We stayed at the Promised Land Cottages for 4 nights with my husband and daughter (15-month old) and it was just perfect. We have been welcomed by Sophie when we arrived, and she offered us fresh eggs! Our daughter spent hours watching the hens, donkey and horses, and walking around the park. One of the bikes has a baby seat so we were able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. The cottage has everything you need, and there is a game room with toys, DVD, tennis table...It's secluded, and that's why you want to go there!

We recently stayed here for the Bellingen Jazz & Blues Festival.

The drive out from town is gorgeous so we didn't mind it. The cottages are very comfortable and well equipped. As soon as you walk through the door, you are confronted by the gorgeous view framed by the large windows. It never failed to stop me in my tracks everytime we entered!

The cottages are very well built (I stayed there with 2 builders!). I would suggest blockout material behind the curtains as the sun very annoyingly burst in each morning.

There are great markets in Bellingen every 3rd Saturday and I highly recommend them. We bought some of the freshest tastiest produce for our SUnday picnic and lots of yummy nibblies for Sat drinks.

We had a delicious bacon & eggs on the deck on Sunday. The tennis court is fantastic as are the racquets. The bikes were also in very good condition and the loop run was fantastic as was the bushwalk up the river. Stunning.

We bought pre paid tickets to the festival but wouldn't do this again as we mainly attended all the free events.

We had a fantastic meal at Cafe 241 and also at the main pub in town. I just love Bellingen and would return to the country town and the Promised Land Cottages in an instant!

We found Sophie and Greg very welcoming and the cottage we stayed in, the couples cottage, was beautiful and very secluded. Everything you need was supplied, including fresh coffee, and as we had been staying in a campervan for a few weeks, the cottage gave us some much needed luxury for a night.

Scenery is simply stunning, and we both spent most of our time gazing up at the mountains from the spacious deck. Visited by a friendly kookaburra who sat on the electric bbq and observed us at dusk. Amazing birdlife all around.

Be warned that town is a good distance away, so highly recommend taking your own food and drink - kitchen is well equipped to make most things. Loved Bellingen, it still has its own community despite being very popular with tourists.

A small suggestion for improvement - It might be better if there was a pool somewhere in the spacious grounds - we found the Never Never Creek which was the nearest place to swim very busy.

I finally got around to writing this review...but I haven't stopped thinking about The Promised Land Cottages even though it was two years ago that I last visited. When you can't stop thinking about a location one has visited it must mean it's special! If only it wasn't a 22 hour flight away! But, I might be back in spite of that!

I stayed that Promised Land Cottages for 5 days....it wasn't enough. After touring the east coast of Australia, it's the only place I wanted to return to.

There is something special about this property. Lush rolling hills surround the property which is located on farmland about a 15 minute drive from the little town of Bellingen. The fresh produce, the wine, the horses that came up to your cottage to say "hello." The landscape was the most beautiful I think I've ever seen. So charming and magical.

The Cottage was well maintained, private, clean and lovely. Spacious, and comfortable. There are three cottages altogether and all are perched on spots with gorgeous views. This is probably one of the best properties in the area.

There's plenty to do here. Walks, biking, swimming, tennis or drive into town and check out the little shops, grab a cafe or some local blueberries which are the best I've ever had. There's also a National Park nearby.

Would I recommend? A 1000 yes's! Particularly for R&R, romantic getaways.

http://www.promisedlandcottages.com.au/