The Hamilton Hwy is a joy after the multilane battle all the way to Geelong. Five hours haul later on roads that get steadily worse we arrived in the beautiful tree lined streets of Port Fairy. The Norfolk pines are 170 years old. The rock walls that line the roads on the way are similarly old in in ancient peoples ancient volcanic landscape. The church is a delightful little building. two bedrooms ( two large beds, one double bunk) one pleasant bathroom with good hot water. The beds are pretty firm,but I slept well because I walked a lot to explore the beautiful town, river, and beach. It is centrally located near cafes and restaurants.( We liked Bottega Toscana and Four Seasons Chinese Restaurants) The heating is very efficient. It has an enclosed yard which was great for our small dog. The kitchen has a large kettle , large toaster, large oven enough cutlery etc for 8 ,but we didn’t use it much due to the many other temptations.

The old front doors are difficult to open so enter via the side door. The “ Easy” check in was a surprise as we had already fully paid. You need to provide photo ID for that. I wasn’t happy to provide all this personal ID as we know that our personal data is being held by, companies unnecessarily and for too long. The chair near the side door is broken and unsafe and needs to be thrown out. The fly wire door was jamming.

Everything was great except for the mattresses were as hard as a rock!!!

Mattresses are hard as rock!!! No good!

Great location, just round the corner from coffee roaster and cake shop. Easy walk down one of the main streets. Property more suited to a family rather than a couple. Spacious, comfortable with nice elements retained as a nod to the history of the property. Quiet and restful getaway location.

Booking.com offered a special price that disappeared on check out. We will not be back to booking.com. Some of the property cleaning was also not quite up to scratch and we found the price quite high for a couple on a long weekend

The Church is in a fantastic location! Everything is within walking distance and the local cafes and restaurants are to die for.

Bring some bottled water with you!! We were surprised that the tap water tasted terrible.

Key was just a little tricky to find on arrival, would be nice if the email about the keys location was a bit more descriptive. Also it was a bit of an inconvenience only providing one roll off toilet paper. We had 6 people staying for two nights.