12 Apostles Cottages — Hotel in Barwon South West

Relocating from SA to ACT over Christmas & NY. Booked the 12 Apostles Cottages for 24-27Dec 2018 for something different. ||We wanted a chilled out, stress free, unplugged, and peaceful Christmas. |Somewhere close to the 12 Apostles and easy access to the Great Ocean Road (GOR).|We liked the sound of the kids (4y & 9y) feeding the chooks & sheep, collecting eggs and NOT being glued to the TV or Devices. |It is exactly what we got! ||The 2br Farmhouse (The Snug) is comfortable for short stays. There’s no available laundry facilities in the cottages, so longer stays may be a bit more arduous. |It sleeps 6, 1 Dbl & 1Sgl in each room. Functional Bathroom with shower & separate toilet. ||Has the Farm house/cottage appeal to the kitchen and living area. The views of the paddocks can be enjoyed from the front deck/veranda. TV and DVD player (I think), the reception/aerial is a little off. But we didn’t really use it anyway. ||Simple, functional and basic kitchen amenities. |1 medium pot, 1 (warped) fry pan, Microwave, Crockery & Cutlery, Utensils, roughly glasses (4-6) of wine and short glassware. A few other bits and bobs. Small table top gas BBQ on the veranda. ||Bring your own food storage, saver containers and wraps, paper towels, cleaning sprays and wipes etc. ||The relic Electric Stove/Oven was something to behold. Reminded us both of childhoods well passed when baking with the Grand Mothers :)|Very cool. Does take a little time to get used to, but is pretty simple to work out.||It was quite chilly at night, and it’s quite a windy area with colder winds off the Southern Ocean. So even in the summer day time, pack a jumper/sweater/spray jacket. |I’d bring extra blankets for nights or use the spare ones from the beds you don’t use. ||There’s a functional reverse cycle split system in the main living area. It heats the living, kitchen and 1st bedroom nicely. The second bedroom is a little far away for it to be effective. ||We didn’t use the Chill shed as it is open all the time and was quite dirty from the birds and any other animal/insects that would inhabit the space. If this area was fully enclosed, cleaned up, and maintained it would be a great breakout space. ||Overall we enjoyed our stay. |We used the property as a base for sightseeing around the GOR. We got to chill out and have a peaceful, simple family Christmas of just the 4 of us. |The kids loved...

The cottages are set in a beautiful location with beautiful views across the country to the a glimpse of the ocean. ||||However they are dirty and with limited facilities. Booking quoted ||||The cabin was very dusty with dirty windows and lots of bugs around ||||The provided BBQ was unusable as it was covered in bird poop and there was no cleaning facilities to use it so had to pull out the vintage elec frypan which when wiped was covered in a film of dirt and grease so had to be cleaned before use. I contacted the owner who blamed this issue on their cleaner but took responsibility but didn’t offer any assistance ||||The dinner ware was minimal. ||||2 bowls for 3 people ||2 sharp knives to eat with for 3 people ||||Lights weren’t working ||Window glass and tracks very dirty and full of bugs. One fly screen was detached from the window sitting on the outside deck ||||The property advertises a chill shed to use to relax with additional amenities. This place was totally inhabitual except for the birds and other insects. Very run down and not suitable at all for any use ||||There is a sign stating any extra cleaning required will be charged accordingly. It is a bit difficult to clean anything when no cleaning products provided except for approx 100ml of very weak dish washing liquid and a 1” square piece of a scourer !! However I do think we left the place cleaner than what we found it but your welcome !! ||||||||iPod dock. Nil||Free toiletries. 2 pieces of soap. 2 sample shampoo and conditioner ||No toothpaste ||Free toilet paper - 1/2 a roll ||Dish washing liquid -...

We visited this place recently. The moment we stepped inside it was a feast to our eyes. There were 4-5 cottages and are not very close so there was complete privacy. ||We stayed in Tullarock, there were 2 bedrooms, 1 kitchen with dinning table, sofa, tv, microwave. The entire cottage was spotless, very neatly decorated and there were lotsa toys & books for our infant and adults too..... ||Backyard of the cottage has bar b q, sitting chairs and the view is superb!!!||There are animals around- goats, cows, chicken and no dogs/pets are allowed in the property.||Outside our cottage was trampoline that our little one enjoyed a lot and swings. ||Outside the cottage was scenic as well.||We visited 12 apostles hardly 8-10mins from this place. 2mins drove and there is wetland for evening walk and river to swim. We saw lotsa kids swimming..... ||Good to get your meals packed as nearby there is nothing.. Nearest towns are port cambell or Colac.... ||Must place to visit if you love nature and wanna be far...