Christmas Tree Cottage

The self contained cottage is on a working Christmas Tree farm. It is situated on a sealed road just 2.4 km off the Federal Highway 15 minutes from Canberra, close to wineries and within a 20 minute drive to the historic towns of Bungendore and Gundaroo.

Details:
Christmas Tree Cottage is a former Sydney Olympics house in a rural setting, only 15 mins to Canberra and transit distance to the airport. For the wine buffs there are up to 12 wineries within a 20 minutes drive.

The self-contained cottage is available for rent as indivdual rooms or the whole cottage for short or medium term accommodation. Each room has its own private front entrance. The cottage provides spacious accomodation suitable for groups or individuals. The cottage has a wood fire as well as reverse cycle heating and cooling. There is a TV room and a shared dining/kitchen with fridge and cooking facilities. There are DVDs and videos to entertain the kids and adults. There is a fenced secure backyard for kids and pets.

There is about 10 acres with dams immediately around the cottage for you to pursue outdoor activities. A wetland with dams is in the development stage. Visitors will find numerous birds and Australian native plants including orchids and fringe lilies as they walk round the farm's 31 acres. For the active there is a 2 km walk around the farm past dams, open native grassland and Christmas Trees. The dams have been stocked with native fish and visitors are welcome to try their luck at catching one in competition with the resident Pied Cormorant and the kingfishers.

Sleeping configurations:
The cottage has 4 bedrooms and sleeps up to 8 persons comfortably.

There is a Family suite which is comprised of a large ensuite Queen Room (queen bed and TV) with a connecting Twin room (2 single beds) available on request. There is also a Twin (2 single beds) and a Double room (double bed) each with its own toilet and bathroom. All the rooms have a reverse cycle cooling and heating unit. Each room has its own private front entrance, heater, designated bathroom and toilet. A cot is available on request. Please convey to us your group make up for pricing and catering. Linen and beddings are all supplied.

There is a communal TV room and a recreational annexe next to cottage. The shared living/kitchen room has a wood fire, large fridge, oven cooktop and microwave. Crockeries, cutleries and cooking utensils are also available.

A Dog Friendly Place & Getting there

We realise for some families your pet dog is part of the family and we invite you to bring your pet dog with you at no charge. You must provide for your pets' eating and sleeping requirements. However be aware that no dogs are allowed on the furnitures and it is the responsibility of dog owners to clean up after their pets. If there are other guests in the house you are required to discuss with them if it is suitable for your pet to be in the shared areas. The cottage comes with a secure backyard but guests need to use their discretion. As a condition of stay guests are to accept responsibility for their own pets.

Other Pets.
Unfortunately cats are not allowed as Barbara is allergic to cats. other pets are not allowed.

Check in and Check out times:
Check in is 2 pm and check out is no later than 10 am

Your direction from Sydney:
Take the Hume Highway and the Federal Highway towards Canberra. Continue past Lake George, then 2.7 km after the Brooks Creek Bridge and just before Newton VC Rest Area, turn right onto Shingle Hill Way. The farm is 2.4 km on the right (242 Shingle Hill Way). There is a large 'Christmas Tree Keng' signboard at the front gate. We are only a 2 and a half hours drive from Sydney's International airport to our farm gate.

Your direction from Canberra:
From Canberra take the Federal Highway to Goulburn/Sydney. Go past the two overhead bridges and immediately after the 'Middleton VC' Rest Area turn left onto Shingle Hill Way. We are 2.4 kms on the right and there is a "Christmas Tree Keng' sign at the gate. Our address is 242 Shingle Hill Way.

Your direction from Melbourne:
From the Hume Highway after Yass take the left turnoff to Murrumbateman/Canberra onto the Barton Highway. Just after Murrumbateman turn left onto Murrumbateman Road that goes to Gundaroo and the south coast. At the end of Murrumbateman Road turn right onto Sutton Road. After 1.1 km turn left onto Shingle Hill Way. The farm is 9.4 km on the left (242 Shingle Hill Way, Gregory’s Canberra directory Map 108 A1). There is a large 'Christmas Tree Keng' signboard at the front gate.

Please note (Tariffs and Cancellation policy):

Rates (up to 2 adults in a room):
Queen Room (with a queen bed) - $120 per night
Double Room (with a double bed) - $100 per night
Twin Room (2 single beds) - $100

Children (in separate room) - $20 each per night
Extra single adult in own room - $80 per night
Pet dogs - no charge

Please note the above rates include a self-catered continental breakfast. Other one off complimentary extras like pancake, eggs, etc are supplied.

Payment of balance of your account:
You can settle your account at the end of your stay in cash, Visa or MC. A charge of 3% applies to the balance outstanding for credit card payments

Cancellation Policy:
(a) If you give more than seven (7) days notice of cancellation before you are due to arrive, only your booking deposit is payable.
(b) If you give less than seven (7) days and more than twenty four (24) hours notice of cancellation before you are due to arrive, your booking deposit is payable and 50% of the tariff due for the remainder of your booking is payable.
(c) If you give less than twenty four (24) hours notice of cancellation before you are due to arrive, or if you do not arrive, the total tariff due for your booking is payable.
(d) If you change your booking requirements with less than (7) days notice resulting in a shortfall in tariff to the proprietor the shortfall is payable unless agreed to by the proprietor.

These charges apply to accommodation that is booked and then cancelled. The applicable amount is charged, without notice, to your credit card or by retaining monies paid in advance.