Mark’s house is immediately comfortable and unlike so many places is generous in amenities - there was linen, blankets and comfortable pillows, firewood for the fire, all the kitchen utensils you need and even a collection of books, magazines and board games. The house is beautiful, the garden is stunning to walk in (I want to come back when the Azaleas and Rhododendrons are in flower), and the view across the valley in the morning makes you want to sit there all day. The hot water is seemingly endless - so don’t be afraid to have a bath in the amazing tub. Having somewhere so gorgeous and full of character be dog friendly was unexpected, and being able to bring along my dog Wally was the icing on the cake - he had he best time too and probably enjoyed the fire the most out of all of us.
It’s the type of place that made us barely want to go out and do things in town (roughly a 15-20 min drive) because it was so deeply relaxing. We truly wish we had been able to stay longer. My advice to anyone staying there would be arrive in daylight hours if possible and make sure you have a GPS giving you directions before you leave Apollo Bay (reception is patchy once you are in the hills and just looking at google maps without a route set did not work out well for us haha). As per Mark’s notes for getting there, the School Bus Route sign was the most prominent marker for Killala Rd - the street name sign is small and angled up the hill so you can’t really see it until you are going past it and is very easy to miss. Getting a little lost was well worth it for the treat of arriving to a lamp lit house with the heating turned on for us and music gently playing - such thoughtful touches!