I cannot say a bad thing about this place. We arrived at dusk and the keys were in the door waiting for us. Every room had fresh flowers in little vases even the bathroom and there were sprigs of lavender on the beds. The owners have obviously put a lot care and thought into the chalets and every little detail was taken care of including; electric blankets, extra heater, insect spray, air fresheners, all the little things that made the stay cosy like home. The views from the balcony were of green and lush trees and a small dam. It was a little piece of paradise in the forest. Will certainly go again.

The one draw back which could not be helped was the access road, which is a dirt road through the national park, please be weary of animals jumping out on the road at night.

Brilliant place, well worth a stay.

Had a wonderful stay at the Hawke Brooke Chalets. Beautiful surroundings in an ideal spot, very close to National Park and Pemberton Wine Centre. Lovely touches with the fresh flowers and arrival chocolate slice. Very friendly dogs that come and visit the chalets from time to time.

We did struggle with room in the second bedroom for the portable cot for our daughter (only due to the bunk beds and extra single bed, not due to room size). Also, be careful staying here in March, it was a particularly bad year for the march flys. Would be a great spot in winter to snuggle up in front of the wood heater.

Great service and a lovely spot to use as a comfy base to explore the area.

We stayed in cottage no. 2 for 3 days over Christmas and it was really a delight to have stayed there!

The service was very good. Sue greeted us over the intercom with a friendly "make yourselves at home!" and it did not take much to do just that! Cottage was ready for us when we arrived: lovely fresh flowers, lavender on bed, slices in fridge....and we even had a specially wrapped delivery on Christmas Eve! Sue is very friendly, but respected our privacy and was willing to assist in anything we needed....an ideal hostess!

The farm house is out of sight of the four cottages that are built in a row on a hill over-looking a spring fed dam. The cottages are far enough from each other so as to not hear talking and there are screens with climbers on the balconies so you can't really see the next door neighbours. We had visits by a kangeroo right in front of the cottage one evening and also a pair of wild emus. Saw geese in the distance and heard many birds calling.

The cottage itself was perfectly furnished (although I do think it could become tight with 6 people - we were 2 adults and 2 small kids). It was clean, comfortable and neat and equipped with the lot. I could make a roast for Christmas, plus had lots of serving dishes etc. for salads, to give you an idea. We liked the wood fire early morning (although later, we realised that it was a total fire ban!? Ignorance from our side....not sure if you are then allowed to make a fire in a unit....it actually is total fire ban!?). The cottage was not serviced during our stay, but we had an extra towel or two and came out fine after three days. We battled a bit to get the water temperature of the shower right and constant, especially for the kids.

The cottages are at the end of a road and thus very private and secluded. We loved that! You drive through these huge karri trees...unbelievable! Disadvantage of this, is that there is no mobile reception (I know, seclusion is what we wanted, but we needed to phone loved ones over Christmas). A short drive (say one km) and you get reception, so it is not a train smash!

The boys loved the Pixie play area, where they cooked (!) under the trees and played in the sand, as well as the dogs. I do think the garden at the play area needs some attention, but that is being picky! The dogs are well mannered and won't jump up or enter the cottage, which was a great relief, because they are big and there are four of them! We also used the free dvd library.

Our outings for the three days in Pemberton, looked like this:
Day 1 - drove to Northcliffe (unfortunately Understory was closed for the day), then Windy Harbour (yucky place...) and Salmon Beach (worth the visit)
Day 2 - Yeagarup dunes & beach (all I can say, is WOW!), then Big Brook dam (just as lovely!)
Day3 - Pemberton town, where boys climbed on old train in park, then picked berries at Lavender and Berry farm

It was our first visit to Pemberton and we loved it! There are still lots that we would like to do (Understory, tram ride, fishing for trout...and Yeagarup dunes again definately.....also would like to check out Lake Jasper next time).

Hawke Brook Cottages definately played a big part in making the trip memorable. Thank you, Sue & family, we will be back!

We stayed here for 6 nights the week before the Manjimup Cherry Festival, in early December. Our hostess, Sue couldn't have been more helpful. The chalets have all mod-cons including a pot belly for the cold/cool nights.The chocolate labradors come with the property and if they smell bacon or sausages, they come lumbering up the hill to pay a visit. The chalets used to be called Warren River Chalets, I think, and we had stayed in them before under the previous management. The Pemberton Wine Centre is on the road up to Hawk Brook , from the Trout Farm end of the road, and is well worth a visit. There are lovely fairy wrens and Emu's walking about. The birds are all wild. The food here is good too. Make sure to check with the visitor centre in town before visiting any attractions/ wineries as a few we went to were not open but were listed as being open. Perhaps, because it was not full season, these businesses thought to have a few days off beforehand. Would have been better if we had known. We still had a fabulous time. The sculpture walk in Northcliffe is very good too. You hire an MP3 player with the artists talking about their sculptures or someone reading a childrens' story about the pieces.We found it very good and were very sceptical before we went.