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A Twist of Willow

3.0 star property
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Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Family Villa, 4 Bedrooms, Accessible, Garden View
Property grounds
Property grounds
Property grounds

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
125 Clegg Road, Mount Evelyn, VIC, 3796
  • Dandenongs
    3 min drive
  • Dandenong Ranges National Park
    3 min drive
  • Lillydale Lake
    6 min drive
  • Melbourne, VIC (MEB-Essendon)
    49 min drive

Room options

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Standard Queen Spa Room | Property grounds

Standard Queen Spa Room

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Little John's Cottage

Little John's Cottage

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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BBQ/picnic area

Family Villa, 4 Bedrooms, Accessible, Garden View

  • 110 sq m
  • Sleeps 8
  • 3 Queen Beds OR 2 Twin Beds

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BBQ/picnic area

Standard King Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Melbourne

With a stay at A Twist of Willow in Melbourne, you'll be 7.1 mi (11.4 km) from SkyHigh Mount Dandenong and 13 mi (21 km) from Puffing Billy Steam Train. .This guesthouse is 16.4 mi (26.4 km) from Healesville Sanctuary.
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What's nearby

  • Dandenong Ranges National Park - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail - 7 min drive - 6.5 km
  • Olinda Falls - 14 min drive - 11.2 km
  • SkyHigh Mount Dandenong - 14 min drive - 11.5 km
  • Puffing Billy Steam Train - 21 min drive - 21.0 km

Getting around

  • Lilydale Station - 11 min drive
  • Melbourne Belgrave Station - 21 min drive
  • Melbourne Airport (MEL) - 53 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Billy Goat Hill Brasserie - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Storehouse Mount Evelyn - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Yarra Valley Deli & Wine Bar - ‬3 min drive

About this property

A Twist of Willow

Guesthouse with free parking, in the vicinity of SkyHigh Mount Dandenong
A Twist of Willow offers 3 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Accommodations at this 3-star guesthouse have kitchenettes with refrigerators, microwaves, and separate dining areas.

This Melbourne guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 3 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. Rooms have private balconies. Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional amenities at this guesthouse include complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Things to do

  • Ecotours
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge
  • Separate dining area
  • Separate living room

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Housekeeping (limited)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Dining room
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

More

  • Individually decorated

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email with check-in instructions prior to arrival; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

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
This property accepts credit cards
Cashless transactions are available

Property is also known as

Twist Willow House Mount Evelyn
Twist Willow Mount Evelyn
Twist Willow Guesthouse Mount Evelyn
Twist Willow Guesthouse
Twist Willow
A Twist of Willow Guesthouse
A Twist of Willow Mount Evelyn
A Twist of Willow Guesthouse Mount Evelyn

A Twist of Willow Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

James, Melbourne

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wow! This place is amazing, especially if you love animals. The hosts are very friendly and let us feed the baby kangaroo. My daughter had so much fun
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great to see some normally very hard to c native animals like frogmouths.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in the King Room - the bedroom was lovely and the bed really comfy, the bathroom was great, the kitchenette offers basics - no cooking facility/bbq except microwave (we brought sausages for dinner, oops!) but does have kettle and toaster. However the adjoining room means there is no privacy, our neighbours arrived at 10.40pm on a Monday night which woke us up and then kept us awake as we could hear their conversations, walking around their rooms, showers, I swear I even heard the creak of their bed as they sat down! The animals and night tour are fantastic (perhaps best suited for school aged kids as there’s a lot of things around that they can’t touch), we will return but will book the family unit so we have a bbq and no next door neighbours. The hosts were friendly from a distance. My daughter would have loved an area she could play freely in.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you love animals, you must stay at this B&B (there’s 450 to see and are very well looked after). Loo and Steve were excellent hosts and the nocturnal tour was the highlight. To be able to pat dingoes and sugar gliders is a unique experience. Also to be able to watch some of the animals on camera from your in-room live view screen was so cool. The Kings room was perfect for a couple; the bed was comfy, the bathroom large with a heater and it had a separate lounge & kitchenette. Don’t expect a cooked breakfast but we were happy with what was provided (even though we didn’t eat brekky coz we weren’t hungry). We can’t wait to come back as I’m sure the hard working Loo & Steve will have added to their menagerie by then.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place accommodation was great clean and tidy. The only thing we could fault was parking
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nochternal zoo tour at 8pm was interesting. The property itself is very unique and well worth a visit.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very homely, rustic and an extremely relaxed atmosphere without the need of fake perfection and toffiness found at "high class" motels. This place is a true get away to unwind without unnecessary airs and flairs. 10 out of 10.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stay
I booked in at Twist of Willow as we were attending a wedding just up the road. It is a very interesting establishment as the rooms are in the middle of a farm-like environment. Unfortunately, our time was limited so we were not able to walk the area and check out the animals, except for those adjacent to the path from the parking space to the room. We booked the King Room which had heaps of space and was very comfortable. A very interesting aspect was that there was a Nocturnal Animal Channel where you could view those animals on a screen in the bedroom. The only negative comment I can make is that one of the guests in the Queen Room next door was talking quite loud and kept my wife awake until they went to bed about 2.00 am. Otherwise, it was a very good stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a great experience and relaxing stay! Thanks Lou x
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would recommend. Great atmosphere. Animals are well looked after. Accommodation is comfortable and the spa is great. Would recommend. The only feedback is that you can hear the people next door so it doesn't feel completely private.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A true experience. 5 stars. Great facilities, fantastic hosts and a great surprise of a private zoo!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property doubles as a nocturnal zoo. Really special. Lou and Steve are very gracious and informative hosts. Unique place !!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were the best, friendly, happy and the property is just beautiful. Well worth a stay if you like Australian Wildlife. Make sure you stay for more than a night!! You will be pleasantly surprised by the treasures within this property. Not just a B&B, it's much more. Kids will love it too...
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a really unique spot since there is a private zoo on the premises. Room was super. Just loved everything about this place. Regret that we could not have stayed longer
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and comfortable cabin / room. Steve and Louise are welcoming, helpful and friendly. The opportunity to be able to walk around the grounds and enjoy the animals is fun and the night time tours of the nocturnal animal enclosures with the invitation to get up close, are a spectacular bonus.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Liz, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A very interesting place would like to spend more than one night there.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Experience
This is the greatest place. What an awesome experience to the night time tour to the facilities of the room. Steve and Loo are fantastic hosts. The live tv feed of the nocturnal animals is amazing. Didn’t want to leave.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jason, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simply amazing, private, sociable and restful. Only regret is not booking a longer stay. Self taught, and hard working. Privilege was all ours.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Elias, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Steve, Loo, and family where the nicest people. The King room was clean, and had everything required. The night tour was so much fun. A very peaceful and relaxing environment. I highly recommend everyone to stay at this wonderful place. Hope you liked the photos.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Bendigo, Vic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful place near Dandenong Ranges
Lovely and quiet stay with lots of animals and a nocturnal tv to watch their evening antics! We stayed in the king room which was clean and comfortable. Right on the doorstep of the Dandenong Ranges, this is definitely somewhere I would stay again. Thanks Loo and Steve for your hospitality!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable, clean accommodation. Lovely welcome from Loo. Excellent location. Very relaxing and just what we needed!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018