A family-friendly stay in Gleniffer awaits you at this holiday home. You'll be 5.1 km (3.2 mi) from Gondwana Rainforests of Australia and 7.9 km (4.9 mi) from Lavenders Bridge Park. Highlights at this holiday home include a kitchen, a washing machine and free WiFi. .You can enjoy Smart televisions with a DVD player, and home features 2 bathrooms, a fireplace and a balcony. In-room dining is easy with a kitchen that comes equipped with a fridge, a microwave and a stovetop. A sofa bed, a living room and a dining area are also available. .This pet-friendly holiday home offers a garden and barbecues. Plus you'll find laundry facilities. .Sights within a 20-minute drive of this Gleniffer holiday home include Bellingen Museum and Hammond & Wheatley Emporium.
Hammond & Wheatley Emporium - 25 min drive - 10.9 km
Bellingen Community Markets - 26 min drive - 11.3 km
Old Butter Factory - 27 min drive - 12.5 km
Getting around
Coffs Harbour Station - 44 min drive
Coffs Harbour, NSW (CFS) - 42 min drive
Restaurants
Old Butter Factory Cafe - 17 min drive
The Hyde - 16 min drive
Diggers Tavern and Motel Bellingen - 15 min drive
Three Blue Ducks - 18 min drive
Black Bear - 16 min drive
About this property
Entire place
You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.
Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy
This is the location where you don't have to go anywhere if you don't want to! Yet if you do, there are so many activities in the area - cool creeks, Pilates at Bellingen Pilates, nearby beaches, eclectic shops, golf , horse-riding. No guest has ever wished they left earlier - in fact quite the opposite.
On site there are amazing mountain views and space to wander, chill or just relax. For the chefs there is an outdoor Pizza Oven; for some entertainment there is Table Tennis; for cosy winter nights there is a Pot belly and a Jetmaster fireplace; and throughout the year air con and fans in every room are at your disposal.
Location Blue Gum Retreat is positioned in pastureland with sweeping, stunning and close up 180 degree views of Dorrigo National Park. It is within walking distance to Never Never Creek and the stunning fig tree water hole where you can swim, fish or look for platypus.
Blue Gum Retreat is a perfect getaway and you will not want to leave. Sit on the verandah or in the garden, read a book or sip glass of wine and enjoy the stunning view of the mountains whilst the kids play, or simply doze whilst the abundant wildlife chirp away. This beautiful and spacious rosewood family home is in a tranquil setting, situated only 1km from Gleniffer Hall and Church and set back 300m from the road.
Activities Enjoy bathing in the refreshing Never Never Creek - just a short stroll away or use the house as a base for trips to local attractions.Thirty minutes to renowned Dorrigo Rainforest, International Bonville golf course and the pristine beaches of Sawtell and Coffs Harbour. Enjoy Bellingen's many eclectic cafes and restaurants or visit Bellingen markets with some 250 stalls, every 3rd Saturday of the month, and the Growers' markets - twice a month. Enjoy a Reformer Pilates session at Bellingen Pilates or organise Mat Pilates on site (subject to availability). Or just stay put and chill.
The House Cool limestone floors throughout internally with sandstone slabs on the verandah, Stylish bathroom and ensuite with luxuries such as heated floors and heated towel rails. Open cathedral roof ceilings and large sliding doors & windows offering cool breezes in summer. Air conditioning and effective ceiling fans in every room; a huge Jetmaster open fireplace, Pot belly plus cosy linen for winter evenings .
Fully and generously equipped kitchen with ample equipment such as a blender, a slow cooker, a bamix, coffee machine, sandwich toaster, top quality pans, pizza and baking trays. Savour the fruit from the Citrus trees in July/Aug; the Mulberry tree in October and the avocado tree from March to May plus an ample herb garden for your cooking. Watch out for the chillis! Beautiful jacaranda in October/November.
Configuration Blue Gum Retreat is a single level home with 4 bedrooms. In summary there are 3 kings (2 of which are split king) and 1 queen. The master bedroom, 'Mountain View ' at the far end of the home is large with a king sized bed and a walk in robe and air conditioning. 'Mountain View Two' and 'Mountain View Three' have a king bed that can be split into 2 long singles and a built in wardrobe; bedroom 4 has a queen bed and a built in wardrobe. All bedrooms have air conditioning. There are 2 bathrooms - the ensuite to the king room plus a separate bathroom with a shower and a bath. Both bathrooms have heated floors and heated towel rails. There is also a laundry with a washing machine & dryer, tub, 2nd tall fridge, ironing board and iron. Beautiful Linen/Towels are included though please bring your own beach towel.
The dining area seats 8 people at the table with a cosy pot belly to keep you warm in winter. Across from the dining table is a second living area with a 3 seater sofa. The living room has a large corner leather lounge, a leather armchair and huge Jetmaster open fire. Around the corner from the main living room is another large sofa with chaise and a bookcase full of books for young and old.
Parking There is both undercover parking for 1 car and parking for 4 cars on the driveway near the house. Tall cars can park at the side of the house.
Check in/check out Check in at 3pm, check out at 10am.
Note there are external security cameras on site covering the entrance which will be on during your stay .
