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BIDWELL COTTAGE, a charming hideaway close to Lake Daylesford

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front aspect in spring
lounge with gas heater and wood burner
bedroom with queen-size bed
kitchen
Kitchen with new fridge and dishwasher (July 2024)

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Barbecue
    A rare find - perfect for a relaxed, outdoor grilling experience.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Lake Daylesford
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue
  • Deck or patio

Explore the area

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Daylesford, VIC
  • Place, Mill Markets
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Lake Daylesford
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Daylesford Regional Visitor Information Centre
    ‪17 min walk‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Lounge

1 Double Futon

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

BIDWELL COTTAGE, a charming hideaway close to Lake Daylesford

Bidwell is a peaceful country retreat in the heart of Daylesford, set privately at the back of a leafy garden allotment on a quiet no-through-road that leads down to Lake Daylesford. It is very close to the famous Amazing Mill Markets antiques emporium, and within walking distance of both the Lake and Daylesford’s main street with its shops, restaurants and cafes.

The cottage has a woodburning heater with complimentary firewood supplied for your first night in the cottage. A powerful split-system air conditioner provides both heating and cooling. As well as the queen-size bed in the bedroom, there is a double sofa bed in the lounge. Free WiFi is provided, as well as the Netflix and Stan streaming services on the smart TV.

The long west-facing deck has outdoor seating and a gas barbecue. There is ample on-site parking available.

Pets are very welcome at Bidwell Cottage, including inside the house. The garden is securely fenced. We ask that dogs do not go on sofas or beds; if you can't prevent this, please bring along your own blankets/throws to protect our furnishings.

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Adults only
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
Pets are welcome, including inside the cottage.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Smoking is only allowed outside the cottage.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 7439632
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Daylesford

Daylesford is home to this cottage. Central Springs Mineral Reserve and Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Hepburn Regional Park and Eganstown Streamside Reserve. Daylesford Spa Country Railway and Portal 108 are also worth visiting. Fishing and swimming offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and cycling nearby.
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Daylesford, VIC

What's nearby

  • Mill Markets - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Lake Daylesford - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Daylesford Regional Visitor Information Centre - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Daylesford & District Museum - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Convent Gallery - 2 min drive - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • Daylesford Station - 3 min drive
  • Melbourne Airport (MEL) - 74 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wombat Hill Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Daylesford Brewing Co. - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Daylesford Hotel - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Cliffys - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Jasmine Thai - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is BIDWELL COTTAGE, a charming hideaway close to Lake Daylesford pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much does it cost to stay at BIDWELL COTTAGE, a charming hideaway close to Lake Daylesford?

As of 8 July 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at BIDWELL COTTAGE, a charming hideaway close to Lake Daylesford on 22 July 2026 start from AU$339, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at BIDWELL COTTAGE, a charming hideaway close to Lake Daylesford?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at BIDWELL COTTAGE, a charming hideaway close to Lake Daylesford?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at BIDWELL COTTAGE, a charming hideaway close to Lake Daylesford?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is BIDWELL COTTAGE, a charming hideaway close to Lake Daylesford located?

Situated in Daylesford, this cottage is within a 10-minute walk of Mill Markets, Lake Daylesford and Three Lost Children Walk Trailhead. Central Springs Mineral Reserve and Daylesford Regional Visitor Information Centre are also within 15 minutes. Daylesford Station is 28 minutes by foot.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 48 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 48 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 48 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 48 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 48 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cottage for a getaway!🥰🥰

Lovely property in Daylesford. Everything you need is on hand. Highly recommend staying at Bidwell Cottage for a getaway!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sharon O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Cottage

Had a great stay with my parents who were visiting Vic as we road tripped about. Small & Cute but very well equipped cottage and doggo friendly also is a great bonus. Would definitely stay again and recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rachel K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful, cozy place to recover after a big hike

We absolutely loved our stay here. We had just done a 3 day hike on the Wallaby trail and were very happy to settle into this property. Anthony was great at communicating and getting back to us about any questions we had. Thank you for having us stay! We'll definitely be back again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Peter K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cosy, peaceful and comfortable Cottage

Enjoyed our stay relaxing in clean, spacious surroundings while it poured outside.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tricia M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cosy and comfortable

We enjoyed our stay, it was pet friendly and gave us plenty of privacy.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lil B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Place

We really enjoyed our stay at Bidwell Cottage with our 2 dogs, it was nice and cosy especially with the wood fire heater. Will definately recommend this property to our family and friends.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nat D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy and just lovely

A gorgeous cottage that makes you feel right at home. Superb wood fire with plenty of supplied wood. Great location. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wayne B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Queen's Birthday weekend 2022

Bidwell Cottage was as charming and cosy as we had expected from it's listing. And as it was quite a cold weekend it was lovely of Anthony to arrange to drop off more firewood. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Simone D.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Winter is not a good time to visit Daylesford

