Name: Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley
Address: 1309 Melba Highway, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, AU
Price range: $158–$604 per night
Rating: 8.55

What guests think

At Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley, travelers highlight scenic vineyard views and a peaceful setting, spacious rooms, friendly staff, and the convenience of on‑site dining, wine tasting, and leisure areas, though some facilities and service elements draw occasional criticism.

Facilities include a pool, gym and spa, but guests report maintenance issues, temporary closures, small spaces, and limited sauna access; parking can also be tight. Rooms are widely praised for size and comfort, with some noting thin walls, noisy or dated fittings, poor lighting, and patchy Wi‑Fi. Food and wine experiences are frequently enjoyed, though menus can feel limited and service or availability occasionally falls short. Expect a scenic, relaxing stay with strong hospitality and some variability in upkeep and dining.

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Facilities

On-site pool, gym and spa are appreciated, along with wine tasting; however, guests report small spaces, maintenance issues and occasional closures or limited access, and parking can fill up.

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10

Shinichi

Aug 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

部屋が広く快適。小規模ながら屋内にジム、プール、サウナも有り。

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10

Paige

Jan 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The most perfect place to relax! I was very happy with my 2 night stay. Staff are friendly, the room was clean (with a great shower) and very spacious, and the balcony was great to have a wine in the sun. The free wine tasting in the afternoon was also a nice little bonus (Jenny is soo fun). My only real issue is the pool/gym area is quite small but thankfully wasn’t busy, and the car park gets full. The restaurant on site was a great vibe and excellent food (bit pricey but the Wagyu was worth it). I would happily stay again!

8

Hal

Jan 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had a nice stay at Balgownie. We were treated to a complementary wine tasting, the grounds were very nice, the breakfast was excellent and the room (admittedly, we chose the “standard” room) was adequate. The gym was untidy, the AC didn’t work in the gym (nor did the Wi-Fi) and it’s a small gym/pool area. It’s a nice location for exploring the area.

10

Alex

Mar 1, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Wow stunning views, amazing restaurant and friendly and helpful team. The food and wine ( as you would expect) were excellent, great choice. Our corner suite had 180 degree views across the valley. My only small criticism were the pool area felt a bit unloved and needed some tlc.

10

Val

Jan 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Only issue when we returned from our function. All parking was gone and we had to park in a different area. Otherwise brilliant.

8

Jeremy

Jun 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The steam room and pool Jets were out of order, and the Suna advertised is misleading as it isnt actually available to guests unless booked via the spa. Apart for this the staff were amazing, the resturant and wine tasting was amazing, and the room was great!

10

JOHN

Dec 9, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

A great location overlooking part of the Yarra Valley. Excellent room, gym, pool, spa and restaurant. Professional and friendly staff.

10

Peter

Nov 13, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Wonderful place to stay! The restaurant was great and the staff so attentive and knowledgeable about the food and wine! Pool gym complex was wonderful! Also enjoyed the walking tracks and view from the hill behind! Beautiful gardens with the roses in full bloom!

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Andrew

Jun 30, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Some additional maintenance / upgrade of the steam room & pool area would be nice. Otherwise a fine spot

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Tina

Dec 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Had trouble with accessing our room a few times. Need to walk back and forth from the reception. It is quite a distant too. The room is spacious, bathroom is nice but the shower is not practical. Dinner was ok.. the food is not as good as it used to be a few years back. The swimming was under reno and we were not made aware of that.

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Cleanliness

Many guests find rooms and public areas clean, but several mention dusty furniture, mould or grime in bathrooms, and an untidy or dirty pool area, indicating inconsistent standards.

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Ryan

Jan 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The pool was dirty, with flies everywhere. I ordered a drink they bought me the wrong one. Close to what i wanted, i let it slide and then the entree was terrible, leather octopus. Told the wait staff they sad sorry, thats it. Room was very nice and big, but dissapointing stay.

8

Samantha

Jan 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room was spacious but cleanliness was a concern as furniture was dusty and shower and toilet were dirty. Additionally, indoor pool was in average condition and area around the pool was quite dirty. Staff were excellent and very lovely in all our interactions.

4

Joyce

Mar 16, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

There was a dead bug in the living room. The bathtub was mouldy and dirty.

6

Andrew

Mar 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Restaurant and bar area were very nice. However the room wasn't very clean. And was seriously disappointing considering the price. I've stayed in cleaner/more modern motels.

6

Wonder

May 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Restuarant and dining options were amazing. However, the rooms and bathroom need a refresh. Bathroom ceiling stained and mouldy.

10

John

Dec 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overnight stay whilst visiting some of the many vineyards. Room was comfortable, clean, food was fantastic. Wine tasting with Jenny was entertaining, and informative. The wines were also very good.

10

Helen

Nov 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely big clean & comfortable rooms & received an upgrade. Buffet breakfast was pretty good too. Definitely recommend

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Ron

Feb 13, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Clean Facilities, Quiet, Helpful staff, Cosy

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George

Dec 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good experience. Rooms very clean and breakfast was good.

8

Adam

Jan 16, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Clean

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious and comfortable with pleasant views, balconies or garden outlooks; some feel dated or basic, with thin walls, noisy air-conditioning, poor lighting, limited storage, and blinds that let in light.

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Ann

Jul 4, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful location, stunning winery, loved the pool. Blinds don’t quite cover bedroom windows and with the lights on all night outside the bedroom is quite light for sleeping.

10

Ronald

Nov 19, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel for a couple of nights, superb rooms with excellent facilities, plenty of space. Fantastic views over the Yarra Valley countryside. Restaurant was very good , and value for money with lovely views and fantastic wine.

10

Renae

Apr 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We enjoyed how beautiful the room was. Specifically the shower pressure was amazing.

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Mark

Jan 12, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Room is too basic. No artwork. No USB ports. Daily room service was terrible with messes, towels, tea, coffee not replaced. No shelves and drawers to unpack into. Had to go to reception frequently to get stuff sorted that should be standard hotel service. Light switches not working and not in logical places. I expected far more from a resort of this reputation.

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Nella

Apr 15, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely beautiful rooms.

10

Glenda

Feb 22, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room was so spacious. Felt so relaxing and so close to the wineries, definitely a great and memorable stay!

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Hadyn

Oct 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Rooms were spacious, ground were beautiful and staff were excellent 👏

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Angela

May 6, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Our room was dated & lighting bad but I understand they are in the process of being refurbished.

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Teagan

Jul 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lack of soundproofing in the rooms unfortunately took away from being able to wind down & relax. It was if the walls were paper thin. We could hear a whole family of people in the rooms below us speaking loudly & playing games up until after 12midnight. The staff were wonderful

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Philip

Oct 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely room with garden view. Comfortable bed, modern bathroom and luxury toiletries. Breakfast was very good and dinner in the restaurant delicious. However choice was limited to a grazing or set menu. Those having the grazing menu were asked to sit in a separate area, on their own, although the restaurant was half empty, which felt a bit unwelcoming.

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Service

Staff are widely described as friendly, welcoming and accommodating, including thoughtful help during special occasions and disruptions; a few guests reported rude interactions, booking or check-out errors, and uneven front-desk knowledge.

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Michael

May 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly team!

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Simon

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A rather wonderful oasis with both fine dining and wine tasting onsite, both of which we enjoyed very much. The room was also very nice. Reception staff attention to detail and knowledge was middling so recommend that the management consider actions there.

10

Vanessa

Mar 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I ran into car trouble on my way to Balgownie, which meant I was left stranded without a car to get home to Heathcote. The staff were so accommodating and kept my room open in case I needed to stay another night, which I did. Given my stressful circumstances, everyone at the property was just lovely and made it easy for me to work, relax and sort out my car troubles.

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Brendan

Jan 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

we loved the conveiniecne of going to a close by wedding. we had a poor first interaction with a staff member upon arriving. then when we came back another staff member named Brooklyn was absolutey fantastic. Saw that we hadn't been treated very well and took control of the situation and arranged a quick check in with an upgrade due to the inconvieniece. she was amazing and had a great sense of urgency about her.

