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Jimna "The Old School" Holiday House

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The old Principal's residence - 3 bedrooms.
Interior
Dining
Private kitchen
Room

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor barbecue
  • Playground

Explore the area

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JIMNA, QLD
  • Place, Sunday Creek State Forest
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Yabba State Forest
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Place, Conondale National Park
    ‪25 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom - 2 x Single Beds

2 Single Beds

Bedroom - Queen Bed

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom - Queen Bed

1 Queen Bed

Closed-in verandah.

1 Double Futon

1 bathroom

Bathroom & Seperate Toilet

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo

Spaces

Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Dining area

About this property

Jimna "The Old School" Holiday House

Set on 2.5ha of private, peaceful bush on the outskirts of the tiny, early Australian village of Jimna, 1.5 to 2 hours north of Brisbane in the Somerset region. Fire pit, star filled night skies, birdsong, native animals, bush walking, tennis, basketball, kid's fort and sandpit. Books, board games, in house movies and the peace and serenity of nature. A safe and healthy environment. Fenced property.

Look for the platypus in Yabba Creek, visit the Jimna Fire Tower, go mountain biking or 4WDriving, or just sit and relax in the silence of the bush.

The "Principal's House" is fully fitted out for you to enjoy an easy and comfortable holiday. Watch the kids in the playground while you drink tea or read on the front porch. Plenty of places to run free! Have a game of tennis and a BBQ with friends in the evening. There are 2 Queen beds, 2 singles and a double futon. Great kitchen table for cards and board games. Fully equipped kitchen with many appliances. BBQ supplied.







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House Rules

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

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

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 are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Jimna

Located in Jimna, this holiday home is in a rural area and in the mountains. Mary Valley Heritage Railway is a local attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Yabba State Forest and Sunday Creek State Forest. Fishing and swimming offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and ecotours nearby.
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JIMNA, QLD

What's nearby

  • Sunday Creek State Forest - 9 min drive - 8.4 km
  • Yabba State Forest - 14 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Conondale National Park - 25 min drive - 14.4 km
  • Conondale Conservation Park - 26 min drive - 15.2 km
  • Yowie Park - 45 min drive - 51.0 km

Frequently asked questions

Is Jimna "The Old School" Holiday House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Jimna "The Old School" Holiday House?

As of 28 Apr 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Jimna "The Old School" Holiday House on 30 Apr 2026 start from AU$246, 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 Jimna "The Old School" Holiday House?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Jimna "The Old School" Holiday House?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Jimna "The Old School" Holiday House?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Jimna "The Old School" Holiday House located?

Located in the mountains, this family-friendly holiday home is within 9 mi (15 km) of Yabba State Forest, Sunday Creek State Forest and Conondale Conservation Park. Conondale National Park and Conondale Resources Reserve are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Brian M.

Perfect for a weekend away

Spent a weekend at this house with a few friends and my 4 boys - absolutely loved it. Plenty for the kids to do and some very picturesque locations nearby. Great campfire too in the evening. Has everything you need and then some.
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Apr 2020
Many thanks Brian - your response was much appreciated
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tony W.

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

Great spot for the family

We had a great stay despite poor weather. The property managers were very friendly and looked after us well and property was as described, clean and with all the facilities we needed. A great little getaway from the City life.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 10 July 2022
We highly recommend these guests to any future renters! They stayed with us for four nights and left the entire house sparkling clean! We appreciated that in a big way. Thank you so much. We hope that Jimna will be a place that you'll return again, to get away from the big smoke! Fingers crossed the weather will be more favourable then :)
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10/10 Excellent

Sonja L.

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

Stargazing

Great place to book in for some starcgazing or bushwalking. Quiet, peaceful and if your lucky, you get to admire the local wildlife as well
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Leonie D.

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

Country retreat

Relaxing
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 10 July 2022
Thank you for being excellent guests. We would indeed recommend you to other renters! Glad your stay was relaxing in our little country retreat!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John H.

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

Fun

Warm and Cozy
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 17 July 2024
It was great to host John and his accompanying guests. It was also much appreciated that they checked out leaving the house very clean and tidy. They all would be very welcome for a future stay. Cheers Pete Jimna Base Camp ⛺️
Archival

10/10 Excellent

deepesh m.

