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A complimentary bathing pass to Peninsula Springs
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Hilltonia Homestead - At A Glance
Are four-poster beds with the full organza drapes on your wish list? Or will you be dreaming of an African adventure? Take your pick at Hilltonia Homestead, where luxurious B&B suites and cottages make the choice very taxing
Know It All
Hit the Spot
At Rye on the Mornington Peninsula
Be Savvy
The more exotic the better? Then go African here
Be Smitten
Eclectic, eccentric excellence
Bedtime...
Rooms and suites
Five suites, three cottages
Special features
Cottages have spa baths, log fires, great views and four poster beds. Poolside suites in the homestead have double spa baths and huge beds.
Also…
There is a solar heated swimming pool and a tennis court to keep you in shape.
Pillow Talk
Create your own story of beauty and the beast
Eat & Drink
Dining in
Only breakfast is served – and it's brought to your suite, so lazy lie-ins are encouraged.
Breakfast
Continental breakfast is served until 10am in the suites.
Room service
For breakfast only.
See & Do
See & DoWith over 50 wineries within a 15 minute drive, you'll have plenty of scope for tastings. You can also call into the Peninsula's only micro-brewery at Red Hill, to sample some of their signature beers. Wide-open sandy beaches lie within a five minute drive, and golf lovers will find no less than ten championship courses in the area. The nearby Gunnamatta Equestrian centre arranges ocean beach and bush horse riding. Don't miss the viewpoint at Arthur's Seat , or the famous fairy penguin colonies at Philip Island.
Spa
Hilltonia Homestead is directly opposite the Peninsula Hot Springs and day spa. You can indulge in the only thermal mineral springs in the state, with a series of treatments based on ancient Aboriginal therapies.
Diary Dates
October
Eat to the beat at the Main Street Mornington festival: live jazz and blues, performing arts and over 90 food and wine stalls.
October
Culture vultures will jump at the Spring into Art festival, held at locations throughout the Peninsula. Drama, food markets, flower shows and more.
Room For Romance Extra - A complimentary bathing pass to Peninsula Springs
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Essentials
Rates guide
AUD 190-330
Open/closed
Open all year
Check-in
2pm
Check-out
11am
Minimum night stay?
Three nights in January and two nights over public holiday weekends.
Children
Youngsters are not suited to Hilltonia.
Pets
Well trained dogs are welcome in the cottages.
Air conditioning
Yes – all rooms
Wedding license?
No
Getting There
Location
Browns Road, Rye, Victoria 3941
Parking
There is free guest parking.
Trains
Frankston station – 30 km
Taxis
Around AUD 30 from the station
Airport
Melbourne – 100 km