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Bianca

May 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room is nice and was clean. Staff friendly on check in. We had late check out arranged however staff made an error and our room was entered by cleaners early while at breakfast & stripped. When we returned to the room we alerted them we had not checked out. As a result a personal photo was removed from the room & 2 pairs of earings missing which they refuse to accept responsibility for. As compensation they offered a mid week stay which we cant use due to work or a free dinner which would be a 2 hour drive.. both very unreasonable considering the situation & personal loss. They refuse to offer a weekend stay to replace the night we actually paid for and nothing for the lost earings. Very very poor customer care.

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Jessica

Jul 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful grounds, staff were lovely. We got upgraded to a one bedroom apartment which was a nice surprise. My daughter has food intolerances and they were a great help with heating up pre prepared food etc. Breakfast was beautiful with gorgeous views over the Yarra Valley. I would love to come back.

10

David

Dec 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely amazing stay. Great staff, welcoming, accommodating and very genuine! We loved our one night stay at this perfect location in the Yarra Calley. Highly recommend!

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Jiwen

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

we booked room for 3 ADULTS for mothers day stay in this hotel. when arrived, find out ther is only one king bed. ask front desk staff Maddilin for a extra bed when dining. 2 and half hour later we finished meal. told by front desk staff needLIN ere is nothing they can do because we didn't inform them we need two beds. and the.house keeping staffs are off duty. even no help offered when we ask for a extra lenine and blanket TO MAKE OUR OWN BED USING SOFA. she also claim the hotel is fully booked except the director's suite when we ask to book another standrad room which we find untrue by checking hotel.com later. we keeped screenshotfor evidence. when ask for solusion. told us to contact our booking agent to rebook for a two bed room at 930pm. refuse to contact higher manager until we are very upset. extremely rude and bully attitude. when we ask to talk to manager, she threating to remove us from front desk. eventually we paid more than 701.07 dollars extra to change to the director suite.

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Stephen

Sep 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Thanks to the staff for going out of their way to make our stay most enjoyable.

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Alexandra

Apr 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We were beyond happy during our 4 days stay at the Balgownie when we were celebrating our wedding. The staff is fantastic and is the driver of all of our positive experience. The property is located ~1hr outside of Melbourne - we are from out of town and first time visiting here. Area is very quiet and a great getaway from the city. We had a group booking with ~10 rooms and the staff took care of each one of us during our stay. The staff is friendly, professional, and accommodating of our group - often recommending arrangements that would improve our experience proactively. We had the opportunity to use one of the group rooms as well for an event and it was very well catered. Food is fantastic but wish the portion is slightly smaller so we don't waste so much food! Property is in a modern condition, very clean and I thought was quite family friendly too. I particularly enjoyed the aesthetics of the hotel which combined modern design with some retro style - all worked well together. If you are looking for a weekend getaway or somewhere to visit near Melbourne, I highly recommend staying at Balgownie to make a special experience!

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Location

Peaceful, scenic setting among Yarra Valley vineyards, close to wineries, attractions and wedding venues, and convenient for hot-air-balloon pickups.

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Charles

Jul 9, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Nicely located among wineries, chocolate factory and restaurants.

10

Siu Chun

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

As we have hot air balloon appointment and meet up at 5:00am morning time, So that select this hotel to stay and the meet up point at hotel restaurant. Everything are good condition. We had the dinner at hotel and very yummy and reasonable price. We have 5 peoples to stay. Except 1 thing that allocate the disable room for our family. So that the toilet can't make wet & dry seperate.

8

Natasha

Apr 25, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, nearby other attractions. Really good buffet breakfast too and lovely view for breakfast

10

Eulalia

Mar 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful location

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KENNETH

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice place and if you are booking the hot air balloon, recommended to stay here as it is the pick up point

10

Sharon

Nov 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The location was wonderful and the surrounding views were simple amazing

8

Kenneth

Mar 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Close to dining options and wineries

10

Lindsay

Jul 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We stayed here with another couple for a relaxing weekend in the Yarra valley. The location is amazing, beautiful views and an amazing team and restaurant. We enjoyed the 3 course dinner and the food is sublime. The wine matching to the meals was top notch and we will definitely be back. Thanks Balgownie.

10

David

Dec 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely amazing stay. Great staff, welcoming, accommodating and very genuine! We loved our one night stay at this perfect location in the Yarra Calley. Highly recommend!

