Sequoia Lodge

Booked this lodge for a birthday celebration based on a friend’s recommendation. Everything during the stay was fantastic - including the lounge area, food, staff, room and experiences. We jammed in a lot of experiences - including cheese tasting, gin tasting, bee keeping, cocktail making and guided bushwalk.

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Everything was excellent. One of the nicest places we have ever had the opportunity to stay.

Can’t think of anything.

Everything

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Views were beautiful, rooms were well thought out and comfortable. Interesting technology aspect. Beautiful bathroom.

Extremely overpriced for what is given. We were contacted continuously before and during our stay to book in for dinner at the lodge. We attended dinner on one night and found the food to be extremely overpriced for the quality received. Staff were not very attentive and seemed to be behind the bar chatting rather than spending time with guests dining (despite the fact that there was usually only one or two tables occupied at a time each night). Our final course (cheese platter) was forgotten (later delivered to our room with apologies), upon paying staff mistakenly presented us a bill which was double the price of what we ordered. We ate at Mt Lofty restaurant on other nights and found the food and service to be much more enjoyable. Breakfast was underwhelming and there is little offered - you almost get the feeling that you are being offered the bare minimum to save costs. No fresh juice and very little fresh fruit. Room turn down service was only provided on two of the three nights (although we were our for dinner on all three nights). During our stay, it was very windy and the wind was howling through the gaps in the side and bottom of our front door. This was cold but more concerningly, very loud. We had to put a towel underneath the door to be able to sleep. All features (e.g. blinds, music, lights, etc) are controlled by a central touch panel. On our first night, the system started to play music at 4:30am. The system was 'updating'. Overall, the lodge was poorly signed and it was difficult to find your way around - e.g. to the various walks which are suggested, or even to the pool. According to the price, you would expect Sequoia to be on par with luxury accommodation like qualia (in QLD), but it fell very short. It was a beautiful venue but difficult to enjoy it when you are spending $1500 a night, and the value falls very short.