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Jackalope Hotel

5.0 star property
Luxury hotel with 2 restaurants and winery

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2 restaurants, breakfast, lunch served; local and international cuisine
Luxury Room, 1 King Bed, Bathtub, Vineyard View (Vineyard Room )
Outdoor pool
Den
Interior
Consider a stay at Jackalope Hotel and take advantage of free cooked-to-order breakfast, an attached winery and a terrace. Sip on a glass of local wine at this hotel, which boasts winery tours, a vineyard and a tasting room. Treat yourself to spa services, such as a massage, a body treatment or a facial. At the two on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and local and international cuisine. In addition to a garden and a library, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi, with a speed of 25+ Mbps.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
The current price is AU$637
includes taxes & fees
1 Sept - 2 Sept

Room options

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Luxury Room, 1 King Bed, Bathtub, Vineyard View (Vineyard Room )

Luxury Room, 1 King Bed, Bathtub, Vineyard View (Vineyard Room )

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
Minibar (some free items)
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
  • 38 sq m
  • Vineyard view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Luxury Room, Bathtub (Terrace Room )

Luxury Room, Bathtub (Terrace Room )

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
Minibar (some free items)
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Luxury Room, Terrace (Terrace Room ) | View from room

Luxury Room, Terrace (Terrace Room )

Highlights

Terrace
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Fridge
Minibar (some free items)
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Luxury Room, 1 King Bed, Vineyard View (Vineyard Room )

Luxury Room, 1 King Bed, Vineyard View (Vineyard Room )

Luxury Room, 1 King Bed, Vineyard View (Vineyard Room )

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
Minibar (some free items)
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
  • 38 sq m
  • Vineyard view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Signature Studio Suite, Vineyard View (Option of rollaway) | View from room

Signature Studio Suite, Vineyard View (Option of rollaway)

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Separate dining area
Fireplace
Private indoor hot tub
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Fridge
Minibar (some free items)
  • 85 sq m
  • Vineyard view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Located in Merricks North, a neighbourhood in Melbourne, Jackalope Hotel is in a rural area. Willow Creek Vineyard and Stonier Winery are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Tubbarubba Bushland Reserve and Flinders - Somers Coastal Reserve. Ashcombe Maze and Lavender Gardens and Redhill Recreation Reserve are also worth visiting.
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Map
166 Balnarring Road Merricks North VIC, 3926, Merricks North, VIC, 3926

What's nearby

  • Port Phillip Estate - 9 min drive - 8.3 km
  • Pt Leo Estate Sculpture Park - 10 min drive - 10.6 km
  • Mornington Racecourse - 16 min drive - 17.0 km
  • Martha Cove - 17 min drive - 18.1 km
  • Stony Point Rd Ferry Terminal - 18 min drive - 15.1 km

Getting around

  • Bittern Station - 7 min drive
  • Melbourne, VIC (AVV-Avalon) - 95 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Balnarring Fish & Chips - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Peppys Pizza - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪R&K Cafe - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Fontalina - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Somers General Store - ‬9 min drive

About this property

Jackalope Hotel

Luxury hotel located in Merricks North
Free cooked-to-order breakfast, an attached winery and a terrace are just a few of the amenities provided at Jackalope Hotel. Sip and savour at this hotel, which boasts winery tours, a vineyard and a tasting room. Treat yourself to spa services, such as a massage, a body treatment or a facial. At the two on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and local and international cuisine. Free in-room WiFi, with a speed of 25+ Mbps, is available to all guests, along with a garden and a library.
Other perks include:
  • An outdoor pool
  • Free self-parking
  • Access to a nearby health club, babysitting (surcharge) and a 24-hour front desk
  • Meeting rooms, massage treatment rooms and tour/ticket information
Room features
All guest rooms at Jackalope Hotel feature comforts, such as 24-hour room service and premium bedding, as well as thoughtful touches, such as laptop-compatible safes and air conditioning.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with free toiletries and hairdryers
  • Flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • Balconies or patios, fridges and electric kettles

Awards and affiliations

The property is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

  • Doot Doot Doot
  • Flagger Doot
  • Rare Hare

Things to do

  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Private wine tours
  • Vineyard
  • Wine tasting room
  • Winery

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Vineyard

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Prenatal massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 2017
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels
  • IPod dock

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free minibar (limited items)
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Jackalope Hotel Merricks North
Jackalope Merricks North
Jackalope Hotel Hotel
Jackalope Hotel Merricks North
Jackalope Hotel Hotel Merricks North

Frequently asked questions

Does Jackalope Hotel have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

How much does it cost to stay at Jackalope Hotel?

As of 27 Aug 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Jackalope Hotel on 1 Sept 2025 start from AU$636.9, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Jackalope Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Jackalope Hotel?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Jackalope Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Jackalope Hotel?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Where is Jackalope Hotel located?

Located in Merricks North, this luxury hotel is steps from Willow Creek Vineyard and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Tubbarubba Bushland Reserve. Flinders - Somers Coastal Reserve and Lornas Triangle Bushland Reserve are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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Jackalope Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 49 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 49 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 49 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 49 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 49 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Couples getaway to

Amazing stay at jackalope. Loved every minute.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Layal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Preet, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was amazing. We loved sipping on cocktails while relaxing in the outdoor spa and pool. Food was incredible! Highly recommend Doot Doot Doot restaurant. We have already booked in another trip next year! :)
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Arezoo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great overall experience!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jonny

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

5* rating - but need to hire more staff !

Hotel is beautiful - views across the vineyards from infinity pool are stunning. Rooms are very well appointed, great bathrooms and free minibar a nice touch. However - only negative point - the service was *excellent* by the staff - I cannot fault the effort by the people working there ... BUT - they felt understaffed across hotel. 1 poor guy/girl working pool service for 16-20 people on beds. 1-2 boys or girls on front desk with no porters to help luggage so they have to do that. At times they seemed over-run. Great shame because everything else was faultless - and the staff were great, they just had too much to cover
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Sexy, Slightly out of Focus

The property is gorgeous: the vineyard, the pool and the interior common space design. The staff was perfectly nice but for example there was no one coming out to the parking lot to collect luggage as we arrived and left, they misplaced our car key briefly. The rooms seem to focus on design over function & practicality. The bedding was not as nice as other hotels at this price point. The breakfast was fabulous! Delicious, fresh and with excellent service. And the on demand in room popcorn was a nice fun touch. At a slightly lower price point it would have been perfect. At these prices it could have used a tiny bit more attention to detail.
The vineyard view room.
Pool
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Temmy

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

So beautiful!

The hotel is amazing!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic place to stay. From the moment we walked through to the front desk til check out an outstanding experience to stay at Jackalope. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is so much to like about this property if you are young and into canned rap music! We for the three nights there and arrived Saturday mid afternoon. They had 3 Hens parties and the noise in the restaurant Rare Hare was intolerable! There was seating outside but not enough umbrellas and at 29 degrees just too hot. The bar which is lovely was also too noisy and again the canned rap music. We sat outside of there again no umbrellas with rap music blaring outside and we were the only ones there but they couldn’t turn it down. The good is absolutely delightful and could not fault this especially the breakfasts which are to die for ! We did the degustation menu on Sunday night (part of the Indulgence package) whilst the good was beautiful you either like them or not! This was served in Doot Doot Doot their signature restaurant. Doot Doot Doot is the only restaurant open on a Monday and only does deguststion so unless you want to pay the price or do the same dinner you have to go off site. They will make the booking and take you to/from the restaurant. Again the canned music which we asked to be turned down and then it was so appalling we had to ask them to change the music, WHY do restaurants/retreats think that everyone likes the music and likes it loud. They were a few oldies - 50 and over and I spoke to a couple who complained about the same thing.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great servce, we had to leave early so they had a breakfast box and coffee ready for us so we wouldnt miss breakfast. Stunning venue, amzing food and great staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It would have got five stars for everything but the service in the bar did not quite match the other brilliant staff. Personally we thought the dining room was a bit severe and too regular in layout but we are being super critical. And should have opened the net curtains for breakfast to enjoy the view- super critical again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Toomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Justin, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Amazing hotel, lovely setting, great bar and pool, brilliant staff and excellent food.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Qing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed that no toiletries provided by a luxury hotel which is at a remote location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sara

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

Magiskt hotell!!

Superfint hotell med magisk utsikt!!! Extremt bra service där de gav tips om de olika vingårdarna!! Om vi åker tillbaka så kommer vi garanterat bo här igen!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018