“The few guests who came through our door in the early days all wanted steak and three veg.”

From humble beginnings to Victoria’s most-loved regional hotel

Visitors to award-winning Lake House,now celebrating its 40th year,used to navigate there with a hand-drawn map mailed in the post.

  • byBen Groundwater
Dairy Flat Farm
★★★★★
Hotel reviews

A luxury escape to the country with superb feasting

With a 38-hectare regenerative farm that supplies produce to the two-hatted Lake House restaurant,Dairy Flat Farm is a luxe escape to the country.

  • byUte Junker
The bold fascade of Hotel Bellinzona,Hepburn Springs,Victoria.

Review:Victorian spa country getaway is too good to miss

Excellent dining and a popular cafe are under the same roof as this revamped Hepburn Springs hotel.

  • byAnthony Dennis
Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa. Bathing in rich mineral waters drawn from its natural source is surely one of life's great indulgences.

Daylesford and Hepburn Springs,Victoria,travel guide and things to do:Nine highlights

The best way to experience Daylesford is to soak it all up.

  • byMark Daffey
Dreaming about:Cambridge,England.

Where to travel when all of this is over:Author Kerry Greenwood

These are the dream destinations on this author's travel list.

  • byJulietta Jameson
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The Pole House will feel like you are being served up on a platter to the beauty of the Great Ocean Road.

52 Weekends Away:Victoria's best weekend getaways for 2020

With glorious glamping,cosy bush breaks and lavish inner-city stays,there's something for everyone as Victoria begins to blossom once more.

Clifftop at Hepburn's new villas are constructed from shipping containers.

Clifftop at Hepburn Springs new villas review:Shipping containers converted to luxury spaces

A weekend spent inside a shipping container might seem an unpleasant prospect,but Clifftop at Hepburn Springs has turned it into a luxurious experience.

  • byCraig Platt
Kyneton Old Rectory.

Kyneton Old Rectory review,Kyneton,Victoria

The renovation of the house can't be faulted,but it's the quality of the 2000-plus square metres of gardens that really puts the Old Rectory on another plane.

  • byJim Darby
Biota Dining in Bowral.

Road trips that are all about food:Best food trails from Melbourne and Sydney

Delicious driving routes you can do in a day from Sydney and Melbourne.

  • byLee Atkinson
It takes no time to hook a trout at Tuki Retreat.

Tuki Retreat,Daylesford:Where you can disconnect and get quality time

Tuki Retreat allows a mother and son precious time to reconnect with nature and each other.

  • byTracey Spicer