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Heatherlie

$430 for a weekend for two

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Owners: Robyn and Ian Slattery

Address: High Street, Maldon VIC

Postal Address: PO Box 164 Camberwell VIC 3124

Fax: (+613 or 03) 9889 2282

Mobile: 0413 123 650

Email: info@heatherlie.com.au

Property Setting: Located in the heart of historic Maldon, amongst similar period cottages.

Hours/KMs from Melbourne: 1 hour 35 mins / 135km (VicRoads map 277 R7)

Nearest main town: Castlemaine (17km)


	What better way to appreciate the beauty of historic Maldon than by staying in one of her lovely period homes. Heatherlie is supremely comfortable having been restored and renovated with great flair and personal devotion. Excellent cooking and dining facilities are one of the reasons this is a great place to share time away with friends. The main house can accommodate up to three couples. The recent addition of a separate, self-contained Pool House offers romantic accommodation for a couple on their own or a fourth couple when booked together with the main house.

Property Description:
The c1880 Victorian home fits well within Maldon’s highly acclaimed reputation for its extensive collection of heritage architecture. Signature features include the bullnose front verandah with wrought iron lace decoration, 12' baltic pine and cedar lined ceilings and Victorian fireplaces with slate hearths. The renovation and interior design is clearly the product of a labour of personal pride. Robyn has also restored the wooden furniture herself and created decorative art for the walls that is eclectic yet understated. Antiques, family heirlooms and locally crafted items make the interior design all the more unique. Soft colours throughout the house compliment the honey tones of the polished baltic pine floors. The beautiful heritage character of the home and contents is highlighted with a stylish restraint more typical of a contemporary setting. Each bedroom is individually decorated within the provincial theme. Treasured pieces include a rare antique brass bed, a cedar wardrobe and spindle back rocking chair. One of the bedrooms has an open fire.

There is a formal dining room with an open fire for long, cosy dinners, or outdoor dining under cover of the back verandah by the swimming pool where there is a large built-in barbecue. The kitchen is equipped as well or better than many fulltime homes, with space to sit around the kitchen bench. A number of rooms have open fireplaces including the large comfortable lounge and the separate reading room which has french doors to the side garden.

The swimming pool was added in 2006 along with a self-contained Pool House to the side. The Pool House is very evocative of the rustic patina of Provincial French architecture. It offers romantic accommodation for one couple with a mezzanine bedroom above a spacious living room that combines kitchen and dining areas. A large open fireplace dominates the room and french doors open onto the pool area on one side or a private courtyard on the other.

Both buildings are set amidst a large garden where the owners' keen interests are also apparent. Spring flowering daffodils, 1500 of them, line the driveway and appear in old polished coppers in the back yard under the graceful golden elm before it bursts into leaf. In summer a hammock hangs in the shade of its canopy.

Number of Rooms: Main House: 3 bedrooms, Pool House: 1 bedroom

Maximum number of Guests: 6 & 2 respectively

Bathroom Facilities: Main House: 2 bathrooms. Pool House: 1 bathroom

Suitable for Children: No

Disabled access: No

Smoking restrictions: No smoking inside

Guest Pets Allowed: No

Check In/Out: In 2pm / Out 12 noon, or very flexible by arrangement

Description of Rooms/Units:

Main House (pictured below)
Two of the three bedrooms are located at the front of the cottage with large windows onto the bullnose verandah. All bedrooms have queen size beds with electric blankets and Italian Marcella quilts, 100% cotton linen and duck down doonas or lighter quilts according to the season.
The centrepiece of each bathroom is a claw-foot bath with a trombone shower rose. Crabtree and Evelyn bathroom products are provided as well as candles, oil burners and oils to use throughout the house.
The kitchen is equipped with a large stove and oven, fridge, microwave, dishwasher and ample quality crockery, cutlery and kitchenwares. The house also has additional heating, a television, DVD and CD players and a selection of DVDs, CDs and magazines.

Pool House (pictured right)
The Pool House has the quality of a country villa in Italy or France with rendered walls, exposed brick floors and white french doors, along with the distressed timber furniture look, complemented with a handsome leather sofa and luxury bedding. The mezzanine bedroom also has french doors with white louvres. The bed is queen size. The open fire can be viewed from both levels. Entertainment equipment includes a digital television, DVD and CD player with a selection of music and movies to enjoy.

Breakfast: A gourmet breakfast hamper is brimming with specially selected items including; muesli, preserved and fresh fruit, organic jam, free range eggs, bacon, real butter, juice, teas, fresh coffee and milk.

Dining Options: The Main House is ideally equipped for guests who enjoy cooking and dining in. A small selection of restaurants and eateries can be found in Maldon and a broad selection in Castlemaine (17km)

Guest BBQ Facilities: Yes

Please confirm tariff with hosts prior to reservation.

Tariff: (includes breakfast provisions)

Pool House - One couple - $430 for two nights. $250 for one night

The Main House - $820 for two nights for 2 couples. $1130 for two nights for 3 couples

The Main House & The Pool House - $1500 for two nights for 4 couples

Reduced midweek rates and weekly rates are available on request

Minimum Stay: Two night minimum for the Main House. Three nights for long weekends and local festivals.

Deposit: 50% on booking. (Balance payable 7 days prior)

Cancellation Terms: Where sufficient notice is provided for the accommodation to be relet to others, refunds will be provided or deposits may be transferred to alternative dates. Less than 48 hours notice - no refunds and no transfers.

Credit Cards Accepted: Cheque, direct deposit or cash please. (Sorry no credit card facilities)

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