We had a great time this weekend staying at Balconies.

We booked our weekend away last minute and Michael and Russell were very accommodating and were helpful with restaurant recommendations (in our confirmation email and again in person when we arrived - offering to call to check booking availability).

On arrival, Michael took the time to show us a map of the area and outline the key attractions and his recommendations.

We booked a King room (unfortunately we booked late and there weren't any rooms with a balcony available). The room was adequately sized and well appointed including a tv and DVD player, air conditioning and bathroom amenities.

Breakfast was included and was delicious. We sat out on a balcony overlooking the property - a great view. Breakfast consisted of juice, tea or coffee, fruit, cereal and muesli and a selection of hot breakfast options - we tried the blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and the 'healthy option' of toast with avocado, poached eggs and tomato relish.

If you visit Daylesford, you won't be dissapointed with Balconies. We stayed in the compact room, which was a bit small. But the breakfasts and the place was lovely. And the service excellent! Highly recommended!

It's a very calm and quiet place, with nice rooms and a great breakfast. The hosts were very nice. They have lots of DVDs in the lobby you can borrow for a night in, which was great, but unfortunately the TV in the room was tiny. The spa was nice, but a bit cold (they said it was set to 38C, but we found out that is was set to 30C which couldn't be changed, which made it a bit too cold).

Also, for some reason, there was no door to the bathroom/toilet in the room we stayed, which we found a bit odd (prudes beware!).

Just returned after staying two nights ... The owners were friendly, knowledgable (giving great advice about places to eat and visit) The breakfast was deliscious...We even had a kookaburra sit on the edge of the balcony to watch us all . The rooms were beautiful ..So clean, and fresh as the air we breathed . Thanks for providing such a peaceful, relaxing place for us to stay..