catering Character
9–11 Bass Avenue, Cowes, VIC 3922 9 Aileen Crescent, TAS 7320
Tel (03) 5952 2644 Tel (03) 6431 9866
∑ phillipislandapartments.net.au ∑ glenosbornehouse.com.au
A five-minute walk from the This ornate two-storey mansion
beach, these sleek, modern houses an elegant B&B furnished
apartments have spacious living with antiques and fireplaces.
areas and balconies. The property
boasts an outdoor pool and hot COLES BAY: Freycinet Lodge $$$
tub, as well as a barbecue area. Rural
Freycinet National Park, TAS 7215
PHILLIP ISLAND: Tel (03) 6256 7222
Glen Isla House $$$ ∑ freycinetlodge.com.au
Luxury Eco-friendly lodge with one- and
230–232 Church St, Cowes, VIC 3923 two-room cabins set in bushland.
Tel (03) 5952 1882 Some balconies have sea views.
∑ glenisla.com
Award-winning hotel in a heritage COLES BAY: Saffire Freycinet $$$
property with a homely atmos- Luxury
phere. Set amid lush gardens 2532 Coles Bay Rd, TAS 7215
Glen Isla House surrounded by heritage with 100-year-old oak trees. Tel (03) 6256 7888
gardens, Phillip Island Close to the beach. ∑ saffire-freycinet.com.au
Key to Price Guide see page 482