Our stay at Loyola Riverside cottage was from the start a uniquely relaxing time. Bernadette, the host was warm, down to earth and welcoming and made us feel always at ease. The thoughtful provisions of fruit, farm eggs and champagne in the fridge upon arrival set the tone. Good quality linen and towells, interesting books and dvds, board games embellished a comfortable, well set out cottage overall. This place has holiday rustic river farm cottage charm in buckets..... complete with horse, roosters and chickens (and more!) Felt homey but in a cushy - not TOO basic way. Having day trips to maclean, iluka and of course Yamba...... was easy and it was the perfect spot to come back to after a hot day at the beach. I would maybe choose to come in a less humid hot time - like not in February as it did have some
extreme temps on certain days, but I guess not everyone would mind this. Besides the close proximity to the lovely mighty Clarence, this place is also advantaged in being a short drive/bike ride away from Palmers Island store, which has the most excellent range home made pies all good value for money......plus other gourmet delights. Anyway, overall - our 10 day stay was most memorable and I feel a return visit will happen at some point in the future.......