The property was clean and tidy. Provision of heating was good. A very basic place to stay for a weekend only or passing through for a night. Not value for money to stay longer than 2 days.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Sharyne S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Short stay

We choose this property because pets were allowed. Clean and all amenities provided. Lovely bottle of wine to greet us which was really nice gesture. Only disappointing issue was there was a Possum on rooftop jumping around middle of the night. We would stay there again and recommend. Not 5 star probably 3.5 however enjoyable.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Simon R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Chilled out

Spent Chill Out in the cottage. Good location near the market. Pet friendly which was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Janet W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

2 night get away.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Bidwell cottage. The cottage is tastefully decorate. The bed and the sofa bed, were both very comfortable. It was lovely sitting outside on the balcony at night to enjoying a Bbq. Anthony and Andrew made sure we had settled in on arrival sending us a text message with their contact details if we should have any concerns. Although this cottage is small, it had everything we needed for our stay. The yard is very pet friendly. We will be recommending it to our friends.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ruth M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful retreat

Comfortable, private and inviting. Everything required on hand. Comfy bed and great shower. A little sanctuary surrounded by lush greenery close to lake and town.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amanda G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Glorious Camelot!

A beautiful cosy cottage perfect for 2. The sparkling wine, the wood fire and the location were all perfect. And 'it never rained 'til after sundown.'
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Minea B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Hideaway.

Thank you for a wonderful stay. The Cottage was perfectly described. A lovely little hideaway that just made us feel at peace with the world. Could not have wanted for anything better.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alison S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely short stay with our fur family

We enjoyed our stay at Bidwell. The bed is very comfortable and the kitchen well supplied with everything needed for a self catering stay. The supply of condiments was appreciated and the free bubbly a generous touch. There were many thoughtful, homely inclusions. We had everything we needed for our four legged family and the fencing is secure. Really appreciated being allowed to have them inside with us. My only comment is that the interior looks much brighter in the listing than it is and the overhead lights are really needed all the time. A sky light would make all the difference to the living area which could be important if you are rained in or have planned an inside retreat. Overall though it is a delight for a short visit and we would stay again. Thanks 🙂
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Corinne B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Delightful comfortable stay. Cosy.

Excellent. Cosy cottage. So warm With the fire.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Great secluded location right in the heart of daylesford surrounded with beautiful trees and garden, very close to lake daylesford.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Very clean, quiet and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Treya L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A relaxing getaway

Bidwell cottage was very cosy and comfortable. Although the weather was not great we loved that you could walk down to Lake Daylesford and Central Springs reserve in 10mins and enjoy the bush surrounds. Thankyou for the wine, very welcome and the little extras. Treya and Perry
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very comfortable cottage

Very comfortable cottage. Although very cold weather the heating was excellent. Entertainment systems and WiFi were great and also a good range of sauces, condiments and spreads supplied by owner. I would definitely stay here again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Helen D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

So Cosy

Very comfortable and well equipped cottage. Surprised by the amount of condiments and spreads and super surprised by the Rose' Bubbly. Loved the wood fire with the ample supply of wood. The games,DVD's and CD's were a real bonus.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Juanita S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved this super thoughtful cottage

This cottage had a lovely character and a lot of thoughtful gems. I suffer from chronic stomach issues and had left my heat pack at home and was going to try to have to search to buy one but on checking in, we found a hot water bottle! The fire place was definitely put to use and as we are not accustomed to using fireplaces, Anthony and Andrew left a lovely step by step how to. The place was super clean and tidy but also cosy and had a lot of character. The bed was comfy and the living room had some great reading material and board games we made use of as well! the location is also great! We went for a walk/run down the road to a spring and if we had a bit more time, could have been a lovely walk to daylesford lake! We visited Mill Market across the road and the main rd of food (vincent rd) was walkable distance. Everything on our to do list was 2-3 min drive (max 15min drive) from the cottage. Loved staying here and would definitely recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Magic

Very nice cosy property with all amenities. Very clean and well positioned- thanks Anthony. Phil & Sally
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

MARTY M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend getaway

Bidwell Cottage had everything we needed. Such a tranquil place with character and added extras to make us feel at home. Great communication with owners, thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

About the host

Hosted by Anthony

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Hi, I'm Anthony! After living in London for many years, we decided to move to Melbourne for a lifestyle change. And then, after just 2 years in the city, we decided on a tree change in the Daylesford/Hepburn Springs area, as we had holidayed here previously and fell in love with it, as it has both European and Australian characteristics and charms. I run the holiday let businesses with the help of my partner Andrew. I am more hands-on with cleaning and preparing our cottages for guests and greeting them and making sure everything is to their liking. Andrew is more behind the scenes, ensuring our reservations system and other IT systems and facilities are working well. We make a great team and love welcoming new and returning guests to experience our cottages and all that the beautiful Daylesford/Hepburn Springs region has to offer.

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