When in Milawa over the weekend I stayed at Lindenwarrah on Saturday night and also ate at their restaurant. The room was large and comfortable but some diminishing factors became evident. The bathroom was nice but seemingly retro fitted, so that water flowed out under the shower door into the middle of the floor, where the lowest point of the floor was (despite the drain being in the shower. Someone should teach their builder about gravity…)

For the cost, I have stayed in far better hotels in Melbourne and Sydney, and these also have DVD players and stereos as standard. Having to ask for a portable CD player to be brought up (which took more than Read the complete post...

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The Epicurian Centre offers a variety of dishes, almost main sized, with matching wines. Three savoury choices and one sweet selection are perfect for two people. To begin with, we had the best squid I’ve ever had inland. It was made to be dipped in a delicious sauce made from dark sweet soy, fish sauce, palm sugar and caramelised garlic. The dish and wine combination is the 2006 Dry Muscat ~ Salt & Pepper Squid with Bean Shoots, Coriander Read the complete post...

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