Rivington Vue

Stay in our beautiful B&G Cole designed home nestled in the Artisan Hills boutique wine region. We are located in the Research/Eltham/Warrandyte area on the Melbourne urban fringe. You will enjoy totally private and tranquil accommodation with large lounge/theatre room, bathroom and gourmet kitchen. Outside patio with fire pit, seating and breathtaking bush views will delight. Extensive wildlife all around and only 26km to Melbourne. Montsalvat, Yarra Valley and St Andrews Market are nearby. The apartment is located on the lower level of a beautiful home set on a magical 2 1/2 acres of bush, guests will have the complete lower level to themselves with complete privacy and own entrance. Absolute peace and tranquillity is guaranteed together with lots of wildlife including many kangaroos to watch. The rooms are spacious, clean, comfortable, modern and fitted with reverse cycle air conditioning and hydronic heating for your every comfort. The bedroom is a separate room from the lounge. The lounge room includes a full screen cinema with DVD films available for viewing together with Netflix and other online services available through ROKU. The Telstra wifi is fast and reliable. There is plenty of outside area to relax and unwind and enjoy the views, also use of a fire pit if you would like to toast marshmallows whilst watching the setting sun. Guests are free to roam the land and relax at the bottom of the paddock to watch the Kangaroos. Off street free parking is available at the rear of the property close to the apartment. The apartment has a beautiful well equipped kitchen complete with all appliances and cookware; home grown herbs are available in the garden for the Masterchef within you! Tea, coffee, milk, sugar and condiments are all available for free. A complimentary bottle of wine is provided for your stay - just nominate your choice of red or white! Also included are basic breakfast items of cereal, bread, milk, free range eggs, preserves and fresh fruit. The bedroom has bush views and a TV so you can stay in bed and watch TV - if you prefer. Also the bed is complete with luxury bedding including a feather and down underlay which is a dream to sleep on and electric blanket for the colder months. A BBQ is available on the patio for guests private use. An iron and clothing drying rack are available in the apartment. The space is cleaned and sanitised to the Airbnb 5 step Covid Safe procedures. Long stay bookings for up to 3 months are accepted. For long term guests cleaning is available once per week. Guests have full access to the downstairs studio and patio. Access to the apartment is at the rear of the property through the glass sliding door, there is no need to walk through the house - total privacy is assured. Guests are free to use the laundry in the main house if required and a washing line is available outside the laundry door. A BBQ is available on the upstairs decking for your use. My husband David and I are welcoming hosts and happy to chat and share local knowledge, however we find most of our guests prefer the seclusion and privacy our property offers and hence we will not intrude during your stay. Complete privacy for guests during Covid is maintained. Research is a beautiful area within the shire of Nillumbik, it is nestled between Eltham, Warrandyte, Kangaroo Ground and on the doorstep of the beautiful and popular Yarra Valley with its numerous wineries and chocolate factory. Also close by and only a 5 min drive away is the new and growing Artisan Hills area with its small boutique wineries and organic farms. There are many places of interest to visit nearby including Montsalvat, St Andrews Saturday Market, Warrandyte, numerous walking and bike trails and great local cafes and restaurants. Research is only 26km from Melbourne CBD but feels like a million miles away from the city! A trip to the CBD is only 35mins outside of peak hours, also only 40mins to the airport. The local shops are 5 mins in the car or a 15 min walk and include a lovely cafe, bakery, post office, butchers, supermarket and liquor store, hairdressers, doctors and pharmacy. Takeaway food includes fish and chips, charcoal chicken and pizza. We are also very close to the wedding venues of Ballara Receptions, Inglewood Estate and Montsalvat. We are located only 10mins walk from a local bus stop which will take you into Eltham for the train into the city, also to Warrandyte. However this property is more suited to those with their own transport. There is just myself and husband David living in the household, it is very quiet and peaceful, the frogs and birds are more noisy than we are!