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Reviews of Somercotes

3.5 out of 5
Somercotes
9550 Midland Highway, off Mona Vale Road, Ross, TAS

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 25 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historic charm
Great stay, accommodation historic and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely property. Unique accommodation everything we required. Quiet, lovely owners
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful, thoughtful details and cosy, a lovely place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was brilliant. Too stay in absolute comfort in a cottage built in the 1840s on a working sheep property was a rare privilege.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jackie, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous setting amid farmland - quaint little stone cottages with log fire.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of Tasmania’s First Farms
Historic farm stay near Ross. The open fire and cosy lounge was just the thing on a rainy weekend.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

ROSS, Gympie Qld

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old world colonial charm
Loved the beautifully restored accommodation. We stayed here 10 yrs ago and it is still beautiful and remains our favourite stopover in Tasmania.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Brendan, Brisbane, QLD

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable
First impressions was that the farm was beautiful however it was really hard to locate the reception and when we did it was empty. Had to wait about 10 minutes for someone to show up and let us in. The breakfast provided was great but there was mouse droppings in the cupboards and on the bed.

10/10 Excellent

Marion, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Colonial Cottage on a working farm
Somercotes has several colonial cottages available - we stayed in Bonner. We'd made a last minute booking after our previously confirmed accommodation was suddenly 'unavailable'. Our host was not fazed by us arriving on her doorstep before she'd received our request! We were made to feel very welcome.

8/10 Good

Cathy, NW Tas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very impressed with the history of the place
Found the bathroom too small, with only a tiny hand-washing type basin - had to clean teeth over the kitchenette sink, which worked OK really. Overall very good!

8/10 Good

MM, canberra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
convict build cottages on working farm and orchard
cottages had all you need. Very thoughtful inclusions. Fresh eggs and homemade bread. Bit hit and miss for someone to be there on arrival - just be patient. Totally quiet overnight. Good spot for midlands touring.

8/10 Good

Maureen, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely experience
We were a little disappointed that we had to wait around for 25 mins before our arrival was noted. . Walking around the lovely grounds while doing so was a bonus Milk and orange juice in jugs in the fridge was around 600mls each, but it wasnt explained that that was our total quota for 2 days.... needless to say cereal was a dry meal for second day. Fresh loaf of bread was lovely and kitchen facilities were adequate. Bed was very comfortable and linen fresh. Hot water was abundant.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible history!!
It felt like we stepped back nearly 200 years. Amazing experience.

8/10 Good

michael, wingham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A historic cottage full of character.
The authentic taste of early settlement of the colony.You have the amenities of several rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Louise, Central Coast NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet Colonial Retreat
Period features gives you a glimpse back to the past. Included fireplace and thick brickwork. Well stocked kitchen with bacon, eggs, cerial,milk and juice to cook your own breakfast. Needs to change shower head.
Kitchen dining lounge

4/10 Poor

barbara

Disliked: Staff & service
Old fashioned overnight stay
Very disappointed overall

6/10 Okay

peter

Overpriced
Previous reviews don't always guide you correctly. This is a very basic property with a reasonably high price tag. The full breakfast requires a self cook. The shower has no shampoo and the basin in the bathroom was lucky to hold a cup full. The plus was the comfort of the bed

10/10 Excellent

Deb, Queensland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the historic feel of the cottage - beautifully restored and comfy.

8/10 Good

val, jervis bay

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Farm life
Very quiet . The rooms had great atmosphere, log fire. Breakfast supplies were ample and delicious.
Cottages for former workers in 1800s
Pear tree seemed very old.
Bonner, our accomodation.

8/10 Good

Julia, Hobart, Tasmania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historic homestead in Tasmanian Midlands
This was a wonderful opportunity to stay in a historic National Trust-classified homestead, with home and workers' cottages dating from 1823. "Somercotes" is a working farm, but residential areas are beautifully landscaped with boxed lavender hedges, trim lawns, etc. There is a children's play area with a tree house and tyre swing, and lots of interest, with a shed-ful of ancient carriages and John Deere tractors, etc., and a "pugmill" (for making bricks on site), which are endlessly fascinating. Breakfast is included, but there is a catch: in the fridge, eggs, bacon, homemade bread, farm-produced cherry and apricot jams, to be cooked by self, and washing-up would be appreciated! Although bathroom amenities are basic, modern glass and chrome would not sit comfortably in these old cottages. We would certainly stay again, hopefully for a couple of days, allowing more time for local exploration of the property and the nearby historic village of Ross.

10/10 Excellent

Maree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautufully kept colonial accommodation.
love Somercotes. beautifully kept colonial farm stay. comfortable, quaint cottages with all you need for a quiet, restwell stay. lovely walks around the farm. great hosts.

10/10 Excellent

M & P, south Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great history
This was our first B&B now will be looking at staying at more. Great place to stay and relaxing

8/10 Good

Paul, melb. aust

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent historical property
The property oozes with history , being in the one family since begenings. The property is well north exploring and takes you back in time. Due to recent unfortunate event, gardens lacked caring but will come back over a short time, The owners are very caring and giving and special thanks to their long serving housekeeper who provided a great insight to the property. Well worth a stay and explore the surroundings

8/10 Good

Pam, Cairns QLD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Somercotes stay
This was a very comfortable stay for us. Very cosy and the historical aspect was most interesting.