Mountain Heritage Hotel

This is a beautiful hotel, I loved everything about it, both inside and outside. Great location, walk up to coffee shop. Staff helpful. Very quiet hotel. Loved the furnishings. Loved the common areas and fireplaces. I am terminally ill and was a bit worried about the steps from previous guest reviews where they mention the steps being difficult. It was only the one flight I had to climb and I had no trouble with getting up with the help of the bannister.

We stayed at the Heritage, which is about a 1/2 mile from the train station. The train from Sydney was super easy and inexpensive, and takes a couple hours. If you don't have much luggage the Heritage is walkable from the station, but uphill a third of the way. You CANNOT beat the view from the Heritage! It's a quirky, quaint, very old hotel. Be aware that there is no elevator and stairs everywhere. Check in advance if you have mobility issues. There is a lovely bar and spacious restaurant, both quite nice with a balcony. There is a separate building with a workout area, pool table, and ping pong, which is fun. It has nice sized pool, but no lounging area. To enjoy the surrounding sights we bought the Hop On/Off bus tickets which is a great option even if you have a car. The stop is near the train station a 1/2 mile away, so save some strength to walk back. The bus is an hour at each location, which was enough to see and walk that particular sight. LOTS of trails. Be warned that the "easy" "medium" "difficult" rating for the trails should be more like "medium" "difficult" "bring a rope". Lots of stairs. There are some paved trails, but most are dirt, with tree roots, rough hewn steps, and steep drop-offs. Trying to hike the trails with children would be nerve wreaking. These are the "easy" trails. But the views are amazing! It's a stunning area. We hoped to see koalas, but we asked our bus tour guide and he'd lived in the area 30 years and never seen one! Rats! So we stopped looking up so much! We saw lots of birds--white cockatoos, kookaburra, magpies, even black cockatoos. The weather was good most of the time, which was lucky for us. The day we left back to Sydney it was so foggy we could have been anywhere. I guess that happens quite a bit, so keep an eye on the weather before you go.

The staff were very welcoming, the lounge and bar access meant ability to sit by an open fire at most times of the day during our stay in August and the extended check out just allows a more relaxed pace. The views from the dining and lounge areas was the clincher.

Old world charm and excellent service. Very clean and well maintained. The views from the restaurant and lounge are absolutely stunning. The restaurant food was beautifully presented and tasty. Open fires and very comfortable sofas in the lounge. I loved having board games to play. The staff were very attentive and professional. Rooms were charming and comfortable. Foxtel was a nice surprise. The bathroon toiletries were high quality. Towels big and fluffy.

The staff at the reception was so welcoming and friendly. They had our room ready and we were lucky enough to check in earlier than expected. We really loved the atmosphere of the lounge with live piano music and a cosy fireplace for us to enjoy our drink. The bar was great and my signature Negroni was tops! We didnt have a room with a view (that would have been amazing) but we were able to appreciate the gorgeous landscape from the deck at the front entrance. Highly recommended!