Owl Cottage
- Katoomba [www.owlscottage.com.au]
"From the moment we walked
in the door, Owl's Cottage felt like home. It was like visiting
your best friend who said 'Look, I have to leave but make yourself
at home" Anything that you think of you may need is right
there. Everything has been thought of".
John
Wilber Station in Gulargambone
We went on a recent family holiday to the country.
We booked the farmhouse
at Wilber Station in Gulargambone. I know, next question: "Where
the *&%$ is
that?" It is between Coonamble and Gilgandra and 40 minutes
west of the
Warrumbungle National Park, about 6 hours from Sydney. We found
the old
homestead to be full of memories as well as wonderful views.
The house is a
1920's homestead; wrap around verandas, slab preparation table
in the
kitchen, swimming pool (water tank cut in half), tennis courts
(just a tad
below Wimbledon standards), yabbies a plenty, dress up clothes
for the
littlies. or the not so little, BBQ, plenty of space and activities
to keep
even our five teenage boys and girls occupied.
Our host: Sandra Kelly was wonderful (and the
leg of lamb we brought home
with us was yummy!) Wilber is a working sheep, cattle and wheat
farm. You
can help with the farm, or not; you can hike in the Warrumbungle's,
or not;
you can visit the town, or not; as Wilber Farmhouse motto says;
Do as little
or as much as you please.
IBIS Hotel, World Square,
382 - 384 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000 - 02 8267 3111
I booked the IBIS Hotel through Virgin Holidays.
The IBIS was very good, reasonably cheap, close to the touristy
stuff (between Liverpool and Goulbourn Streets), good service
and nice clean rooms.
Haley
IBIS Hotel, Sydney
Airport, 205 O'Riordan Street, Mascot, Sydney NSW 2020, 61 (0)2
8339 8500
The rooms at the IBIS Hotel at Sydney Airport
are on the small size but modern, clean and of excellent quality.
I found it amazingly quiet and relaxful. The restaurant was
better than expected. Staff are polite and friendly.
Finally we thought we'd 'cheat'
and list an unsolicited review from a visitor to our sister
site Sydney100.com.
I wanted to say thank you
for your incredibly helpful and informative website. I amgoing
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Government sponsored) websites that told mewhere the 5 star
accommodation and the pricey restaurants were and little else.
Your website has given me some great ideas, loads more than
I can fit into a weekend, but hey, everyone loves choice.
So cheers from this Melbournite and all her mates and keep up
the stellar work.
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