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Wattle Hill Holiday House - perfect for hikers, bikers, rest and relaxation

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A spacious living room with a blue sofa, a wooden coffee table, and a patterned rug. Large windows offer a view of the outdoors.
A neatly made bed with a white bedspread and two folded towels, a bedside lamp, and a view of a green landscape through a large window.
A covered outdoor patio with a wooden table and chairs, a grill, and a view of a green landscape.
A modern kitchen with a central island, stainless steel appliances, and wooden flooring.
A room with two blue armchairs, a small white ottoman, and a lamp on a small table. Large windows provide a view of greenery outside.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Great Otway National Park

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Toys
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Forrest, VIC
  • Place, Great Otway National Park
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Great Otway National Park
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Forrest Brewing Company
    ‪6 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

1 bathroom

Main bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Forrest

Located in Forrest, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Forrest Brewing Company and Gosling Creek Winery are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Great Otway National Park and Barwon Downs Bushland Reserve. Explore all the area has to offer with ecotours, mountain biking and hiking/biking trails.
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Forrest, VIC

What's nearby

  • Great Otway National Park - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Great Otway National Park - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Forrest Brewing Company - 6 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Great Ocean Road Waterfront - 38 min drive - 43.8 km
  • Lorne Beach - 52 min drive - 63.8 km

Getting around

  • Melbourne, VIC (AVV-Avalon) - 91 min drive

Restaurants

  • Forrest Brewing Company
  • Forrest General Store
  • forrest hotel
  • Dar Teta
  • ‪Platypi Chocolate - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Wattle Hill Holiday House - perfect for hikers, bikers, rest and relaxation pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Wattle Hill Holiday House - perfect for hikers, bikers, rest and relaxation?

As of 25 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Wattle Hill Holiday House - perfect for hikers, bikers, rest and relaxation on 17 Feb 2027 start from £522, 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.

How much is parking at Wattle Hill Holiday House - perfect for hikers, bikers, rest and relaxation?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Wattle Hill Holiday House - perfect for hikers, bikers, rest and relaxation?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Wattle Hill Holiday House - perfect for hikers, bikers, rest and relaxation?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Wattle Hill Holiday House - perfect for hikers, bikers, rest and relaxation located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Great Otway National Park and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Forrest Brewing Company. Barwon Downs Bushland Reserve and Murroon Bushland Reserve are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 40 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 40 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 40 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 40 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 40 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Location
Beautiful setting outlook for a peaceful getaway, we thoroughly enjoyed our time and would happily return again
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location

Really nice place with just cows and wild life around.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic property

A travelled to Forrest for the Otway Odyssey, the property and location was great. Very spacious with a great deck area.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely immersion in nature

Beautiful quiet spot, clean and comfortable house, gorgeous views, just wonderful
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful retreat

Had a lovely peaceful country retreat - Nicola gave fab advice and was super helpful. The house was v comfortable and well equipped - excellent walks , birds and kangaroos . We loved it!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is the second time we have stayed at this property and we highly recommend it! Fully equiped kitchen with lots of pantry items. Fire wood was ready and waiting for us. Beautiful views over the rolling hills. The kids had so much fun exploring the river at the bottom of the paddock. Easy and short drive to town and the mountain bike tracks.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Blissful retreat away from the world

A beautiful place tucked far away in the bush with incredible view across the valley with not a soul to be seen other than the roos and cows. The house is lovely and comfortable, we loved the outside deck area too. Beds are comfy, kitchen had everything we needed (loved the coffee machine) and the bathroom shower is great. The perfect retreat to escape the world, it was hard to leave.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 6 May 2025
We're so pleased you enjoyed your stay. It was a pleasure hosting you.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful escape from the city

We had a wonderful few days at Wattle Hill. Beautiful house with amazing views and lots of gorgeous nature walks on the property or a short drive away! Nicola's directions for getting to the property were so helpful! Would absolutely recommend this place for anyone needing some space away from the hustle and bustle of the city!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Off grid

Our family had a tech free weekend and enjoyed the many mountain bike tracks and exploring along the river with our young boys. Fantastic weekend and we will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Oct 2024
So glad you enjoyed your stay and thank you for looking after the house so well. I hope we can welcome you back another time. Nicola
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect solitude

Loved this little slice of peaceful heaven! Great spot of our family to be with nature - the kangaroos, deer, koalas, so many birds and even a few snakes made our stay constantly surprising and exciting. We loved the quiet selcusion but loved being central to so many activities and attractions around the area. Nicola was so easy to deal with.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

How's the serenity.....

A truly amazing place with spectacular views of the Otway's. Daily visits from Kangaroos, Deer and variety of Birdlife. Even the rain could not take away the beauty of the property. Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful

My friends and I needed a quiet, get-away-from-everything type place to relax and breathe the fresh air. This place was perfect! The hammock on the deck, the river at the bottom of the property, the wildlife (gorging themselves on apples), the scenery - so peaceful. The house itself had everything you could want, especially if you didn’t want to go anywhere, like we didn’t. Kitchen has every utensil to make or heat up food. Lovely mid-century furniture. The beds are comfy with stunning views to wake up to in the morning. Blue wrens, Gang-gang cockatoos, black cockies, koalas, kangaroos and deer - all very entertaining. If only we could have stayed longer. We will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Communication, location, listing accuracy

Review comments

The house is really beautiful with an amazing view. We had trouble finding the house since we had saved on maps the address given on the website which takes you on a track in the middle of the forest with no possibility to turn around and no internet connection. We were travelling and I hadn’t checked my emails, thus the latest message from the owner explaining how to get there and giving an accurate address. We don’t mind some dust but we had to give a good clean to the outside furniture, the oven, the pots,... Once the cleaning done we did love the place. Pleasant retro feeling inside and amazing views from inside and the big terrasse.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely property, hope to come back one day
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quiet and comfortable

Thanks for being so accommodating Nicola. I stayed with family for first half of booking and friends for second half. It was suitable for both. I would take note of the kind of vehicle required for the gravel driveway, our Mazda 6 didn't love it but it was advised in property description that low vehicles are not recommended. There were a few spiders that we had to contend with but overall a lovely experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Get away from it all

This property is amazing - it is so serene, so remote, such beautiful scenery. Stay there!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Peaceful

This place is a little gem. Kitchen is stocked with items that I didn't think to bring. Views are beautiful and a peaceful veranda to sit on. Saw lots of wild life for the kids...koala in the tree right out the front of the house, deers, kangaroos and heard the halarious kookaburras. Woodfire at night. A peaceful getaway, I can see our family going back there in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

quiet and tranquil hideaway

We had a thoroughly enjoyable stay at Wattle Hill. The location is wonderfully quiet and tranquil (though beware the unsealed access road is fairly long and bumpy), and the house is very comfortable and thoughtfully stocked. I loved the mid-century furniture and the big covered deck looking out over the valley. My 2 year old daughter loved the bath, the bunks, the toys and the wonderful collection of books. We saw an echidna, kangaroos, lots of birds, and deer during our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked it

This house was a wonderful destination for a weekend stay. Not too far from 12 apostles and Lornes beautiful drive. The house itself is the perfect size and design for family and Friends.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amazing place, amazing view and just perfect for get togethers

Simply superb!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Lovely house in a beautiful location

Large family size house and spacious deck area overlooking the adjacent farmland but right next to national park. Great for groups.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Great place

Great remite place with magnificent views. Loved it
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Perfect wend escape

This property was a perfect for our family of 5. Clean, warm, homely and ideal for exploring all the Otways have to offer.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Nice country retreat

Nice family home with enough room to spread out
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018
Archival

8/10 Good

quiet location, close to town

Recently stayed here with our young daughter and had a great stay. House is very comfortable and all that we required, but don't go expecting luxury accommodation. House has 3 bedroom and plenty of room with a wood fire for heating. It was quite cool when we went so couldn't make to most of the outside decking but would be a glorious spot to sit in summer/spring and enjoy the wonderful views. It also has a well stocked kitchen and linen if required. Location is great, a 5 minute drive into Forrest but feels like you are in the middle of nowhere with lots of wildlife around. Overall we had a wonderful stay, although be warned that the driveway is really a bush track and wouldn't be suitable to slow to the ground cars.
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