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Reviews of Bells Estate Great Ocean Road Cottages

3.5 out of 5
Bells Estate Great Ocean Road Cottages
545 Great Ocean Road, Bellbrae, VIC

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 76 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the relaxed nature of the stay, we really relaxed and the children enjoyed the animals. We took a while to get used to living closely to neighbours but we all respected each other and it wasnt noisy - the frogs sang at night and alpacas wandered up to say Hello. All in all a wonderful short break
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Terry on 2022/9/27
Hi Sarah,So pleased you and the family enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again soonBest wishes, Terry

8/10 Good

Philip

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Terry on 2022/6/22
Hi Philip Thank you for your review Regards, Terry

10/10 Excellent

Chito

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic owner . Value for money accomodation . Will recommend to our friends . To Terry the owner God bless you . Happy Easter 2022. Ang family
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from terry on 2022/4/19
Than you Chito. Great meeting you and the family Best wishes, Terry

10/10 Excellent

jessica

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent indoor pool and kids also loved the trampoline and cubby house. Nice quiet spot with bush surrounds. Kids also loved watching the alpacas and pony wandering around the house. Cottage inside has been tastefully renovated.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Response from terry on 2022/1/22
Thanks for your comments Jessica. So pleased you and the family enjoyed your stay Best wishes, Terry

8/10 Good

Rolf

Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked having peace and quiet, and privacy. After a day of touring its great to come back to a beautiful natural and man made garden setting to unwind and relax in peace.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Response from terry on 2022/1/15
Many thanks for your review Rolf. Hope to catch up again. Best wishes Terry Tayler

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Lovely experience and so friendly. Lovely and clean
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Terry on 2020/7/5
Many thanks for posting your review. So pleased you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing not to love! We are staying another night as this place was so welcoming and peaceful. After twenty years away from Australia this place was like home and just want we needed. Terry the owner puts a lot of effort into his business and you’ll see llamas and a pony wandering around, cottage has everything you could need, wonderful location etc. I actually cried when we checked into our room as it felt so homey after much previous stress. Highly recommend!!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Teejay on 2020/3/16
Thank you Sarah. I'm so pleased that you enjoyed your stay. Greatly appreciated your comments Best wishes for a fabulous time in Australia Cheers, Terry

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners were absolutely lovely. We loved the wild life!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Terry on 2019/11/12
Thanks for staying Best wishes Terry

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful and calm location with animals pool and trampoline. Terry was a lovely calm person ready to greet and say goodbye.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Terry on 2019/3/12
Don't know who you are but thank you for staying and giving some feedback

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was disgustingly dirty and smelt of stale urine throughout the bathroom. Rooms were small and bathroom and shower were tiny and so dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Terry on 2019/3/15
Would like to know who you are as this feedback is so out of character as we pride ourselves on presenting the very best possible.Would appreciate talking to you.

8/10 Good

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place for family
We had a wonderful stay with family.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Terry on 2018/5/9
Thanks for staying Emily. Appreciate your comments Terry

10/10 Excellent

Phoebe, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, comfortable and cosy
The cottage we had was super clean and spacious. Much bigger than we had expected! The grounds there are stunning to wake up to - we wished we were staying longer! Terry was very helpful and accommodating! We can’t wait to find a reason to come back!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Terry on 2018/4/10
Hi Phoebe, So pleased you enjoyed your stay. Many thanks for your review. Most grateful Cheers, Terry

8/10 Good

Viola , melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall it's great as it is only approximately 1 hour from Melbourne. You have the beauty of serene country in a cottage style environment and only about 8 minutes from the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Christine, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bells Estate - Torquay
This is a lovely relaxing place to stay. The villa was well stocked with cooking utensils so cooking a meal was easy. I would recommend this place to people wanting a break from the hustle of Melbourne City.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family short stay
Lovely surroundings with birds, ducks, animals etc. Cottage had everything we needed. Some furniture could do with updating.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Don, victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great retreat
Great for a quiet getaway for couples. Beautiful surroundings and accomodating staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from Terry on 2017/8/27
Hi Don, Thank you for your comments. Sorry I was away at the time of your stay.Hope to catch up soon Kind regards Terry

8/10 Good

Shan, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the Bells Action!
We thoroughly enjoyed our recent stay at the cottages! We rented the studio cottage over the Easter break to be nice and close to Bells Beach for the surfing comp and it was absolutely perfect for us (my husband, myself and our 11 month old.) Great option for a couple or couple with young baby!

8/10 Good

no way, melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and quiet
Nice and quiet not here to promote a hotel Not my job to do this ........

6/10 Okay

Mike

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Fantastic potential, lacking a bit in maintenance
Terry, the manager, is a very friendly person, but needs some help to run the place. Spiders are slowly taking over the property with cobwebs lining the walls in the pool room and the ceiling of the reception train carriage. I had to duck a few times. The room in the cottage was very cozy and pleasant. The old style furniture some have complained about didn't bother us. The oven of the stove was dirty and the tray in it had leftovers of some roast from years past. Tried to clean a couple of glasses and stained mugs but the tea towel smelled terrible. Some dust webs in the ceiling and behind the bed should be cleaned away, as should the dirt around the shower head. The mattress was way past its use-by-date which made for an uncomfortable night's sleep. The walls and ceiling could do with some more insulation since you could hear everything going on next door/upstairs. No chance of going to sleep until the people next door turned their TV off. Woke up several times from the thumping and loud creaking of people simply walking around upstairs. Incidentally the clock radio was turned off and after turning it on it couldn't be set since the display was broken.

