Charming Ballarat Escape: Inviting Country Cottage

Imbued with quaint country charm, this cottage showcases its original features to create a warm and inviting abode. It’s just a few minutes’ drive – or a leisurely stroll – to central Ballarat, home to historic Lydiard Street, Australia’s oldest regional gallery and a flourishing food scene.

Delve into the region’s Gold Rush history or get active on surrounding cycling and walking trails. This cosy home boasts a leafy front and backyard, cottage kitchen and two beautifully styled bedrooms.

Peacefully nestled in the suburb of Redan, this cottage is sure to have you feeling warm and cosy for your country escape. It reveals lovely character details, including lace iron, timber floors and high ornate ceilings. Down the front path and you’ll arrive at the front veranda, where a seating nook encourages you to sip your morning coffee over a good book.

Through to the light-filled living room, it features a six-person dining table where guests can come together for a meal at home or use as a dedicated workspace. There is generous sofa seating with central heating and a TV catering to your evening entertainment. The kitchen is compact, but includes everything you’ll need for cooking at home, including an oven, stove and microwave. Out to the leafy backyard and you’ll find another alfresco seating area and grassy lawn where kids can play.

Each of the two bedrooms is thoughtfully presented and come with hotel-quality linens to ensure a good night’s sleep. The main has a queen-sized bed and gorgeous ornate fireplace, while the second comes with two single beds. A modern white bathroom boasts a spacious shower to help you feel refreshed, while a separate internal laundry adds to your everyday convenience with a washing machine and dryer.

Free street parking is available.

During your stay, you and your group will have the entire cottage to yourself. Please make yourself at home!

Redan is an inner suburb of Ballarat, roughly five minutes from the city centre and a 90-minute drive from Melbourne. Wonder down Lydiard and Camps streets to take in the area’s spectacular Victorian architecture. Visit Sovereign Hill for a taste of the 1850s gold-rush era and discover one of the country’s best regional galleries at Art Gallery of Ballarat.

Get caffeinated at L’espresso, brunch at Fika Coffee Brewers, sit down to high tea at Craig’s Royal Hotel and sample local drops at Mitchell Harris Wines. Stock up on fresh produce at the Ballarat Farmers Market, held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month.

Parking: There is ample free street parking available.

Airport: 1 hour 20 minutes by car or 3 hours by public transport.

Public Transport: 130 metres or a short 2 minutes to a bus stop.

Please read and respect the house rules. This is very much appreciated, thank you! Before your arrival, we will also share a house guide that contains instructions on how to access the property, use certain appliances, and anything else you may need to know.
Welcome
Thanks for choosing to stay at this Flairbnb property. You should find this home presented to the highest standard. If it is not spotlessly clean, free of damage, stocked with the items you need and ready for use please contact your host.

Check in instructions
Check in time is 3pm. Please note that due to cleaning schedules we are unable to provide early check-ins.

Parking Information
Free street parking. Please do not park on the nature strip (Council does monitor this area)

Contact information
Please use the app that you booked through to make contact with your host. You should receive a response within 30 minutes.

House Rules
* Rudeness towards Flairbnb staff and contractors will not be accepted
* Smoking is restricted to outdoors, away from open doors and windows
* Firearms including slingshots are prohibited Fireworks are illegal and are prohibited
* Property is not to be used for illegal purposes such as but not limited to, illegal drug use, abuse of any person, harbouring fugitives, etc
* Occupancy of the premises shall be sufficiently quiet and peaceful so as not to disturb neighbours
* The house occupancy is no more than booked people
* No parties or events Restrictions on pets are outlined in the listing
* At check-out
* Wash and put away your dishes
* Make sure all lights, heaters and coolers are off
* Clean up after your pets
* Clean the BBQ after use
* Remove all rubbish and put in correct bins outside
* Do not wash the linen

Pet Friendly Features
This property isn't suitable for pets

Toilet
Please, nothing but toilet paper should go in the toilet. There’s a little rubbish bin for everything else. Please DO NOT stand on the toilet seat, we sit on the toilet seat.

Rubbish
Bin location: In the shared driveway near the back gate.
General Waste (red lid or small green bin) - collected weekly
Recycling (yellow lid) - please do not put glass or soft plastics in the bin (use general waste bin)
Green waste (bright green lid) - please do not put food scraps or pet waste in the bin (use general waste)

Unless we send message and request, a Flairbnb team member will take the rubbish bins to the kerb for collection and put away again. Please make sure they have access to the bins from the afternoon prior to the bin collection day.
Bin collection day: Friday

Checkout information
Strictly 10am. Due to cleaning scheduling we cannot accommodate late check outs. Please leave the key to the property back in the lockbox.
Replacement costs:
$50 per key
$150 per remote/fob

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