Getting here, settling in.
Everything you'll need on the day, also in your booking email.
From the road to the fire.
- From Melbourne
Via the Calder Freeway. The train to Woodend, then the bus, takes about two hours.
- Parking
One car per cottage, on a level gravel pad 12 metres from the Miner's Cottage door.
- Check in
A key safe at the door; the code comes by text on the morning you arrive.
- Settle in
The fire's laid: one match. The basket's on the bench.
- Check out
Strip the beds, start the dishwasher, leave the key in the safe. We do the rest.
The things people ask.
Wi-Fi
The network and password are on the card by the record player.
The wood fire
Open the damper (the lever above the door), light the firelighter, add kindling, then two small logs. Please don't leave it burning when you go out.
Bins
Yellow lid for recycling, red for everything else, green for food scraps. Leave them by the gate; we take them out.
Quiet hours
10pm to 8am: the neighbours are close. No parties or events.
If something goes wrong
Call or text 0400 000 000, any time. In an emergency, call 000 first; the address is on the fridge.
The fire's already lit.
Two cottages, a ten-minute walk from the springs. The price you see is the price you pay.