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OCT Forest lodge ECO retreat homestead 20 people

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Outdoor pool
Terrace/patio
8 bedrooms
Golf
Exterior

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Entire home

8 bedrooms8 bathroomsSleeps 25

Popular amenities

  • Washer
    Washer
  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Barbecue grill
    Barbecue grill
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen

Explore the area

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Boolambayte, NSW
  • Myall Lakes National Park
    7 min walk
  • Great Lakes Winery
    20 min drive
  • Forster Town Beach
    53 min drive
  • Forster, NSW (FOT)
    47 min drive

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The Mainstay

Washer
Parking included
Free WiFi
Outdoor space
4.0 out of 5, Very good, (1)
The price is NZ$295
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
7 Dec - 8 Dec
The Mainstay

About the area

Boolambayte

Located in Boolambayte, this vacation home is in the mountains, a 1-minute drive from Myall Lakes National Park and 10 minutes from Bulahdelah State Conservation Area. .This vacation home is 5.2 mi (8.4 km) from Bulahdelah Golf Club and 6.2 mi (9.9 km) from Bulahdelah Court House.
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What's nearby

  • Myall Lakes National Park - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Great Lakes Winery - 20 min drive - 16.9 km
  • Booti Booti National Park - 42 min drive - 49.2 km
  • Forster Town Beach - 53 min drive - 59.5 km
  • One Mile Beach - 56 min drive - 64.5 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Oliver's Real Food - ‬11 min drive
  • Bulahdelah Bakery
  • Cafe on Main
  • ‪Myalla Magic - ‬11 min drive
  • Detours Cafe

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

OCT Forest lodge ECO retreat homestead 20 people

OCT provides 8 bedrooms homestead on 6 acres surrounded by State Forest and National Parks, we are located 2.5 Hours from Sydney,5 mins off the M1, 10 mins from the town of Bulahdelah, 45 mins to Taree, Forster. We have an abundance of wildlife, walking, cycling and riding trails. A pool, BBQ. You can byo food or organise the local courtesy buses to take you into town for a meal. Our dam is about 3 acres with an island that you can kayak around.
Make yourself comfortable in this vacation home, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and an oven. There's a private patio. Conveniences include a microwave and a coffee/tea maker.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden.
Guests will find features like onsite parking.

Property amenities

Pool/Spa

  • Outdoor pool

Parking and transport

  • On-site parking

Kitchen

  • Fridge
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Toaster
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Coffee/tea maker

Bedrooms

  • 8 bedrooms
  • Sofa bed

Bathrooms

  • 8 bathrooms
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper

Entertainment

  • TV
  • Pool or billiards table

Outdoor areas

  • Patio
  • Barbecue
  • Garden
  • Firepit

Laundry

  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • 2 total pets
  • Welcoming cats and dogs only

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property
  • Note from host: No vehicles are permitted on the lawn.

Location highlights

  • In the mountains
  • In a rural location

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total pets
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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
Parties and events (including family gatherings and birthday parties) are allowed on site; maximum attendees: 30
Note from host: Outdoor music is not allowed on the property
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Property registration number PID-STRA-4583

Property is also known as

OCT Forest Lodge ECO Retreat Homestead 20 People Boolambayte

OCT Forest lodge ECO retreat homestead 20 people Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

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9.4/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jomon M.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mk K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful weekend
Excellent stay for families, very private and isolated. I would definitely recommend this property for large families, they have a fire pit which was good for roasting marshmallows for the kids, a lot of ground to play activities on. I would recommend taking towels as these are not provided and tea towels as there was 2 available but when you have big families you will need more to help with the cleaning up. We would definitely be interested in future accommodation with this property. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect bang for your buck for large group
I doubt there is any better place to accomodate large groups for such a reasonable price Plenty of activities for everyone already on site and house was in much better condition and cleaner than some other reviews made it out to be Anybody looking to play golf at Buladelah the golf club knew exactly where to go with a shuttle bus to grab large groups for a very cheap price if you call and book in advance Thanks for the stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Antonet Meera D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Family Getaway
Fantastic location and house is comfortable with enough bedrooms and en suites. It does need some repairs (shower doors are cracked, towel railing are broken etc) but overall a very comfortable stay. Surroundings are beautiful and calming. Although its an old house its cleaned very well and this def helps. To the owners... thank you, we will be back.. but if you could repair all those small issues it will make the stay more worthwhile. Thanks.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Comfy stay
Great house, clean, easy to find comfy rooms and beds, only down side is the property needs a bit more upkeep. The tennis court needs a pressure wash and the flora needs a gardener to trim the bushes. Other than that a very enjoyable stay
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great sociable place for Christmas in July!!!
Good space for multiple families to come together.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bruce M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Top place
Great time had by all, plenty of room to run around and keep the kids entertained. Rolling in the autumn leaves was a highlight for the little one's..grounds were all mowed and tidy, thank you.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Graham M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great property for large groups or families but needs some TLC.
This is our second stay. 8 couples, longtime friends. The main attraction here is 8 bedrooms all with ensuites. Large, comfortable and clean. The kitchen and living area is suitable for purpose. Two fridges and ovens, dishwasher. A pool table for fun. The pool is clean and inviting. The whole place just needs some TLC . Gardening around the pool, the tennis court, some updated outdoor furniture. A new larger hooded bbq. So close to being very, very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Muhammed h.

