Forgotten Valley Country Retreat

Forgotten Valley Country Retreat is in a lovely location and setting with a lot of potential to be an excellent holiday and function facility, and with proper maintenance, better cleaning standards and a different mindset it would be. The location is great, the amount of space across the three cabins is also great, and the facilities that are there (as compared with what are claimed to be there) are really good for a family gathering. The young children in our group really enjoyed the gardens, ponds and the wildlife that visited us. Note that several aspects of the property were not at all as described. There is no pizza oven. There is no hot tub (an indoor bath with jets is not a hot tub). The facilities in terms of the buildings are in desperate need of better maintenance. There are clear safety issues such as DIY tiling works with sharp pieces of metal sticking out in shower cubicles, holes in walls exposing live power cable, a rope swing that had been "repaired" with gaffer tape that broke with a six year old sitting on it, and many more. There are also a large number of "workarounds" with Bunnings lights setup in place of failed light fittings, and things that simply don't work across each of the cabins. During out stay, two out of three dishwashers were broken and one had been broken for so long that a strong stagnant water smell was coming from the surrounding cupboards. The lack of upkeep means visits have a negative experience, but the problem could so easily be fi

Shani was a great host, very responsive and accomodating.Beautiful quiet location, perfect for our large group of friends. The living spaces were nice and spacious, and everything was clean.

Had a beautiful stay. There is endless space and lots of things to do. We definitely recommend especially if you are staying with a large group. The bathrooms are a bit dated but also need some repairs. One of the bathrooms the shelf was slanted so when my toiletries were placed on it they all slid and hit me in the head. Another bathroom we noticed had no towel on it when we arrived and we later realised it’s because it could not hold any weight without falling. A number of shower heads were beginning to rust through where one when you turn on the shower it sprays all across the bathroom itself. It is a rural setting so hard to keep clean but a more frequent outside clean will also help maintain the beautiful space. Would be a 10/10 property with a couple of shower head replacements.

Shani is an excellent and responsive host. Our group enjoyed our stay at Forgotten Valley in the beautiful location and calm and relaxing property.

Shani is an excellent host with great communication, the property was beautiful to stay at and all my friends thoroughly enjoyed it! Would stay here again!