42 Main Road, Hepburn Springs VIC 3461 Tel (03) 5348 4435 Websitewww.yha.com.au
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Wildwood YHA is a small hostel in a charming old wooden house. Facilities include a small fully-equipped kitchen and dining area with a fireplace plus a comfortable TV lounge with a well-stocked bookshelf. There is also a nice back deck with a barbecue. It's on the main road about mid-way between the centre of Daylesford and the spa at Hepburn Springs.
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Price Dorm bed $27 ($22 HI/YHA) Single room $40 ($35 HI/YHA) Double/twin room $64 ($54 HI/YHA) Prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
A relaxed place to use as a base to explore Spa country 27 September 2006
Pros:
A groovy kitchen and a country town atmosphere
Cons:
The place feels like a work in progress
Regent Honeyeater
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(Review ID: 848)
Wildwood is a nice, neat hostel but it's not in the same league as the newer eco hostels. It is however superb value compared with the BNB standard price range for the Spa district. This region is full of high cost, high real estate priced week-endenders for well off Melbournites (like the Blue Mountains is for Sydneysiders). The Hepburn Spa is why people visit, as well as the wineries and the popular Convent Gallery arts centre and the town has a distinct hippy, alternative feel to it. Try not to take long showers, the water supply was in severe drought when I passed through. The security features aren't great here so take care of your personal goods. Enjoy the kitchen & deck: often lovely native parrots come to check out the visitors.
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davidg_413
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Cosy which charm and character and well located 23 January 2005
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davidg_413
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(Review ID: 11128)
Our family stayed in a triple here and we were really impressed. Although the comments about mismatched linen etc. are probably right we found all the critical stuff good - it was clean and comfortable. Daylesford is a great place in the winter months and this accommodation, unlike the pleasant but less atmospheric motels in Daylesford, had an open wood fire in the lounge and a combustion heater in the kitchen. It has the really nice old style small hotel feel about the place. It is well located on the Hepburn Springs Road. We are going back to stay again with friends.