Excellent

Nice little cozy and comfortable house with all the amenities of a baskeball court , tennis court and lots to explore around by . Would certainly recommend for a quite peaceful bush experience away from the hustle of the city ...
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Apr 2020
Many thanks Deepesh - your response is much appreciated
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nishad D.

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

Beautiful location with amazing view

Our stay here was really amazing. It had everything we needed for our one night stay. I will definitely recommend it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ana C.

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

A great and cozy place

It was a nice experience being there for new year evening
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Feb 2021
Hi Ana! We're so pleased to hear you had a wonderful New Year's Eve! Cosy sounds like the way to go. We'd be happy to have you and your group back any time. You left the house nice and tidy before you left and we're very grateful for that. Hope you all have a wonderful 2021. - Jimna Base Camp.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Relaxing getaway

My friend and our four kids thoroughly enjoyed our stay! The house was beautifully cosy and there were plenty of facilities available to the kids. The owner/manager was always on hand to help us out if we needed anything. There were also a number of places of interest to visit, including the fire tower and the camp site where you can see wallabies (and platypus if you're lucky - we weren't!).
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Dec 2020
Hi there, and thank you for such a lovely review of our Bush House! We are so happy that you enjoyed your impromptu one night away with the kids, and we thank you for leaving the house very clean and tidy before you left. We'd recommend you to other hosts and you'd be welcome back if you're ever up this way again :)
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Suzi Y.

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

A welcome gem on a busy long weekend

To be honest we were looking for something a little more up market for our long weekend away with my family and my sister's family but most places were booked out. This place exceeded our expectations and turned out to be exactly what we all needed. A quiet bush retreat with beautiful walks close by - easy enough for the youngest member of our family to handle without complaining (6 years old), as well as the convenience of the old school facilities - tennis /basket ball court, playground equipment and oval to kick a footy. We made use of everything, including the DVD player, BBQ under the house and the fire pit. It was cool overnight (August) but the living room heated up nicely and the beds had electric blankets which was a novelty for the kids. The kitchen table comfortably seated our group of 7 and the cooking facilities were adequate. The manager Pete was on hand to greet us on arrival and had vast knowledge of the history of the area and the surrounding walks. For my sister and I who grew up in an old weatherboard country house of a similar age it felt very nostalgic to stay in the old principal's house. For my husband who grew up in Tokyo - it was a novel experience.
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Dec 2020
Suzi and her lovely family were wonderful guests. They enjoyed the self-contained 3-bedroom house and utlised all the facilities on offer at Jimna Base Camp. They left the house in a very clean and tidy condition upon leaving, and are welcome back as guests, anytime! Highly recommended guests for all HomeAway properties. (And thank you Suzi for the amazing review you gave us, too!)
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cherrie M.

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

Jimna relaxation

Loved the use of the tennis courts, playground and our own fire pit. Well stocked kitchen.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2020
Cherrie and family left our house absolutely spotless before they departed! They were an amazing family to host and made good use of our tennis court, too, which we're always happy to see! Would highly recommend Cherrie's family to stay at yours and we'd welcome them back anytime. :-)
Archival

10/10 Excellent

rebecca g.

Great for kids and very relaxing

We had a fantastic stay over the Christmas period, everything we could possibly need was provided! The kids, and parents!, are very keen to return another time!!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Anita S.