10

Jenna

Nov 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful accomodation with quiet grounds, friendly staff and just a perfect location

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Dining

Restaurant and breakfast are often praised for quality, views, wine pairings and tastings, but several guests found menu choices limited, occasional closures or conference restrictions, service lapses, or inconsistent dishes.

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Ryan

Jan 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The pool was dirty, with flies everywhere. I ordered a drink they bought me the wrong one. Close to what i wanted, i let it slide and then the entree was terrible, leather octopus. Told the wait staff they sad sorry, thats it. Room was very nice and big, but dissapointing stay.

10

Nicolas

Mar 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent property in the Yarra Valley. Very nice modern facilities and amenities, friendly and professional staff, outstanding breakfast and dining

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Des

Mar 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Loved the accommodation, view from the balcony & the wine. Thought the food at the restaurant could be improved. choices were very limited for a large restaurant & the steak was tough to cut & eat. Overall, 4 out of 5 score.

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Stephen

Jan 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Booked 10 days before New Years Eve and discussed at length the options for dining given there was a function on that night. The function was booked out so we booked in the restaurant only to be told at lunch time on NYE that the restaurant wouldn’t be serving dinner that night and the only option was to eat in our room. Given the short notice we could not book anywhere else. Very untidy around the property grounds. Maintenance has not been kept up. Has deteriorated considerably since our previous stay.

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Ivan

May 21, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was seamless and easy. Cellar door selection was great and Ben was outstanding. He knows his wine and fortunately for us, we have pretty similar preferences. The pool and gym were well maintained. Room was very spacious, bed was comfortable and overall very clean. We had dinner in the restaurant and the food serving was generous, and the wine selection was amazing. The only thing that could be improved were: Better wifi. We had the corner room and wifi was patchy at best Foxtel was not working Overall great option for r&r

10

John

Dec 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overnight stay whilst visiting some of the many vineyards. Room was comfortable, clean, food was fantastic. Wine tasting with Jenny was entertaining, and informative. The wines were also very good.

10

Lindsay

Jul 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We stayed here with another couple for a relaxing weekend in the Yarra valley. The location is amazing, beautiful views and an amazing team and restaurant. We enjoyed the 3 course dinner and the food is sublime. The wine matching to the meals was top notch and we will definitely be back. Thanks Balgownie.

10

Reanna

Apr 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Buffet breakfast was amazing

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Darryl

Mar 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I paid $500 for one night stay with Breakfast to be honest the property from the outside and the restaurant area looks amazing but the room we had was definitely not 5 star and neither was the breakfast. I ordered a bucket of ice from my room called reception they transferred me to the kitchen I left a message as nobody answered had to go there myself to pick it up. The staff in the restaurant were great ‘Sarah you are a Champion’ both coffee machines weren’t working properly the pancake machine was empty it was continually waiting for things to be rectified. I stay at the Langham and Grand Hyatt Melbourne I find them to be cheaper to stay I think if you are going to charge these high prices then give me 5 star service. Probably won’t go back to stay as I found the rooms below 5 star standard and please fix the noisy aircon outside the balcony on the bottom floor 106 as it’s terrible sitting outside on the balcony with the noise cutting in and out

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Philip

Oct 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely room with garden view. Comfortable bed, modern bathroom and luxury toiletries. Breakfast was very good and dinner in the restaurant delicious. However choice was limited to a grazing or set menu. Those having the grazing menu were asked to sit in a separate area, on their own, although the restaurant was half empty, which felt a bit unwelcoming.

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Month	Average price
January	$189
February	$228
March	$221
April	$192
May	$192
June	$162
July	$173
August	$161
September	$171
October	$208
November	$199
December	$208

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $604	2 $264	3 $298
4 $180	5 $196	6 $196	7 $602	8 $602	9 $358	10 $321
11 $184	12 $222	13 $178	14 $227	15 $349	16 $270	17 $344
18 $198	19 $185	20 $199	21 $233	22 $200	23 $602	24 $602
25 $255	26 $212	27 $244	28 $190	29 $185	30 $200	31 $584

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the Director's Suite and Parking

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Standard Queen Room and Parking

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