Elm Lodge Bright

Advertised as “fully self contained “:“ full kitchen, stove, full size fridge…,”. There is no stove! Only small cooktop and microwave. Falsely advertised. Advertising says can sleep up to five hours. Only has two dining chairs and table barely big enough for two. Very disappointing having arrived with the intention of three people eating in.

We came here for the weekend. It's a contactless check-in as you are sent a code before your arrival to unlock the lodge. We booked the 2 bedroom fully self-contained unit. It was clean and spacious. The first bedroom had 2 single beds attached, with an additional single bed, and the second bedroom had a queen-size bed. The living room had an air conditioner, TV & DVD player. The full kitchen had an electric stove, fridge, toaster, kettle, microwave, cutlery, and crockery. The bathroom had a bathtub and towels. The rooms had extra blankets/pillows and a built-in heater in the mattress (it can get really cold at night). The unit comes with a parking spot right in front of it, but we did struggle the first day as another unit took it. There is access to a free laundry facility in the backyard. Very clean unit and so close to the city. Hardly 150m from Bright's town center and 10 minutes drive to Mount Buffalo National Park.

We spent three nights at Elm Lodge. The best part was the great location that was within walking distance to everything in Bright. The hosts were very responsive to our requests, i.e., fixed a lamp that did not work and provided an air purifier due to some mildew smell. The front veranda was a convenient place to leave our bikes when we weren't out on the rail trail.

Great option for people exploring Bright - walk to shops/cafes, good parking, nice and quiet street. Great outdoors area if the weather is good with table/chairs/bbq. Rated as a 3 star but I would say at the top end of 3 stars.

Property had spiders, cobwebs, doors falling off, mould in bathroom, smelt stale, tv didn’t work, no milk for tea or coffee provided. Had better experience in hostels