8/10 Good

JOYCE

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great getaway place
The place was very secluded, has animals around the place, very cute too

8/10 Good

Colin, Sunshine Coast, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant enough, but nothing special about it.
Just your average accommodation with every thing you might need. Was in a nice location and only 5-10 minutes drive to what we were there for. We would recommend it if you are looking for a quiet country experience (after getting to know the area, next time I'd prefer being in close walking distance to beaches and beach side towns). Only down side was that some of the furniture has passed it's use by date and was dusty and not very comfortable to sit on.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful, home away from home.
Just perfect! An abundance of farm animals that are child friendly. Indoor pool and games room was popular. The cottage had every convenience needed & a fire place for those chilly nights + a relaxing spa bath. Recommended it to everyone. Thankyou Terry for perfect retreat.
Response from Terry on 2016/4/1
Thank you for coming to stay. So pleased you had a good time Best wishes, Terry

8/10 Good

Emma, South East Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet cottage with animals walking freely around.
My family and I decided on Bells Estate as it seemed like a friendly place with animals walking about and having 20 month old twins they loved it. Walking around and seeing the animals. There was also an area for the kids to play in with slides and soccer goals. Lots of land to roam around. The owner was lovely and came to introduce themselves and invited us to come with the kids to help feed the animals (alpacas, Coffee the pony and chickens). We will stay there again.
Response from Terry on 2016/3/31
Greatly appreciate your comments Emma. So pleased you and the family had an enjoyable stay. Best wishes

8/10 Good

John, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean accommodation. Very quiet and relaxing.
Enjoyed our few days in quiet rural setting yet only a couple of minutes to torquay. Would recommend it to family and friends.
Response from Terry on 2016/3/30
So pleased you enjoyed your stay Best wishes, Terry

8/10 Good

Julie, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasant and comfortable cottage.
A friend and I organised to stay here for a girls' weekend away with our daughters, thinking we would make the most of the pool, playground and animals. However, the cottage was so comfortable and well equipped that we spent most of our time lounging around and catching up inside the cottage. It's decor is a little dated but the cottage is immaculate and Terry is very accommodating. A great find close to the beach.
Response from Terry on 2016/3/30
Thank you Julie. Hope to see you again. Best wishes, Terry

8/10 Good

Isla, Mallee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous cottage with so much privacy & farm feel.
The cottage appearance blew us away. The farm animals were fun to pet. The peace and quiet was lovely.
Response from Terry on 2016/3/30
Thank you, my apologies for not seeing your review. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

jords, melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great romantic place and very hospitable.
Felt like we were in the middle of no where but literally just a stone throw from the main road. Very cute old school cottages that met our needs perfectly and would come back again.
Response from Terry on 2016/4/1
Thank you and glad you had a great time

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Has potential, but disappointing
The premise of this hotel is good: a cozy cottage on farmland close to the beach. Unfortunately the place just isn't up to scratch. The fit-out of the cottages (kitchen, bathroom, bedding and appliances) all date to the 80s or 90s and look very dated and a bit grubby. We stayed in several hotels and cottages around the same price point during this trip and this one was way off the mark.
Response from Terry on 2016/3/30
Thank you for staying. Appreciate your comments and have taken steps to implement some changes as suggested

10/10 Excellent

Anna, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Feedback
We loved our stay at Bells' estate: it's great for children, and Terri was a very welcome host. We would definitely go again.
Response from Terry on 2016/4/1
thank you for coming. See you soon

8/10 Good

Sebastien, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Tired; Value: Could be better; Service: Friendly;

10/10 Excellent

Terrence, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

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

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommended!

8/10 Good

Rob, Australia - NSW - Regional NSW

Liked: Cleanliness
Facilities: Typical; Value: Average price; Service: Basic; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

10/10 Excellent

Katie, Australia - VIC - Geelong

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

10/10 Excellent

Karen, Australia - VIC - Regional VIC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Affordable; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Spotless; A fantastic cottage with everything you needed. Beautiful surroundings.

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: Affordable; Service: Go the extra mile, Terry was lovely; Cleanliness: Lovely; Will return

10/10 Excellent

Scott, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

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

10/10 Excellent

Natalie, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Outstanding; Value: Great deal; Service: Go the extra mile; The animals (alpaca and pony on the property and sheep and dogs on the adjourning property) a hit mtly son.

10/10 Excellent

elaine, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: Bargain; Cleanliness: Spotless; could be noisy if you get someone in ajoining room.

8/10 Good

Barry

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

8/10 Good

Denzel, Australia - SA - Regional SA

Liked: Cleanliness
Facilities: Modest; Value: Economical; Service: Inoffensive, Helpful, Polite; Cleanliness: Lovely; Need to travel in car if you need supplies

8/10 Good

Lisa, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: Reasonable; Service: Good, Friendly, Courteous; Cleanliness: Beautiful; The animals on the property were lovely!

8/10 Good

Peter, Australia - QLD - Sunshine Coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good; Value: Hi Tariff season.; Service: Friendly, Courteous; Very friendly and helpful owners. We enjoyed our stay

10/10 Excellent

Amy, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Affordable; Service: Remarkable; Cleanliness: Beautiful; close to both Anglesea and Torquay, great owners, pool, spa and in roon spa was very nice too

10/10 Excellent

Jason, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Distinctive; Value: Bargain, Amazing; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Beautiful;

8/10 Good

Vanessa, Australia - NSW - Sydney

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

10/10 Excellent

Donna, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: Amazing; Service: Friendly, Courteous; Cleanliness: Spotless; Lovely drive to nearby towns with various dining options and great beaches.

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Comfortable; Value: Great deal; Cleanliness: Spotless, Beautiful; Great people, beautiful location, had an excellent time