We had a fantastic experience with Deb and Ian at their beautiful location in their comfortable stable house. They are a genuinely lovely couple, very engaging and interested in us and were wonderful with our kids. They were even good enough to join us for dinner at a local pub which was a lot of fun.

During our stay, we took the kids to Healesville Sanctuary, a wonderful zoo experience about 20 mins away and the next day we went to Puffing Billy, about 20 mins the other way! From their place you have endless choices of great wineries, excellent restaurants/pubs and other attractions or there is the option to just stay put and enjoy the tranquil surrounds, pat the horses - both miniature and very large! Only about an hour from the middle of Melbourne it's a lovely way to stay 'country' and visit 'city' too.

The property itself is fabulous and we wished we had booked more than 2 nights. It is very clean and functional, well appointed, spacious and the kids loved their loft bedroom. We had very deep sleeps in our comfy beds. Being built inside a barn, there is a very large and friendly space outside the house part but still inside the barn where you can relax, enjoy the surrounds and read a book over a glass of red!

We highly recommend this lovely escape and look forward to returning one day.