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4.5 out of 5
The Boomerangs
3815 Great Ocean Road, Johanna, VIC

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 30 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Daryl

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location just 10 minutes drive from Johanna Beach, with picturesque scenery and great vibes. Blue the Customer Relations trainee also provided an excellent welcome.
Response from Mark on Mar 14, 2023
Blue gets better reviews than we do these days!!!! Glad you enjoyed your stay. Mark & Roz..

10/10 Excellent

Sarina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great to wind down, beautiful location, excellent hosts. Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Mark & Roz on Mar 14, 2023
Thanks Sarina. We don't have to do much really. It's just such a beautiful location down this way.

10/10 Excellent

Jiwen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Perfect stay within mountains
Aprt from you need bring some food. Otherwise a perfect stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from The Boomerangs on Dec 23, 2020
Thank you Jiwen. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Mark, Roz, Hanna and Blue.

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Delightful
Amazing and peaceful
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020
Response from Roz on Dec 15, 2020
Thanks Ben for your rating and review.

8/10 Good

Fabrice, Geelon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Beautiful well design houses in a magnificient bush setting with warm welcome by the owners. Great place to get away from city life and workplaces
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The most amazing amount of birds can be seen from the deck and the garden is lovely. The stars at night seem like a movie set.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Mark & Roz on Sep 27, 2019
Thanks so much. The Milky Way comes alive in this part of the world!

10/10 Excellent

Azmy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
The place is quite, comfy, has nice views, and great amenities. We particularly liked the fire place. It's within 20-30 minutes drive to wonderful hikes in the Outway park and Apollo bay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Roz & Mark on May 1, 2019
Thanks for the lovely review, Azmy. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and exploring the beautiful Otways where we live.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Mark, Roz and Hanna. on Apr 25, 2019
Thanks so much for taking the time to review us. We really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from The Boomerangs on Jan 22, 2019
Thank you for this review. It helps us. Mark, Roz and Hanna.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise
Excellent all rounder, family stay with two young children. Most gorgeous beaches nearby which are not thronged unlike others on Great Ocean Road, forests in other direction, quiet, what more would you want.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Mark & Roz on Oct 15, 2018
Thank you for your review. Johanna beach is a lovely beach year round.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice spot and good weekend
We had a good weekend at the Boomerang recently. Accommodation was very clean and we had everything we needed. Beautiful garden and nice views.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Mark, Roz and Hanna. on Nov 9, 2018
Thanks Guys. Glad you enjoyed your time here.

10/10 Excellent

Chung tai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stayed
The cottage is great and comfortable, clean , and owner mark is very welcoming
Response from Mark on Apr 8, 2018
Thanks Chung tai. Glad you enjoyed your stay here.

10/10 Excellent

Bang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Mark, Roz and Hanna on Feb 26, 2018
Thanks Bang. We really appreciate you taking the time for this review.

6/10 Okay

Craig, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The owners are super friendly and great to deal with. We have to say we were a bit thrown when we saw the actual size of the cabins, a lot smaller in real life. The photos are a bit old (taken when they were new). The view of the ocean is now hidden by trees and it’s a long way away. We were depending on WIFI to do our research and planning for our stay in the otways (there is only Telstra mobile available in the area, which we don’t have) but their WiFi went from very poor to nothing at all for most of our stay. The boomerang designed cabins may sound novel but in reality it meant for some odd shaped rooms. The double bed barely fitted in our room and one side was inaccessible. The bathroom was located at the other end of the boomerang which was inconvenient. We had a 5th person who was set up on a cot in the main living space which has no blinds or curtains. The early morning sun slapped them in the face. The views are great though, and the kitchen was fully equipped with everything you’d need. As the price is the same as some nicer resorts we have stayed at around Australia we aren’t inclined to return but it was generally a good experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Mark, Roz and Hanna. on Feb 26, 2018
Hi Craig. Thanks for the positive aspects of your review. We really appreciate it. Admittedly, the ocean view is not as good as it was 20 years ago but you can't stop trees from growing. As far as Wifi is concerned, Expedia only allows us to input that we have it - there is no way we can say that it is slow. Unlike Melbourne we don't have access to the NBN. The wifi speed can sometimes be very good but at its worse it will revert to dial up speed. It is never unavailable at all. We have queen beds in our bedrooms and yes, they are a bit on the small side - the boomerang shape doesn't allow for large bedrooms. On the positive side though the living area and kitchen, where guests spend most of their time, is very spacious. We feel the word cot is a bit misleading. If we have 5 guests the only option is for one person to sleep in the living area and we have available top quality, inner spring trundle beds. It might be a bit bright in the morning but going to sleep under a blanket of stars has been a highlight for many of our guests. Again, thanks for your input and we are glad you had a good experience here.

