D'Altons Resort

Top choice in Victoria


These delightful timber cottages, with cosy lounge chairs, cute verandahs and log fires, spread up the hill from the main road amid gum trees and kangaroos. The cottages are immaculately kept and have cooking facilities for self-caterers, and the friendly owners are a mine of local information. There’s even a tennis court and a saltwater pool.


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