Name: Wellington Forest Cottages & Conference Centre
Address: 343 Wellington Forest Road Wellington Millwestern , Wa 6236, Australia, Wellington Forest, Wellington Forest, Wellington Forest, 6236, Australia
Rating: 8

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Wellington Forest Cottages & Conference Centre

Wellington Forest

I have stayed here many times and keep coming back. I booked the conference centre and all the cottages out for my 50th Birthday/Wedding. It was such a fabulous place to hold a party. Would recommend it to everyone. Wendy was so accommodating and couldn't do enough for us.

Fabulous place

After coming across this place while riding on the Munda Biddi trail a few years ago and getting a good feeling about it, I finally booked to go and stay and it didn't disappoint! 
Wendy and her partner have set up the cottages to have everything you need (when simplicity is what you're looking for). We were looking for a place with a wood stove to drink wine by, a gas cooker and stocked kitchen to make dinner in, a comfy bed and the rest was provided by the wildlife and the trees outside. 
We felt both looked after and left alone to feel the quiet of the bush and it was just right. Thanks again Wendy!

Exactly what we were looking for

The cottage was overpriced at $185 a night, cold and definitely not cosy.  Note there are no photos of interiors on the fancy website.  Only heating was a fire place which was lovely once alight, but on arrival the woodbox was nearly empty, no kindling, no newspaper - firelighters thank goodness.  Bare and sparsely furnished, no floor mats on the cold wooden floors, no power points in lounge or bathroom, one small mirror in bathroom, no furniture except beds in main bedroom, no bedside tables or lamps so reading at night in bed impossible.  Small, cheap, smelly tea towels - hard, cold plastic chairs, no plug for bathroom sink.  No cushions, pictures on walls, cobwebs, generally basic and unwelcoming.  It is such a shame as the cottages are terrific on the outside, great location and near forest for walks, but no-one else was there when we stayed last week.  We have written to the managers and gave them some of the above hints to make the cottage better value and more comfortable - if they are interested and somehow I doubt it.  I am going to write to Parks and Wildlife Services to find out if this land and the cottages belong to the State Government, if so there is such potential for this to be a lovely place to stay - but I would not recommend it to anyone as it is.

Cold and definitely not cosy

Some of the other cottages may have been better, our cottage was in very poor condition. Huge pain scratches on the walls, two tiny couches for a cottage that sleeps eight, no coffee table, a tiny porch.  All extremely rundown.  There was no newspaper or kindling for a fire and none of the basics you might expect such as sugar or salt.  No blankets (you can hire these!) which is crazy in a place that gets very cold. I don't mind this style of rudimentary accommodation for a low price but $200 is very steep for this. It's basically glamping so they shouldn't be charging more than $120 a night.  Such a shame as the setting is really wonderful.

Poor value for money

Having stayed at the cottages for several years, I've seen the gradual decline of the accommodation.
This year, our cottage security door couldn't be closed.....it didn't fit the door frame....and the handle was broken anyway.
The bathroom shower cubicle floor was broken in many places; a couple of the splash tiles on the floor were broken - exposing the wall framework; the bathroom door was scraping along the floor tiles to such an extent that the door paneling had come away from the door!!
Inside the cottage, the smoke alarm in the kitchen was hanging free from the ceiling. Indications suggested that the two smoke alarms that were fitted were not in working condition.
The hot water tap at the kitchen sink could not be turned off completely. Trying to do so caused the tap to "jump" its thread and allow the water to flow freely again. The tap could only be turned down to a constant drip.
As is the case with some of the cottages, ours had a bedroom on the verandah ( sleepout) and two bedrooms inside the cottage. The door to one of the bedrooms would not remain shut when closed.
It was a hot weekend and we were glad to have a pedestal fan in the bedroom.....if only there was a power point in the room.
We decided to have an evening meal on the verandah overlooking the grounds and wildlife. We were unnerved by the amount of movement  on the verandah.
The list goes on.....
Enough is enough.....I won't come back again.

Appalling!!!

Just loved the quiet Bush and the facilities were just what we were looking for. Close to great bike trails and the Ferguson Valley. Loved to be able to light the fire pit and sit around it. The wildlife is so beautiful and natural. About as close to camping out as we want to get at this point in our life.

Big bike ride weekend

The cottages are fantastically simple, but clean and comfy. We brought our own linen, a camp table and a few space heaters, power cords etc as we knew it would be cold, and with them plus the wood fire we were nice and warm as the storms rolled past.  It's as advertised, 100 year old wood cottages, the shower was hot, beds were comfy and the views were priceless. We had an outhouse for the toilet, but it was no trouble at all!!

We had a fantastic time, switching off from technology and reading by the warm fire. Thankyou!!!

Wonderful break among nature

We were very disappointed with our accomodation . We had No. 8 and there was quite a walk outside in the cold & rain to the toilet. Lots of spiders and bugs crawling through the holes in the door. There were also cockroaches crawling in the kitchen and on our bedroom wall. One bedroom had a small bat on the curtain and we caught it and put it outside. The next morning a bat flew across our heads as we sat at the table eating breakfast. There was a hole in a bedroom wall air vent so they may be in the roof. Also the mattress protectors in the beds were very worn and dirty. I found a mouse poo on my bed cover while we were staying there . All the kitchen dishes are in the open, and there was mouse cook in the cutlery so we had to wash everything before we used it. There was no firewood when we arrived but we did find it by driving a km to the main area with the rest of the cottages . We were glad there was plenty there and did enjoy the fire in our cottage. The hot water to shower and kitchen also worked well. Another warning- not their fault but the alarms went off several times at night in the Discovery Centre building next door - disrupting what little sleep we could get. So know what to expect .

Not a comfortable holiday cottage.

Beautiful Forrest and up close wildlife with kangaroos at the back door!  It was a great few days we spent in the cottage.  The adults enjoyed the quiet and the relaxing atmosphere - a glass of wine on the verandah as the sun set watching the kangaroos play.  The kids enjoyed exploring the Forrest and using torches at night to spot the wildlife.  Swimming during the day at the various lakes, rivers, streams and waterholes. Close to two towns - Collie and Bunbury if you need to replenish the wine or batteries for the torches. All up a great time had by all and we will definitely visit again!

Get away from it all

We love the beautiful location of this place but as we were using this stay for a commercial tour it really wasn't up to scratch. Fortunately we had a client who was pretty laid back but if I had brought some of my other clients there, I think they would have rightly refused to stay. It is over priced for what really is camping with walls. For the price, linen should be at least included and if the beds were made up it would have at least felt welcoming. 
We had to wash everything before we used it as there were cockroaches about. The balcony felt very unsafe, the railings was loose and I'd imagine if we had had kids with us we wouldn't have let them out there. The common barbeque was filthy so we didn't use it.

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