Firstly, the booking process was very smooth, with excellent directions, information, tips and maps provided.
The location is really great, just outside the touristy part of the Barossa, but still accessible. Greenock has that small town country feel but is only five minutes drive to restaurants and a big shopping centre.
Along with that, on the weekend the Greenock pub is a great place for dinner. It's a very short walk from the Old Telegraph Station, so no worries with having a drink or two with dinner! The meals at the pub are good value and tasty.
Back to the cottage - everything is laid on - firewood, large spa, coffee machine, tv, dvd, - it's all there and it's very comfortable.
The yard is great to sit in and enjoy the complimentary wine - not sure though why they haven't grown higher bushes along the back fence to provide some privacy - maybe that's in the pipeline? The lack of screening combined with lack of curtains in the rear entance means you're visible from outside when you go to the bathroom - not a big issue, just wear the comlimentary gowns.
Cleanliness? The cottage was very well presented. Unfortunately the milk frother on the coffee machine hadn't been cleaned so I gave that a good cup of hot water treatment, as the dried milk can be unhygenic.
The BBQ had a sign saying "please clean after use", which is fair enough, but when we got there it was grotty. It took me half an hour before we left to clean the side shelves which had old grease on them, the door handles, the front panel, and I had a rough go at the rack but that had so much built up grease on it that I was too annoyed to continue so I gave up.
Things like bbqs and coffee machines are guaranteed to be neglected by guests, so it really is something the owners should make a beeline for when they come in to clean.
Overall I give the location a 10 out of 10, the actual cottage a 10 out of 10, I love how they provide wine at wholesale prices (plus a freeby). The breakfast provisions were generous, there was free port, some free chockies. I would definitely recommend people should stay here.
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1 September 2011
Thanks for your review we do appreciate customer feed back which assists us to help improve our cottage, appreciate your comments!!!.
Yes we are in process of installing screening trees at back fence to improve privacy, hasn't been an issue up to now as rear fence is some 25m away from property, also curtains have already been ordered for rear sun room windows will be installed next 2 weeks. We do check / clean coffee machine / BBQ after each stay however looks like I missed these for your stay my apologies. Our BBQ is near new only 6 mths old and in really good condition, we have since given it a good work over!!.
Again really appreciate your feed back as it helps us pick up any items to improve our service, thanks Doug & Angela...
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