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3.5 out of 5
Australian Home Away at Wonga Park Brushy Creek
18 Reserve Rd, Wonga Park, VIC

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 48 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sio-Ching

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property, nice bed linen. Feels like rural, but just 10 min drive to shopping. Close to several great walking tracks
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pao-Feng

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Brett Poppins on 1 Mar 2023
Thank you for the review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Disappointing
My wife organised this property in hopes for a country getaway that was private and accomodating for pets to welcome the new year. It is not pet friendly as advertised. However, Brett was happy to allow our pup to stay for 2 nights and our other friends and pup to stay the last night to welcome 2023. Privacy is next to nil. You are housed between two unpleasantly close family homes. We were very appalled by the older mature woman who banged our door down after 1.30am NEW YEARS DAY to tell us we are SPEAKING too loudly inside the house. She proceeded to tell us its time to “pack it in”, to make sure we clean everything up and questioned us about our dogs and entire arrangements. This was all declared in a very rude and obnoxious way. My wife had already made these arrangements!! She also made it very clear that she was the property owner. Just out of order behaviour towards paying customers. We were made to feel incompetent and unwelcome by her. For the small amount of time we did spend at the property, as we were out and about all day, watching the roos hop along the fields for a good minute was lovely. Id suggest to make signage to direct customers around the property as we had no idea how to get to the lake or if we were allowed to enter anywhere
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Brett Poppins on 1 Mar 2023
Thank you for the review and feedback. The property is set up for two people not four. It is not set up for parties. It is a quiet property where our guests can enjoy the animals and quiet surroundings.

8/10 Good

Joshua

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We adored the two cat welcoming committee when we arrived. The stay was peaceful and relaxing.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Brett on 23 Nov 2022
Thank you for the review.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Top spot
great place to stay, will be back again, thank you very much
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Brett on 26 July 2022
Thank you for the great review

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Brett on 14 June 2022
Thank you for the review

8/10 Good

Jenny

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Georgia

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Travelled with pets, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely cottage in country surrounds
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Brett on 11 May 2022
Thank you for the great review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an absolute little gem!! Tranquil setting and a comfortable abode, ensures relaxation is the highest priority. Recharge the batteries and let the stresses of the world just drift away. A quiet wine on the verandah overlooking the plethora of wildlife and listening to the amazing array of birds in the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Brett on 8 May 2021
Thank you for the great review.

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Home Comforts Close To Yarra Valley Wineries
Lovely self contained unit at rear of property with friendly family hosts available to give as much, or as little, help required. Kangaroos and other native animals viewable from property. Yarra River walking distance away. Close drive to eateries, beautiful town of Warrandyte and Yarra Valley wineries, breweries and food producers.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Brett on 21 Apr 2021
Thank you for the great review. Regards Brett

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020
Response from Brett on 1 July 2020
Thank you for the great review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Wanted a quiet Hideaway and that's what I received.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Karen. on 18 Mar 2020
Thank you for the lovely review, we're so glad you found your time here peaceful and relaxing. You are welcome back any time.

10/10 Excellent

Chad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay at Australian Home Away-Wonga Park was excellent! The area is nice and quiet and peaceful, and only a short drive to the CBD. The accommodation was spacious, fully furnished, and came complete with all the kitchen and bathroom utensils that we needed. Definitely coming back here!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Brett on 8 Jan 2020
Thank you for the great review.

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonga Park Stay
Peaceful semi rural environment which is what we look for rather than bells and whistles.. Basic but comfortable with all the amenities for our needs
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Karen. on 27 Nov 2019
Thanks so much Jennifer, we're so glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, tidy and a great spot for a weekend getaway
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Brett. on 14 Oct 2019
Thank so much for the great review, we're glad you enjoyed your stay.Hope you'll stay again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sandra was very friendly and welcoming Dwelling was quiet, clean , tidy and comfortable . Bedroom was spacious but found the light switches on the wall near the bed were difficult to find and reach in the dark. Suggest a small lamp on bedside table would be easier to access. Could not use the toaster as began smoking much too much than Toasters in general . We turned it off immediately while Needs to be checked for Safety reasons Main concern ; Check In advertised between 2:00 & 10:00 pm but one week before check in then informed Check in between 3:00 - 10 :00 pm . Although owners were obliging to 2:00 pm Check in , it is felt we should not have had to request it. Advertised Policies and Detail must be able to be trusted .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Brett on 22 Sept 2019
Thank you for you Review and feedback, I will check the check in times and amend. We are always open to earlier check-ins the times. Glad you enjoyed your stay. Regards Brett

