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4 out of 5
Kurrara Historic Guest House
17 Coomonderry St, Katoomba, NSW

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 207 out of 315 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 91 out of 315 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 315 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 315 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 315 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Warren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely old guest house, conveniently located, friendly and efficient staff, and tariff includes a tasty breakfast.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Kurrara on Apr 19, 2024
Excellent Warren, and it sounds like you had a great time. Come back and stay again, when you need a break.BestIain & Evelyn

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Breakfast at a weekend only available 08:00-09:00am not acceptable for a relaxing weekend away even at a guest house charging $100/ night not one charging $300/ night Check in on a Friday evening only available until 19:00 again not acceptable. Reception not actually open, had to phone then wait 5 minutes at 17:00. These times seem to be organised for the convenience of the owners not the guests. Don't book the Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Ground Floor. Its next door to the Guest lounge / breakfast room and you will get woken up at 06:30 by breakfast the noise of staff walking about preparing the guest lounge for breakfast. Spa bath was grubby and lethally slippery. Decanter of port in the bedroom a nice touch though.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kurrara on Apr 19, 2024
Dear Guest,We regret that your stay with us did not meet your expectations. I am aware that we were unable to offer you a check-in time of 10.30pm on a Friday night and suspect that our refusal may have set the tone for your review. Rules are in place to ensure the comfort of all our guests who sometimes retire early, and we do not run a 24-hr Reception as found in large hotels. Terms & conditions are clearly visible upon booking, and it is wise to read them before booking any venue to avoid disappointment. Incidentally the breakfast shift only starts at 7.30am not 6.30am as per your review. Breakfast is available from 8.00-9.00am and is included in the tariff but is not compulsory and there are many great cafes nearby. The marks that you refer to in the spa bath as being grubby were in fact burn marks from a candle, and it is scheduled for replacement. It appears that the decanter of port was a plus! Excellent and glad that you enjoyed it.Best Iain & Evelyn

10/10 Excellent

Arran, Hull

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Delightful period property, and the hosts couldn’t be better, very helpful and attentive, the only place I think I’d ever consider when coming to Katoomba. It’s a 20 min walk from the train station and a 5 min walk to the Prince Henry Cliff Walk round to Echo Point, which is a must if you come here Can’t recommend highly enough
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming Victorian guest house that has been restored to its former glory. Well done and friendly inn keepers with great recommendations for restaurants and local attractions.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was very welcoming, with great staff. The room was clean and cozy.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Kurrara on Nov 25, 2023
Hi David,Thank you for posting a review and giving us 5 stars. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back to Kurrara.BestIain & Evelyn

10/10 Excellent

Angela, Lara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ohhhhh where do I start !!!! Kurrara was THE best place to stay. Such a historic guest house, with everything from furniture to teapots, all period correct. You felt like you had stepped back in time. Our room was gorgeous, bed and pillows, were so comfortable and our breakfast was delicious.. I would Highly Highly recommend staying here. I will certainly be back.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Kurrara on Nov 25, 2023
Excellent review Angela, and thank you for giving us 5 stars! We're so happy that you appreciated all the small details in our 1902 guesthouse, and look forward to welcoming you back to KurraraBest regards,Evelyn & Iain

10/10 Excellent

Vicki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Kurrara on Nov 25, 2023
Hi Vicki, thank you for your 5 star review of your stay at Kurrara.RegardsIain & Evelyn

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and convenient location, with a good breakfast spread. Thank you for a nice stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guesthouse Owner on Sep 28, 2023
Thank you Cathy for your 5-star review. Hope you can come back to visit us to enjoy peace and quiet and our complimentary breakfast!

4/10 Poor

Andrea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Quiet space Room offered no wardrobe no chair nowhere to put toiletries Owners were not engaging
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Guesthouse Owner on Sep 28, 2023
Hi Andrea,It's disappointing to read your review and I expect that you gave us a low score on account of the fact that your preference was for a large spa suite downstairs, instead of the smaller room that you booked upstairs, Our spa suites are very popular and were already booked by other guests as explained. In terms of the owners 'not engaging' I do not understand this comment as we took time to show you around the property on arrival.

10/10 Excellent

Gina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Guesthouse Owner on Sep 28, 2023
Thank you Gina for your 5-star review of our guest house. We hope to welcome you back sometime.

