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Reviews of Clare Valley Heritage Retreat

3.5 out of 5
Clare Valley Heritage Retreat
18 Victoria Road, Clare, SA

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 51 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 51 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 51 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nicely appointed, comfortable and beautiful aesthetics inside & out in the garden. Our stay was made even more pleasant by the thoughtful and generous extra provisions both in the kitchen and throughout the rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a gorgeous property! Set in the heart of town and close to the vineyards. Loved the fireplace and loft. Clean and very well presented. Definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very homely, comfortable. all amenities beautifully decorated and furnished old world charm, historical

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bradley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, well kept property with a lovely atmosphere. Will definitely be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Vicki

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the styling, attention to detail, comfort and cleanliness of this property. The house was open and spacious. It has a lot of character and charm provided by the furnishings, ornaments and the beauty of the building itself. Everything you could of wanted was provided. This made it a very comfortable place to stay. There are lots of cafés and restaurants in Clare. The town is surrounded by the Clare wine district so there are lots of wineries to visit. It’s close to Auburn, a quaint little town with a lovely place to have coffee and cake or a relaxing wine, called the Velvet and Willow Cellar Door. We had a great time there and I’m sure most holiday makers would.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stunning!! Outstanding!! They renovated an old church keeping all the cachet (wooden floors and ceiling, electricity sockets, huge windows that provide natural lights, etc). Very comfortable furniture and bed and practical kitchen with everything provided. Very well located, quiet and yet close to restaurants and main access. Parking off the street. Will definitely go back!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

matt

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the steep norrow driveway was the only thing that I could fault with this property
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful property in great location
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place has the WOW factor and then some. Beautiful presentation and you really must see it in person to appreciate it. The attention to detail is brilliant. They have thought of everything. Comfortable bed and great breakfast. Very quiet location
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, well presented home. Good location, easy walking distance to Main Street in Clare.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

sue

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Definately returning
We loved our stay in Clare and the Heritage Retreat. We stayed in Roscrow which is a renovated old church. The decor was pretty 90's reno but it was clean, warm and comfortable and the price is reasonable too. Location was just around the corner from the main strip and minutes walk to local restaurants. We dined at Umbria which describes its self at 'rustic Italian'. It was fabulous. We will certainly book this again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Val

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Exellent
Excellent place to stay! Very friendly owner. Definitely will return.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Julie, Mildura

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
A lovely rustic home we loved it. In walking distance to restaurants and shops. Fantastic provisions for a cooked breakfast and plenty of real milk and juice.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kelvin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming cottage in the heart of Clare
Fantastic location, charming and perfectly suited to 2 x couples!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable. Met all our needs. Heritage cottage was a good choice. Would have made the most of it if the weather was warmer
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Meredith J, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
MJ & CP getaway
This is a really nice renovated building, lots of room & real character. We could walk into the centre of town, but still be in a quiet area. The furniture and bedding was excellent , along with a big combustion heater to add warmth. Would highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bernard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great spot in the Clare valley
Great spot we loved the cottage close to town. Had everything you need. Breakfast was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As the prior details suggested it was well presented, no effort spared in all small details, we were delighted!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous!!
Great cottage accommodation, right in Clare. Very spacious, and the breakfast goodies was a real treat :)
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great situation,walk to the main street of Clare. Good comfortable sleep. We were lookef after well by our host,Ian .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
historic building did not enjoyed the wheels on the bed
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful & very comfortable stone cottage, close to town, restaurants & wineries.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely cottage with a fireplace. Close to the main street and walking distance to most things.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic getaway
Amazing place, lots of history and like stepping back in time! Very romantic for couples.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

steve, adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely converted church
Clean and spacious getaway near the high street, plenty of room with a lovely fire.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wishing well is a great little cottage!
Small mix up on check-in was quickly fixed. Ad on Expedia proves a little confusing though, as we initially thought we had booked Roscrow church but was wishing well cottage. Cottage was well maintained, fireplace a little full but worked well, well equipped and close to Clare township.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ramones , Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolute Devine accommodation
Fabulous stay, beautifully decorated with all the comforts. Great feel and so close to everything. Would definitely stay here and recommend to others.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Simo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous cottage in an ideal location
Very comfortabe beautiful cottage that was centrally located. Fridge was very generously provisioned with plenty of breakfast options. The cottage was in a lovely garden setting. And the hosts were most friendly. Would not hesitate to stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place to stay. we had 2 couples and loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unique
Loved Roscrow Cottage. Perfect position. Great breakfast supplies.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Stay
Beautiful accomodation in Clare. Historic church building converted into accomodation. Spacious, clean and well appointed. Comfortable beds, lovely fire and everything you need for a comfortable, relaxing stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

ivh_au, Brisbane Qld

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming old stone chapel
This is a charming old stone chapel within easy walking distance of restaurants in Clare.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to everything. Charming. Unique experience
Would definitely stay here again. Had a great time. Very spacious and comfortable. Lots to offer. I won't of highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great cottage in town centre
We had 4 adults and a baby and we were cozy but still with enough space for all. Everything we needed lovely setting. Will certainly be back.

10/10 Excellent

Glennis, V

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old heritage building
Close to main road of Clare but quiet street, beautifully furnished old building with everything you need

10/10 Excellent

Mathieu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charm of histrical bulding.
Lovely stay as last time. Nice and quiet.

10/10 Excellent

Tony, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Wine Weekend Escape
A charming and very spacious converted cottage with everything you need for a relaxing stay, 2 big bedroom space, 1 being a loft space serviced by it's own bathroom. Living space was equally open and welcoming. Plenty of breakfast provisions. A great stay.

2/10 Terrible

Allison

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
False advertising!
I was really disappointed because the photos on the website are of a completely different property to that of where we stayed and in my opinion sub-standard in comparison (and certainly not worth the money we spent). In my view it is not clear that the owner has a number of properties in very different locations so you don't know what you are going to get. When I contacted the owner I was told that it was the fault of the website and when I contacted hotels.com customer service the consultants only solution was to offer me a nominal voucher but really didn't seem too phased about the problem at hand. Ultimately I think it is wrong to show pictures that do not represent the property you are booking when that is all you have to go off. I really hope that hotels or the owner update this by listing the properties SEPARATELY and so no one else is disappointed as I was.

6/10 Okay

Luisa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming cottage stay in the heart of Clare
I called hotels.com to find out where to collect a key for our stay but they could not help me. We arrived at the address on the hotels.com website for the Clare Valley Heritage Retreat, however it was already occupied. Fortunately, the owner was walking past at the time and directed us to the Wishing Well cottage at another nearby location. They were not expecting us until the following day, however the cottage was ready to go. The owners made sure we had enough towels and organised some very generous breakfast supplies. The cottage was clean and comfortable with everything that we needed. It was within easy walking distance to shops and restaurants. 3 couples stayed for one night. One negative is that one of the bedrooms was tiny and could only be accessed via another bedroom, the bathroom or an outside door which might be a problem for longer stays

10/10 Excellent

Ceinwen, Cudlee Creek, SA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful accommodation and very comfortable
My husband and I had a wonderful relaxing stay in the beautifully renovated old church. The breakfast was plentiful and everything was so clean. The owners recommended a little restaurant "Seeds" and it didn't disappoint. We would fully recommend this to friends when traveling to Clare.

4/10 Poor

Carmel, Albury

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing/Heritage doesn't have to mean kitsch
Whilst knowing it was going to be old we were disappointed that the furnishings and kitchen fittings were old and tired. I love antiques but this place needs up dating and tacky items disposed of. Very difficult place to heat up because of the high vaulted ceilings. The place has plenty of potential just needs to be dragged into 2016. Garden and outdoor living area not used to advantage and on a pleasant day there would be nowhere nice to sit. A bit of attention to detail and a freshen up are definitely needed when compared to other B&Bs who often charge less!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place, with everything you could want - very clean - brilliant stay!

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful with comfort and charm
Comfortable rooms in an excellent location in Clare. Walking distance to main street and bike hire available nearby. A beautiful building. Highly recommend

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great B & B for a weekend of wine and food.
Wonderful place the stay and take in some of the best that the Clear Valley has to offer. Everything you need including the best breakfast ever.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Nice little cottage, heaps of charm. Nice breakfast supplies included. Would stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Darragh, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clare
Cute property, geart location. very clean and well presented.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort