Thomas B

Review of Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge

Olde style cosy feel in the main lodge section wit...

Olde style cosy feel in the main lodge section with open fires and some comfy sofas, and welcoming staff on check in. Did however have some issues, we were advised to dial 9 from the cabin phone to speak to reception, however soon as we got to the cabin, we tried several times and no one answers (pretty similar experience if you actually try to ring this place to enquire or before you check in). Also no signal unless you re with Telstra. A little frustrating if you re in a cabin which is a long way from the lodge. Despite the high price, there is no wifi or tv in the room (unless you want to pay a ridiculously high price for the King Billy suite which does have a tv). You can go to the tavern which does have tvs but they close at 9pm, we wouldn t normally be fussed but were keen to watch the Australian open tennis. The wifi was mainly an issue from a trip planning point of view and communication with friends staying at other lodge and organising the next day, I heard quite a lot complaining about this to each other from a tour group at breakfast. Also asked about room service for food which they advised was not available at the moment due to covid (but they do allow a buffet style breakfast ), the opposite of logic. The spa bath in the room was very large but also had to be filled to the top for the jets to work and not spray all over the place, which probably isn t the most environmentally friendly.
On the positive side, it was awesome having the wood burner, the bed was huge and comfy and the cabin is in an excellent setting where you can see wild animals out of the window. Also an excellent nature walk where you can see wombats at night.