Fantastic 4 day weekend

Recently we booked Jimna Base Camp for my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary 4 day weekend celebration. I live in Cairns (born in Kilcoy) and have alot of extended family in and around Brisbane Valley, Sunshine Coast and Ipswich and was looking for somewhere central for everyone to travel to, stay if they wanted and enjoy our family celebration. I looked EVERYWHERE, and I can assure you, we could not have chosen a better venue. Robyn was a pleasure to deal with right from the beginning and was as keen as I was to make sure the 4 day weekend ran just like I wanted it to. So helpful and made my job of organising from afar so much easier! Thank you Robyn, we all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed our time at Jimna Base Camp immensely. We had people stay in caravans, campervans, tents and swags...and some of us were lucky enough to stay in the beautiful old principals house. I wish I could live in that house permanently, I loved it! So well maintained, fresh and clean. The wool and feather doonas were a warm welcome for us Far North Queenslanders, let me tell you! There is nothing that I could say we wished we could change, or needed or would do differently...this venue was THE BEST! Trust Robyn when she says that everything is there...it really is! We were so amazed! The Old School building is beautiful...we set up under the house, with fully equipped kitchen, it was well used for our celebration and the general meeting place for everyone to congregate over the weekend....with full view of the tennis court and surrounds. The fire pit was amazing! It went the whole weekend and was another family hang out that we all enjoyed! Thanks for all the firewood Robyn and Ross, much appreciated! There's even a full playground with sandpit and toys as well! Fantastic! Plenty of parking space too.... In all, don't look past this place, you will not regret it, we can't wait to go back and do it all again. Thanks for everything Robyn and Ross, you have a wonderful thing going on there in Jimna.
Archival

8/10 Good

Melody N.

Fabulous family getaway

Amazing place to stay on so many levels. Our three young kids had so much to do - bush walks, swims in the creek, bike rides, scooter, tennis, basketball, fire pit...they had a ball. The house was lovely, everything we could possibly need, fully set-up kitchen, comfy beds and electric blankets, portacot provided and even toys and movies. Robyn and Ross were outstanding. Highly recommend this place for anyone looking for a family holiday near the bush but with all the comforts of home.
Archival

8/10 Good

SARAH M.

Great family bush experience

I stayed at Holiday Bush House with my husband, sister and 4 primary school aged kids. Even though it happened to be a particularly hot weekend, the house was comfy and very well equipped and cooled down well at night.(aircon in living room only) The basketball/tennis court was a big hit. We enjoyed lighting up the fire pit to toast marshmallows and the surrounding bush was beautifully serene. The nearby campsite at Peach Trees has good nature trails and a swimming hole, although not all of us were brave enough swimmers for that. The kids in particular loved the freedom to roam on the large property. Robyn was a friendly and helpful host.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Hemantha M.

Unmatched hospitality and an unique experience.

The place offered great facilities that kids and adults can enjoy. Tennis ,cricket , bbq and best was the bonfire.the host is very passionate to make sure we enjoyed our stay. If you like to enjoy quietness this place is ideal. We visited in summer but feel it will be as good or better in other seasons too. There is so much room for the kids to roam around safely.
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10/10 Excellent

Claire A.

Fabulous family holiday spot

This place is amazing and very well prepared and organised by Robyn and her husband. We'd read the description however didn't really appreciate what we were going to find. The house is very well maintained has everything one needs and comfortably fit 2 families (2 adults and 4 young children) and everything around us was fabulous. The school house is in great shape too and the kids loved playing school in there. The sandpit and playground also well used. We didn't have time for tennis but the basketball was bounced a few times. The fire pit at night with roasted marshmallows another highlight. Highly recommend this place and thanks for Robyn for having everything so well organised including a high chair and cot.
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10/10 Excellent

Shelley I.

Amazing property

We had a fantastic time staying at the Principal's house. The house & location was everything we were looking for in our weekend away. Our hosts are genuinely lovely people - thank you Robyn & Ros. We will definitely be back!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Marie C.

Perfect bush getaway

We have nothing but praise for this unique accommodation - everything you could want was there - basketball, tennis, bush walks, campfire. Perfect for a large group (we took 3 families). Lots of space and privacy. House was comfortable and well equipped. Hosts were pleasant and easy to deal with. We will be visiting again.

About the host

Hosted by Pete Cusack - Jimna Base Camp

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We bought this little bit of paradise from the previous owners who converted the old Jimna State School into a campground, holiday house and event's venue. We'd now like to offer the most comfortable and relaxing experience for individuals and families who'd like a holiday up in the mountains, out in the bush!

Why they chose this property

We like to think we add that little bit extra - so you feel very special. We love meeting people from many different backgrounds or cultures - and showing them a little of ours. Your stay is private and uninterrupted :)

What makes this property unique

Peace / mountain fresh air / beautiful bush surrounds / privacy / and much more

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