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable ...clean very comfy bed and everything you need for our short stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Brett on 7 June 2019
Thank you for the great review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful country property with peace and quiet, fresh air, birds chirping, horses, ponies and farm animals. For serenity and respite, this has to be of the nicest places
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Karen. on 31 Aug 2018
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We hope you'll stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful, semi rural retreat
Located in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, this property comes with the peace and aspect of being on a farm surrounded in bushland. Yet only a short commute to the Yarra Valley and Healesville, eastern suburbs of Melbourne and if wanting Melbourne City a short connect to East Link. We loved it. We were visiting family in the Croydon, Chirnside Park, Mitcham areas, its location was so accessible while providing a wonderful retreat for us.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Karen. on 24 May 2018
Thank you so much for the lovely review. We're so glad you enjoyed the surroundings and found it so convenient for all the local attractions. Very pleased you were happy and comfortable with your accommodation and we hope you'll return in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely quiet cottage in a semi rural location
Brett and Pu are beautiful hosts!! The cottage was beautifully appointed and had everything to make the stay comfortable. Being Dog friendly was fantastic and nothing was too much trouble. Thoroughly recommend this property to anyone - Will come again!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2017
Response from Brett on 10 Aug 2017
Thanks so much, it was a pleasure hosting you. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Escape to the country
Spacious, lovely views and well equipped, but limited privacy, issues with maintenance, and no internet supplied.
Stayed 22 nights in May 2017
Response from Brett on 29 June 2017
Sorry you feel that way regarding the privacy, I would love to know what maintenance issue you found so we can fix this. WiFi is available at the property. Thank you for staying with us. Regards Brett

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
As the brochure stats Home Away from Home
As we are and elderly couple we found the area very pleasant.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2017
Response from brett on 29 June 2017
So glad you enjoyed your stay and got to visit some of the local attractions. I hope we'll see you again. Regards, Brett

10/10 Excellent

Fernando, Wonga Park

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent gateway to the Yarra Valley!
We stayed for 4 nights and could not have been more pleased with the accommodation.

10/10 Excellent

Karen , Kinglake West

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay, with everything you need.
Friendly and helpful owners in a beautiful area, and a great location. Everything you could think of, was supplied. We only stayed for one night, but would happily have stayed longer. We would definitely recommend staying here.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay
I have been here several times now. Love coming back and seeing the animals. Quiet and peaceful environment. A little hard to find first time. Fantastic place to return to after a long day travelling/at work.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and quiet retreat, however if you have animal allergies (horse etc.) that could be a problem.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great relaxed getaway with lots of nature
It was a comfortable stay at Wonga Park and a truly relaxing getaway with nature at doorstep. It was a like a small farm stay within the community and you have everything you need for a cosy stay. The home was great value and heated bed, fully equipped kitchen, hot powerful showers, washing machine and separate living and bedrooms were pluses. We felt at welcomed and at home with a free tour of the vicinity by the great hosts! Highly recommended!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and cosy.
What a nice place to stay, the bed is so comfortable, I want to find out the brand.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for a rest
Everything needed for a relaxing g couple of days

8/10 Good

Catherine, Canberra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A country stay
Lovely place to stay, for a quiet country stay. The cabin is quite close to the other houses on the farm though. Lovely part of the world.

10/10 Excellent

Jacky, Langkawi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic!
Had a fantastic time in this property and wished we spent more time here! Owners are great and very helpful with lots of advise when sought. Thanks for a great time and we'll definitely recommend to our friends and come back again some day ourselves!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem in the bush
Delightful facility - very spacious, clean and quiet, well appointed and super comfortable bed. Highly recommended!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

thomas, kirkcaldy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
tom and janets last aussie trip
very nice place to stay if you want to relax

6/10 Okay

LETICIA, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Getaway place
Not much to do in the area but great for a getaway and relaxing place

8/10 Good

David, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A peaceful retreat
Very quiet and peaceful. A great place for relaxing.

10/10 Excellent

Carrie, hong kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This one-bedroom apartment looks nicer than its photos. Fully equip, nice host. It is a bit hard to find at night as it is in a farmland, but the host had ensure to help us find the way. The day time environment is super nice. Pity that we didn't arrive earlier.

10/10 Excellent

coll, south australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing country environment
Thank you to the owners for a very relaxed no fuss stay As we went to Melbourne to catch up with family we didn't spend a great deal of time at the cottage but next time we go hopefully we can soak up the country air a little more Thank you Sandy for putting our light on each night as it was so dark that was appreciated. The accomodation was cosy warm and had all we needed. Great little spot to unwind and chill out Thankyou

10/10 Excellent

Chris and Jeff, East Gippsland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stay
We were very impressed with the comfort of the cottage. Everything was provided including electric blankets. We did not lack for anything and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. It was a very peaceful environment we really enjoyed the tranquillity of the property. Lovely area. Thank you Brushy Creek. We will come again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Stay
Home away @ Wonga Park was just wonderful. The accommodation was clean, comfortable and very cosy! The surroundings are beautiful with lots of greenery, a lake, and even some horses close by. Couldn't have asked for anything more, just perfect!

10/10 Excellent

kevin and kathy, adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic cottage
This cottage is a home away from home with everything you need in it (fantastic ).only a 5 minute drive to shopping centre and a 10 minute drive to a pub for a meal if your being lazy and dont want to cook.yet in a quite area with no traffic noises and a pleasant surroundings.i would stay hear again and reccommend to others.so enjoyable

10/10 Excellent

Christina, Austin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming and Modern
This is an apartment on a privately owned farm. It is very large and very nicely furnished. It has a great little kitchen and a full laundry which is so nice when you've been travelling. The owners were very pleasant and unobtrusive. It was overall a lovely place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Hello, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fantastic
great comfort

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort