Plough Cottage is a charming and cozy getaway for the family at a cheap price

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A covered porch with a cushioned seating area, a glass table, and a view of the surrounding greenery.
A two-story wooden house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and trees.
A mobile home surrounded by trees in a wooded area.
A kitchen with a wooden table, a microwave, a kettle, and a refrigerator.
A living room with a sofa set, a coffee table, and a TV.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Games at the ready
    One of the few properties with video games available for guests.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Toys
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Howqua, VIC
  • Place, Howqua G120 Bushland Reserve
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Goulburn Valley High Country Rail Trail
    ‪17 min drive‬
  • Place, Mt. Buller Alpine Resort
    ‪43 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

2 Single Bunk Beds

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Howqua Inlet

Located in Howqua Inlet, this cottage is in a rural area and on a river. Delatite Winery and Mansfield Golf Club are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Jamieson Arboretum and Mansfield Zoo. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with horse riding and mountain climbing nearby.
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Howqua, VIC

What's nearby

  • Howqua G120 Bushland Reserve - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Mansfield Zoo - 12 min drive - 19.0 km
  • Goulburn Valley High Country Rail Trail - 17 min drive - 26.6 km
  • Mt. Buller Alpine Resort - 43 min drive - 64.1 km
  • Howqua - 58 min drive - 80.0 km

Restaurants

  • ‪The Horseless Cart - ‬22 min drive
  • ‪Amongst the Sticks - ‬19 min drive
  • ‪Wilis thai junction - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Jamieson General Store & Newsagency - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Courthouse Hotel Jamieson - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Plough Cottage is a charming and cozy getaway for the family at a cheap price pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 25 kg per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Plough Cottage is a charming and cozy getaway for the family at a cheap price?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Plough Cottage is a charming and cozy getaway for the family at a cheap price?

Check-in begins at 3:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Plough Cottage is a charming and cozy getaway for the family at a cheap price?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Plough Cottage is a charming and cozy getaway for the family at a cheap price located?

Situated on a river, this cottage is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Howqua G120 Bushland Reserve and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Howqua G121 Bushland Reserve. Howqua G122 Bushland Reserve and The Island are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 90 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 90 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 90 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 90 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 90 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Had an awesome little weekend getaway with the family. The property is nicely situated about 20 minutes to Mansfield, and 1 hour to Mt Buller. We explored up to Mansfield Zoo, Jamieson and Mt Buller. The Vic high country is incredibly picturesque and a lovely place to be. The property had everything we needed as a home base and everything was as described.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

It had everything we needed, and was neat and clean.

Neat Clean Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Outstanding little weekender

4 night stay in howqua. We choose this area as its central to every high country activity Very clean and useable property.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place

Beautiful place. Close to the water. Would stay again in a heart beat. 👌
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Gateway to mountains and lake.

Cosy, comfortable and affordable with the necessities for a weekend stay ( or longer ). Handy location for exploring the lake area or the foothills.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place to relax

Great place to relax every thing you need is there the hosts are great. Great
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location

We all enjoyed what the holiday house had to offer. Close to the water edge - for boating was an added bonus. This home is a comfort home with basic styling.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Property had everything we required and had a good time exploring the area. Bruce was very helpful answering any questions we had.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was neat and clean and the kitchen well provisioned. The host was very thoughtful, from his thorough directions to the welcome basket. It’s a nice spot within the Inlet township with easy access to the lake and a short drive into Jamieson. Whilst staying we dined at the Jamieson Brewery and The Courthouse Hotel, both of which had good pub menus. We wandered around the pretty township of Jamieson and visited Mansfield Zoo. We also cast a line into the water (I’m not sure if you have to catch anything for it to count as fishing), but it was quite tranquil. An enjoyable stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Fitted our purpose

It's old and a bit shabby, but had everything we needed for a ski holiday. Gas fire was great, beds and pillows comfortable, plenty of hot water.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Aug, 2023
Thank you, Jason, for your honesty view. The Cottage is old and shabby, I like it that way where I can keep the price low so Guests can enjoy more time doing other exciting things in the area on a budget. Slowly improving the place with New Hot water system in, new split system to be installed end of August. New Couch (as many has requested), etc. Hope to see you in the future. Bruce
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

It was good

Property is clean, warm and quiet place
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Cosy older style home close to the water

Cosy older style home close to the water, only a short walk with a lovely safe swimming spot. Lovely host who gave clear instructions for directions. House had everything we needed and had a wonderful weekend with friends.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Relax with a fishing rod and a beer.

Good enough for us.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was nice. Took a day or two to get proper check-in details but once they came, they were thorough.Large orooer
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

b/b while visiting MtBuller

Only comment TV remote
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Great little place

We stayed here for the weekend and were happy, easy to find, cosy, has everything you need and more. Nice yard for children to play. My only criticism would be that it needs. Good vacuum as it was dusty everywhere other than that it was perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Exactly as advertised

Honest, basic, clean and exactly as advertised
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place to stay at a reasonable price!

The owner of the property Bruce is a good man. We stayed there for two nights in winter and the heater kept us warm. A great place for family to stay at a reasonable price. Overall my family had nice experience. If your mob provider is not Telstra, just a sim card for short term so that you have access to mob network to be able to use GPS to get around in that rural area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Mt Buller Holidays

Thank you Bruce ... All was fantastic... Till next time ...
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Mark

Great
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

As per description

A small cottage located in an ideal spot, easy water access for a boat, backing boat into driveway is do-able, has simple yet adequate facilities that "get you by", will be back in time to come!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

10/10 stay, actually a nice clean place

When we arrived we didn’t realise how big the block was, perfect for a small boat and suv/4wd to drive in and turn around, was happy with it straight away, after 3 days I’ve gotta say I’ll be coming back and I’ll be recommending plough cottage to friends and family, great neighbours and atmosphere, so close to the water and boat ramp. Bruce is a great bloke and made the check in easy as. Everything you need there apart from sheets for the beds really.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication

Review A

As advertised. Outdoor old furniture was past its use by date and a little scruffy.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Oct, 2022
Barry, With covid over past 18 months and closed during this time can you give suggest a new suitable outdoor setting without me increasing the price like other B&B places
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Howqua relaxing

Property is old, but comfortable. Had everything we needed. Just needed to take linen and towels. We had a lovely relaxing time, Hubby caught some fish and we had our 10 month pup with us which was great to be able to take with us. Yard was not fully dog proof but veranda was. Jamison had a great off leash walk down by the rivers
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023
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