Despite the bad weather during the weekend we stayed at Bowerbird, we still had a lovely time.
Bowerbird house was so peaceful and spacious. We had a party of 9 people. The two living rooms were great if you wanted to sit and read whilst the kids watched tv in the other room.
The kitchen was very well equipped, we made use of the waffle maker in the morning and the mixer as well. Couldn't figure out how to use the grill but the oven sufficed so we didn't bother contacting Kate or Zena. I'm sure in better weather we could've just used the BBQ.
We took the track at the end of the property down to the lake which was about 10 minutes with kids. We managed to catch a few bream there but didn't get go kayaking due to the weather. It would've been amazing to kayak or paddle board there as the lake is so calm. Would probably recommend going to nearby Bramble Reserve rather than take the track down with kayaks/ SUPs especially with young kids though.
My only downside is that even though the place caters for a large party, the dining spaces are spread apart. With 9 people in our group we couldn't sit together. We were celebrating my parents' 40th wedding anniversary so it would've been nice if we could all sit down together comfortably (the dining table was in the living room away from kitchen only seated 6). We didn't think of this until we got there *smacks head*
Apart from that minor thing our stay at Bowerbird was great and we'd happily go there again.