Don and Susie were lovely and accommodating hosts. They were more than happy to supply us with additional amenities including extra breakfast items for our longer stay as well as some first aid supplies when my partner cut his arm. The gardens are just gorgeous and their dog Jax is the sweetest pooch ever! The hot tub was a great addition as well.
We weren’t able to give the Slipper a 5-star rating, however, because the cleanliness of the room was not up to standard. While the room was very tidy, there was a fair amount of dust on the floor, along the skirting boards and on some of the furniture. In addition, there are possums who live in the roof and are quite noisy at night - they woke us up several times with their scratching, fighting and hissing. We noticed a small drip/leakage from the ceiling near the window, which I’m fairly certain was one of them weeing down the side of the internal window, which then ran down the window and onto the floor - not good :(
If Don and Susie fixed the possum and the dust issue, I'd be giving a 5-star rating. But for the price, I can't justify having dust and possum wee in the room. Both things are quite easily fixed, however, so here's hoping the next guests will have a 5-star stay. I’m not sure if it’s the same in VIC, but in NSW if there’s a possum in the roof, we can call WIRES or a specialist possum relocation service to relocate the possums. I believe they also give advice on how and where the possums are entering the roof so it can be blocked off to prevent future issues. Unfortunately the possum noise and wee put a damper on our stay :(
Again, though - gorgeous gardens, and lovely people, and the spa is a real treat.