Liked: Cleanliness
Golf trip with boys
It was great place to stay. Everyone had their own rooms and toilets. The facility had good wifi and pool table. The swimming pool was great. Great farm
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ray P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Really great place for a large group
My wife, I and 14 other friends stayed at this 8 bedroom property. Loved the place - the fact that all 8 had ensuite was convenient. Property had all the serenity of rural living while having comforts of city like living. We loved the place. Thank you Kent - thank you Sandra
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Rajesh R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Friends trip
The access to the property was easy because it is off the road. Inside the property it was clean and things were accessible. Rooms were spacious and clean. Kitchen was clean. Only suggestion is kitchen has few cooking utensils for cooking. There are large ones but very few small ones. Overall it was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Claudia C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great stay
Amazing property with 8 beds and 8 bathrooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

ANN-MAREE C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place for large family/friends getaway
This is our second visit to Forest Lodge. It is a great place for a large family getaway. Maintenance and general uptake could be done better. Lawns mowed, grass cut down it is snake season so this will help in seeing them. One of the rooms back in November had a broken towel rack this us still broken now in February. Tennis court needs a lot of attention and could be great court if looked after. Overall a good place but could be excellent with a bit of TLC.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Emily J.

Liked: Cleanliness
amazing property
had such an incredible time celebrating the end of high school. the place was absolutely amazing and perfect for our group. would absolutely recommend this place.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Samar B., Sydney nsw

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful area for a family stay
Had an amazing whole week at boolambayte- a mixture of adults teens and children- enough space for everyone - loved the mini bar fridge for the kids to keep their water bottles in and save space in the main fridges - there was two in the kitchen which was great - the large gas stove was great too- was nice to see the pool was clean and big as sometimes people take photos making it look bigger than what it was - but this place was the opposite- we didn’t expect it to be so big ! Absolutely will be booking again some time in the future ❤️😍😍😍🙌🏻🙌🏻👍🏻
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Murtoza R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Superb
A rare find of 8 bed rooms with 8 bathrooms. All rooms are accessible from internal corridor and got separate entry outside of the room. Huge kitchen with all necessary amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Guruprasad N.

Liked: Cleanliness
Better than what I thought it would be ..
8 rooms and 8 toilets are rare .. and the place is amazing with so much to do even on a rainy weekend ..
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Parth P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Good time
Really good property to spend time with friends and family. Kids enjoyed a lot too with horse and other animals.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rajiv K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Accommodation was better than what the pictures showed
The accommodation easily slept 22 people. We celebrated one of our friends 60th Birthday. There was plenty of room for everyone (5 Families). The rooms were conveniently located and each had their own bathroom and toilet. The holiday was a perfect farm stay. The kids would have liked better wifi, but as a rural listed accommodation, it was understandable. The rooms and living area was clean and the kitchen was stocked well. We could have stayed there for more than 3 nights, had we not been starting work on Monday. There were plenty of activities available and there were a lot of farm animals and wild native animals as well. Very quiet and away from the main road and hence, no traffic noise. Reasonably close to scenic towns like Forster, Nelson Bay and Bullahdelah. Teenagers were also impressed with the accommodation facilities. A recommendation would be to provide a later model bigger TV in the living room and maybe netflix or satellite box. But, the snooker table in the living area was sufficient to remove any teenage boredom. Landscaping around the house was good and the grass well kept. Our stay was superb and I would not hesitate to recommend this accommodation to my friends and if we get a chance, we will stay there again in the near future. Owner's communication was very quick at all times and we got sufficient information before, during and after our stay. Thanks.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021