10/10 Excellent

Sean, Adelaide, SA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great location, friendly owners, Hanna (dog) is great guest relations rep. Wonderful place and would love to stay longer next time.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Mark, Roz and Hanna on Jan 10, 2018
Thanks Sean. Glad you enjoyed your stay here.

10/10 Excellent

Amanda, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem of a place in Johanna
Absolutely brilliant stay in Johanna, especially while on a Great Ocean Rd road trip. Perfect location, great accommodation, nice views, and close to the lovely Johanna Beach. The cottage was spacious, welcoming, clean, tidy and had all the self-contained kitchen amenities you'd ever need to cook up a feast. We particularly enjoyed the spa and the crackling fireplace - a great combination in winter! Ros & Mark were amazing, friendly and so kind to mail us back two items that we had accidentally left behind. Thanks so much, can't wait to come back again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Response from Roz & Mark on May 1, 2019
Thanks for your review, Amanda. We are pleased that you enjoyed Johanna beach and the wood fire in winter. We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

BYUNGSEOK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value ,comfort house
전반적으로 훌륭한 숙소임.. 그러나 와이파이는 거의 연결이 돼지 않아 개선이 필요하다.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel along the Great Ocean Road
After a 4 hour drive from Melbourne we were glad to stop. The Boomerangs offer great accommodation in quiet surrounds with beautiful views just minutes from the Ocean. Hannah the dog also makes sure you have a welcome arrival.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic country getaway
Excellent getaway, quiet and secluded, fantastic views, clean and comfortable, only challenge being food options you really must bring food or plan on where to eat ahead

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cottages in a quiet, rural setting.
Lovely cottages offering privacy in a beautiful setting. It was very cold while we were there but we had a great stock of firewood on hand as well as air conditioning. We had a bottle of bubbly waiting for us in the fridge.

10/10 Excellent

Sam, Australia - VIC - Ballarat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Brand new; Value: Acceptable price; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Immaculate;

10/10 Excellent

rodney, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Top of the line, State of the art; Value: Amazing; Service: Remarkable; Cleanliness: Spotless; just a great place to take the one u love and relax

10/10 Excellent

Joel, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Beautiful;

10/10 Excellent

Gillian, Australia - VIC - Geelong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Spotless;

10/10 Excellent

Tracy, Australia - VIC - Regional VIC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home, Outstanding; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Spotless; I would have liked to have maybe received a little basket of some goodies for breakfast on arrival .But all in all it was stunning.

10/10 Excellent

Glenn, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Fair price; Service: Remarkable, Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Faultless, Lovely;

10/10 Excellent

Travis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Flawless; Cleanliness: Beautiful; A full credit goes to the owners of the Boomerangs to give other people such a wonderfull

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Immaculate; Wish we had time to stay longer. Definitely worth a return visit!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
施設の斬新さ、目の前に広がる芝生、部屋の広さ、浴槽の快適さと、素晴らしい点がたくさんありました。
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Mark & Roz on Sep 23, 2019
Arigatou gozaimashita

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant View
Nice self-contained cottage with just everything you need. Clean and Tidy. The ceiling-to-floor windown gives you a brilliant view of the garden in he morning and a sky filled with stars at night. Perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Mark, Roz and Hanna on Apr 3, 2018
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed your stay here.