Guest User
June 21, 2023
Ok. We have been at the Lodge before a few years ago and had a great experience. This time we thought we'd try the 'glamping' on site van and, yes you have to bring your own bed linen. This seems a bit much for the $150/night fee. We also knew we had to use the amenities block as well. No toilet in the camper. This also seems a bit much for the $150/night fee. Also, no heater (and it was cold-maybe around 4/5 C at night. Good thing we bought the doonah and blankets. Also a bit much for the $150/night fee. The camper van was OK but quite dated. It was set up really well and the views out the door (and at the site) were great. Mt Barney in all it's glory. The provisioning of the camper were adequate, but not special. Two non stick fry pans all scratched up but maybe because there was only a metal spatula to use. Cutlery OK, pots and saucepans a bit old and stained to some extent. Sugar, coffee, tea provided and that was nice. One of the burners was a bit dodgy and sometimes it worked and sometimes it just shut off. That was OK because the stovetop was quite small and you could only use two of the burners at a time due to size. Think this is pretty normal for these camper vans but a bit of a nuisance. There were two camper vans in the park and fairly close to each other. The first night we had no neighbours but the second night a crew of about eight rocked up and set up tents as well as the camper van. An adult with a bunch of teenagers. Noisy until about late evening and sitting around the fire yakking and singing. We came to listen to the birds and the creek. All in all not a bad experience but not a great one either. Think the price for the van is a bit much for what you get. They need to upgrade the cooking utensils and make them safe. A scratched up non-stick pan is not good. However, the campground and the views are pretty nice.