Mt Singapore Villas

Sharon Lang

Jasmin McArdle

Villa 1

We had a mixed experience and are usually pretty easy to please… We do a bit of weekend away travel and have just returned to Melbourne from living in NZ and it’s a very different type of hospitality provided here (not the warm and caring Kiwi way and definitely no thoughtful special touches).

Positives:
– Ken was extremely prompt with service
– Villa is quiet, tranquil and relaxing
– Has an excellent heater and moveable coil heater, which kept us comfy and warm
– Was very clean apart from a couple of cobwebs
– Beautiful views and outlook
– Handy kitchen with most things we needed
– Comfy bed
– We were able to arrange a later check out which we were grateful for but at $50 per hour
– It was available, this was really the only reason we booked it as we needed something so my husband could go in a race and it was the only thing we could find close
– Plenty of outdoors space for kids to play and run
– It’s safe, dry and warm
– A dairy farm across the road so a lovely view of cows and calves driving past (animal lover and excited toddler)
– About a ten-minute drive to the park entrance.

Negatives:
– The oven is fiddly and took us about 15 mins to work out but got there!
– Dishwasher was out of order, no biggy just slightly annoying in a small kitchen space when trying to cook and use the bench space
– NO WIFI, this was major for us as both my husband and I needed to do a little bit of work. There was just a quick email the day before we arrived and a sorry – no real understanding or interest in the impact – reading other comments I wonder if this happens frequently
– Telephone reception was minimum to none; so trying to do anything on your phone Internet was impossible given no Wi-Fi (on the upside if you want to unplug this would be a positive)
– The TV did not work; we could not get any clear picture
– There were a selection of old DVD’s; nothing for children and with no TV and no Wi-Fi if we needed a bit of down time for the little one there was nothing available
– The DVD’s we tried all played in black and white
– No highchair available.

I love the idea of going a little into the wild and being able to unplug and relax but in reality many people still have to combine their weekends away with some work so need to be connected.

I would recommend this as a nice basic place for singles/couples to stay in peace and quite. It is not set up for little ones but does provide enough space for them if you bring a highchair, cot, some DVD’s and maybe some toys if the weather is not pleasant outside.

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