Monthly Archives: May 2015

Bookings

Staying in the House

Bedrooms

Upstairs: there are 3 double rooms and 2 singles beds in the Ballroom.

Downstairs: there is a Queen bed in the Cooks Room, 2 Singles in the Girls’ Room and a Double  in the Bar Parlour.

7 bedrooms with 14 sleeping spots all up.

Contribution to Costs

We ask that family and friends contribute to costs along the following guidelines (still cheaper than the caravan park 🙂 )

  • $70 / night for 2 people
  • $130 / night for 3 to 6 people (i.e. a family)
  • $170 / night for over  6 people

The suggested contributions have gone up slightly by $10/night  for 2023 onwards in light of the significant increases in recent years, particularly Electricity & Gas.

 We will provide the Bank Account details in the booking confirmation email.  Please pay before you stay – tell us when you have paid to criterion28@optusnet.com.au.

Staying

Bring your own sheets and towels.

Drinking Water

Robe tap water isn’t the most pleasant water to drink and if you are not used to it can make you feel a bit sick.  For drinking and cooking use the rain water in the  big Neverfail water bottle to the left of the sink.  To refill this bottle head out the back door, turn right past the chimney and out the courtyard gate – in front of you will be a green rain water tank.  Fill the bottle from the tap near the ground (give it a squirt first to ensure you get clear water).

Porto Cot and Highchair

The Porta Cot and Highchair are found in the side passage through the door opposite the bottom of the stairs.  Please call or text John (details below) if you don’t know where the key to this door is.

Thanks Rebecca Wells for donating these to the house.

Leaving the House

At the end of your stay  leave it ready for the next visitors:

  • make sure no food is left in the fridge or freezer (disaster when there is a power failure)
  • no food left on the benches, shelves or cupboards (mice and rats love that)
  • turn OFF ELECTRIC BLANKETS
  • turn OFF all the HEATERS. (the switch for the heat bank in the kitchen passage is in the fuse box in the central hall)
  • give the floors a sweep
  • bathroom a mop & wipe down
  • vacuum the front room (vacuum is in cupboard under the stairs)
  • dust covers on beds
  • top up the wood basket
  • close windows and door and draw down the front blinds.
  • lock the front door from the inside – leave the key in the lock
  • lock the back door and put key back from where you got it from when you arrived.

If you don’t want to clean the house then ask us to engage Ottoson’s to arrange a clean (or ask for us to arrange it) and you can pay for that.

And give as call by phone or email us and tell us how your stay went.  Is everything all right at the house?…no leaks, no broken things, falling down walls etc?  Did you have a good time 🙂

If anything urgent happens contact John Morgan on 0412 815 077 or anyone else in the family that you have the phone number of.

Enjoy your stay!