8/10 Good

Jorge

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Anne Lorein

Travelled with partner
Cosy historic cottage at its best
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margaret Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just absolutely lovely
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property (while historic), is gorgeous! Staff were very friendly and while parking inside the property was a little tight for bigger cars, there is plenty of street parking. Look forward to returning there in the future!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely gorgeous heritage property with charm and character. Loved the library and little extras - like port in the room and good quality bathroom items. Breakfast was lovely and owners friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely excellent in every way - strongly recommended. OUr choice for our next visit to the Blue Mountains.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay in Katoomba!
Lovely stay at Kurrara Guest House…Iain and Evelyn were fantastic hosts and couldn’t do enough to help. It’s a convenient location - about a 15 min walk from both the town centre and the Echo Point lookout. Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely b&b, we were delighted with our stay. Welcoming host who showed us the facilities and extras in the residents lounge. Delicious continental breakfast and very tasty boiled eggs! Very happy.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
We had a lovely couple of days at Kurrara. The beautiful period details and extra touches made it very special. The rooms weren't sound proof but that's to be expected at a property like this; the house has wonderful character.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay was far too brief and will definitely be back and stay longer next time. Very homely with lots of charm & character as well as super friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Gladys

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The lodging is situated at a quiet corner in Katoomba, for those who don't drive, it is quite a far walk from the main station itself. The room is extremely small,it can get really stuffy and the window is rather small too. Toilet reeks of urine smell, and the heaters in the room were not working for us at all :( Breakfast choice is 8am-9.30am and the choices were too limted - bread, eggs, fruits, cereal and cheese. The tea selection was nice though.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Kurrara is a beautiful 1902 house, furnished in the style of the period and settled in a well maintained mountains garden. The rooms are pleasant, the dining room charming and lounge, which is pictured, is a cosy place to read, chat or watch television. It is an easy walk to Echo Point, with its views of the Three Sisters and the valley, and the walks which start there and in the opposite direction to Katoomba village, with its range of places to browse and dine. Last of my likes, but by no means least, the staff at Kurrara were pleasant and very helpful with our special requirements. They made contributed hugely to a memorable few days. We have racked our brains and can think of nothing that marred our stay at Kurrara, except the weather. We intend to stay there again and hope for sunshine.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I felt very welcome all the time , loved the sense of peace and order , had a great stay in the suite downstairs and thoroughly recommend this hotel .
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay. We found the room to be exceptional and breakfast was great. Location was close to everything. We are recommending this to our friends. If you like history, this is another reason to book and enjoy
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Leisa Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous house, wonderful and helpful staff, fantastic location.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Yen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you are looking for peace and quiet, this place is the ideal place to retreat. Not only is the accomodation kept immaculate at all times, the owners made me feel welcome, looked after and were a pleasure to be around. Location was an extra benefit, being a short walk to echo point and several dining and shopping venues. Would absolutely come and stay here again!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully presented and clean, full of character and period antiques. Short stroll to town, comprehensive continental breakfast, beautiful garden, credit to all involved!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Very warm and cosy with a great breakfast. Rooms and beds were very good too. Only issue was that the hot/cold water in shower was all over the place at times - but only a minor issue. Would definitely stay again and would recommend!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great atmosphere and cosy
Was very comfortable with a great atmosphere… I also loved the breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a nice comfy place - warm ambience, interesting features throughout, easy walk to echo point and town centre.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Duncan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful house
Beautiful house, very well kept. Lovely hostess. We enjoyed our stay here
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love this guest house! Beautifully decorated, really feels welcoming and cosy. Lovely breakfast included which doesn’t happen often these days. Hosts are so nice!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend Getaway
lovely home with nice touches such as afternoon tea facilities in a cosy living room. Comfortable bed. owners were very welcoming. overall a very pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

henry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous Guest House - Highly recommended
Fantastic place to stay in the mountains...great welcome and a lovely room...breakfast was really good and the staff were fab...would highly recommended for a stay...check out the art galleries in lurline Road and the sunset special at the Lockout at Echo Point is well worth it
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rainy day in the Blue Mountains
It was an extremely quiet location. The Lily room was a good size. The owner and staff were welcoming. Great selection of teas in the breakfast room available at all times. Rooms were clean and warm.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

2/10 Terrible

Tian L

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Meghan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent setup and very friendly hosts. Complementary cake and cookies in the afternoon and Port in the evening, with a lovely sitting room with a small library and TV room with a wide selection of DVD's. Perfect for a quite evening after a days hiking.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Iain on Oct 10, 2019
Hi Guest, we thank you for taking the time to post a review on Kurrara Guesthouse, I am very pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to your next visit. Don't forget to call us directly for your returning guest discounts. Best regards from all at Kurrara

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Great place to stay to visit Blue Mountains. Clean and friendly. Great breakfasts.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Reception on Sep 30, 2019
Hi Gordon, it was a pleasure welcoming you to Kurrara recently. We're pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay and thank you for the lovely review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Iain on Oct 10, 2019
I thank you for the positive review it helps us know we are looking after you. On your next visit please call us directly for the returning guest discounts-. Thanks again from all at Kurrara

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our expectations were exceeded. Loved the decor and all the extra special items.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Iain on Oct 10, 2019
Wonderful to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we look forward to you visiting us again, don't forget to call us directly for the returning guest discount. Best regards from all the staff at Kurrara Guesthouse