My friends and I enjoyed our stay at the Toodyay Art Shack. It's in a perfect location nice and close to the town centre and right on the Avon river. The house has fantastic views of the natural surrounds and the open design means you can slide open the doors of of the kitchen/living area and feel very connected to the outdoors. The open design has some drawbacks and so if privacy is particularly important you may wish to consider other options (we didn't mind but it's worth noting). There are also parts of the house that cannot be fully closed to the outside and so it can get very cold in winter (i.e. the main bathroom and the corridors between rooms/living area). Also, most of the rooms don't have heating (although there are plenty of quilts and blankets). Still, if you're rugged up and enjoy tending to fires it is a great little winter stay option.