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Karribank

4.0 star property
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Garden
Bar (on property)
Dairy House | Private kitchen
Standard Family Cottage Four People | Living area
Standard Family Cottage Four People

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Barbecue grill
    Barbecue grill
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Outdoor space
    Outdoor space
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
1983 Mount Barker Porongurup R, Porongurup, WA, 6324
  • Ironwood Estate Wines
    2 min drive
  • Porongurup National Park
    4 min drive
  • Granite Skywalk
    6 min drive
  • Albany, WA (ALH)
    35 min drive

Room options

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  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Whistler Cottage (16)

  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Dairy House

Dairy House

  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Family Cottage Four People

Standard Family Cottage Four People

  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Fig Tree Cottage

Fig Tree Cottage

  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Wren Cottage

  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Shared Dormitory

  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

Standard Family Cottage Five People

  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Beds

About the area

Porongurup

Located in Porongurup, Karribank is within a 5-minute drive of Ironwood Estate Wines and Porongurup National Park. .This cottage is 3.7 mi (5.9 km) from Granite Skywalk and 13.5 mi (21.7 km) from Plantagenet Wines.
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What's nearby

  • Ironwood Estate Wines - 2 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Porongurup National Park - 4 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Granite Skywalk - 6 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Middleton Beach - 37 min drive - 50.1 km
  • Stirling Range National Park - 48 min drive - 44.2 km

Getting around

  • Albany, WA (ALH) - 35 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Porongurup Shop & Tearooms - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Maleeya's Thai Cafe - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Porongurup Shop, Tearoom & Village Inn - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Porongurup Inn - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Karribank and the Karri on Bar - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Entire place

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

Karribank

Cottage in Porongurup with free parking
Karribank offers 22 accommodations with portable fans. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include showers.
Make yourself at home in one of the 22 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and portable fans.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as a picnic area and barbecue grills.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

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

Dining

  • 1 bar

Bedrooms

  • Bed sheets provided

Bathrooms

  • Shower
  • Towels provided
  • Hairdryer (on request)

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Games

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities

Comfort

  • Heating
  • Portable fan

Pets

  • Service animals only (pets not allowed)

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No lifts
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • No housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)

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)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • First aid kit
  • Security system

General

  • 22 rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 9 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

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; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Karribank Country Retreat House Porongurup
Karribank Country Retreat House
Karribank Country Retreat Porongurup
Karribank Country Retreat
Karribank House Porongurup
Karribank House
Karribank Porongurup
Karribank Cottage
Karribank Porongurup
Karribank Cottage Porongurup

Karribank Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 63 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Eileen

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Quirky old school vibes with a touch of back to nature. Took me back to when I was a kid. My kids loved the cottage and we will defs be back to stay again. Thankyou the Radford clan
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Shanchari

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place for holiday. The floor is wooden the reason why there are little bit noise from Neihbour however that’s not a problem. It’s manageable. Overall it’s a nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Elisabeth

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great scenery, nice area, lots of birds
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Elaine

We enjoyed our stay at Karribank. This was despite having booked what we thought was a Cottage we found ourselves in Chalet type accommodation with a mezzanine. Beds were clean and comfortable but the general surrounds weren’t up to scratch. A bedside light would have been useful upstairs rather than having to stand on the bed to try and reach a short pull chord. The heater was at times difficult to light. The Restaurant/Bar (when Open) was adequate but the Bar staff pleasant. Food served in Takeaway containers. A pleasant enough stay in beautiful surrounds but not 4 Star.

10/10 Excellent

Rawan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A calm, relaxing place with your full privacy. We spent 3 beautiful days in this place and would certainly come back! On a side note, there's no network coverage except for Telstra. There are no air cons, but you won't need them anyways. Love this place!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
The cabin had a lovely Verandah but there were no fly screens on the French doors. Flyscreen here would be great so that you can open the doors to the outside without worrying about flies and mosquitoes. The kitchen was very basic and I was disappointed because I thought there was an oven. But still managed to cook nice meals. Overall the stay was lovely, we had a great time and love the location.

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very relaxing atmosphere and welcoming hosts. Lovely bar was an added bonus. Strongly recommend this stay. Very close to walks.

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A glorious spot nestled in the mountains… old world charm amongst the splendour of nature.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Jacob

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
1. It was very cold and the oil-filled radiator was totallly inadequate for heating up the room. As we were merely handed the key when we arrived and were not shown what was available, we did not find out that there was another heating appliance in the room until the next day. In fact, when the owner came to our room in the evening of the first day the get the TV working on the ABC, we commented how the radiator was totally useless in heating the room, he commented that we should 'cuddle up' to stay warm. Not a very helpful suggestion to a couple of 83-years olds! 2. The kapok quilt is so heavy that any elderly client would have problems turning around in bed. It weighs a ton and belongs in another century. We removed it for the second night and used our travel rug and down clothing items to get a reasonably comfortable sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very poor parking for cars in mud when it rained very rough track to cabins. would only give three stars overall
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
not internet available.not any room service available. what they written in advertisement not all the things available.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
10 out of 10
We booked because of the cheap price (and because there was a pub 😊). We were pleasantly surprised by how nice the accomodation was. There was a lot of room, each cabin was private and the view was beautiful. It was Fantastic sitting on the porch in the morning with a coffee or the evening with a wine. I highly recommend staying here. We will definitely be back
The view from our porch
Outdoor seating at the pub
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Stephen R

Liked: Cleanliness
Well located and good digs. But a bit dated.
The accommodation is really well located in the middle of the Porongurups, with all the necessities for fully self contained. The views from the balcony are fantastic. With that said, the bungalows are quite old and walls are thin so we could hear everything going on next door. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location and property setting. We got a very reasonable price for a 4 person chalet out the back of the property. We stayed as a couple in the 4 person chalet. It had great views of the porongurups with own bathroom and small kitchenette. It was possible to park right next to the chalet for taking bags in and out. The downside was that each of the chalets in the 4 person chalets has a shared wall with another chalet, so the noise does transfer from one to the other. The other downside was that a couple of the days we stayed there the temperature got up to 38 degrees and it was uncomfortable during that heat to be in the chalet between 1pm-5pm without any air conditioning. There seemed to be 2 of the same chalets as ours with air con, however the rest like ours appeared to have just pedastool fans. Overall it was a pleasant stay. We used the karri on bar (reception/restaurant area) a lot to play board games and have some food and drinks out of the heat. It was a great spot. I would recommend this property, however I would enquire about airconditioning in the summer, as I think the chalet we stayed in was better suited to an autumn/winter or mild spring stay, for comfort.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great location and comfortable chalets
We loved our stay here. The chalets are simple but comfortable. The location is perfect to explore the local area, and it was great having the bar and restaurant on site for meals and a few drinks without the need to drive! Would definitely recommend and we will be staying here again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Noor, Perth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice and pleasant stay. Strategic location for hiking at nearby range.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
A little bit of Paradise
This is a such a hidden gem. Our room was larger than expected and very well appointed. We enjoyed breakfast on our verandah each day. The accommodation is spread over a large area, so nice & quiet. The grounds are lovely and well located within the Porongurups. Karribank is family run & very personable. The bar serves great food and wine. Such a great vibe. Will definitely return.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Sally, Wa

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Setting beautiful. Not easy access if you have to carry lots of stuff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Dress warm!
This is a lovely property in the middle of the Porongurups however the chalets are quite small and basic so four people would find it more than a little squeezy. Our chalet was very clean, reasonably comfortable and we were grateful for the large gas heater on a very cold night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020