No carbon monoxide detector or gas appliances (host has indicated there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property)
Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher
General
Garden
Humane treatment of captive wild animals
Local artist showcase
No plastic coffee stirrers
No plastic drinking straws
No plastic soft drink bottles
No plastic water bottles
Recycling
Reusable cups
Reusable tableware
Solar energy
Unit size: 2,691 square feet
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out
Special check-in instructions
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Pets
No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome
Note from host: Dogs only at additional fee
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Note from host: Note watercourse and small dam on the property
Events
No events allowed
Strictly no parties, no buck/hen night nor wedding
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Note from host: Strictly no parties, no buck/hen night nor wedding
This property uses solar energy
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a private host, not a professional engaged in trade or business.
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children. If you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room. On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited. Note from host: Strictly no parties, no buck/hen night nor wedding This property uses solar energy. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector and a first aid kit in all accommodation.
Property Registration Number 2454, PID-STRA-5993
Property is also known as
Vrbo Property
Blue Gum Wildlife Retreat Paradise for the Senses
65065
Blue Gum Wildlife Retreat- Paradise for the Senses Gleniffer
Frequently asked questions
Are there any beaches close to Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy?
The closest beach to Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy is North Beach (18.1 km).
Does Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy have a pool?
No, this holiday home doesn't have a pool.
Is Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy family-friendly?
You bet! With amenities such as a playground and laundry facilities, as well as children's dinnerware and children's books, it's no surprise that Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy is a winner with our family travellers.
Is there a free airport shuttle available at Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy?
No, Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy does not offer an airport shuttle service.
What time are check-in & check-out at Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy?
Check-in begins at 3:00 PM. Check-out time is 10:00 AM.
Are pets allowed at Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy?
No, only service animals are allowed.
Blue Gum Retreat- Stunning View and Cosy Reviews
Reviews
9.6
Exceptional
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 61 out of 74 reviews
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9.8/10
Cleanliness
Reviews
10/10 Excellent
Verified traveller
30 Sept 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing house and location. All the family thoroughly enjoyed it.
Verified traveller
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
10/10 Excellent
Larissa A.
7 Sept 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Blue Gum Retreat is a very special place. We have had the most beautiful time here for Father’s Day weekend. Every detail of this mini break was perfect and we never wanted to leave! We are so grateful to have been able to enjoy this gorgeous home and property as-well as a day exploring Dorrigo National park and popping in town for cafes and interesting boutiques! We will definitely be coming back again soon!
Larissa A.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
10/10 Excellent
Henrietta G.
12 May 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
A True Sanctuary
A true retreat indeed. We thoroughly enjoyed the location, cosy fire, amazing views, homely furnishings, games, musical instruments and books and hope to return again soon!
Henrietta G.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2025
10/10 Excellent
Kara B.
5 May 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Just Beautiful
Loved our stay! Perfect setup for friends and family in a great location over the Easter break.
Kara B.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
10/10 Excellent
Sylvia M.
27 Apr 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Truly a beautiful 'retreat'.
This house is situated with stunning views of Dorrigo Mountains. It was extremely comfortable for our two families, and we thoroughly enjoyed relaxing in the artistically decorated rooms, or playing soccer on the lawn, after a day of hiking. The star gazing was a special bonus too.
Sylvia M.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
10/10 Excellent
Robert H.
31 Dec 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Well appointed home
Great place with we’ll appointed kitchen and games and the location was perfect for usAlison was very easy to deal with
Robert H.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024
10/10 Excellent
Chris T.
14 Oct 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Highly recommended
Superb location, excellent birdlife and even the rain was great to watch with stunning mountain views.
Chris T.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024
10/10 Excellent
Kerry N.
30 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Family Gathering
We all had such a wonderful time relaxing and enjoying each others company in a beautiful home in a fabulous location.
We are planning our next stay as we loved it so much. Thankyou Alison
Kerry N.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
Jackie H.
27 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect Getaway
Blue Gum Retreat was perfect for a week away with friends. The house was spacious, comfortable and very well equipped for our group of 7.
We all loved sitting outside just looking at the view and relaxing in the peaceful surroundings.
We made use of the pizza oven, the fire pit and the ping pong table.
It's the perfect place to unwind and stay put or explore the many beautiful local areas.
We didn't want to leave.
Alison was delightful and very helpful. Highly recommend staying here and we will definitely be back.
Jackie H.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
10/10 Excellent
Abigail C.
2 Jul 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing Property
We had the best time at the property. We are a super busy family for five, and we came for three nights and did not leave the property. It was such a nice time to disconnect. Its super private and you have the outdoor fireplace, two indoor fireplaces and heating in the bathroom floors.
There's a table tennis table and all the facilities you need for a family. We loved our stay here and didn't want to leave. Wish we could have stayed longer.
Abigail C.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
8/10 Good
sue T.
8 Jan 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
A spacious, comfy and well designed garden and house with a knock out view in a perfect location.
We had a lot of fun at Blue Gum Retreat. We relaxed, read, listened to music, slept well and had fun together at the house and the surrounding area. We ate at home alot because of the fantastic views of the valley and mountains and outside furniture. Lawn games were fun on the lawn like bocce or Kubb. We also cooled off at the nearby Never Never Creek or a surf at at Hungry Head, a bush walk, or the awesome shops and cafes at Bellingen. We will be back!
sue T.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023
10/10 Excellent
Judy D.
1 Nov 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Glorious
Can't fault it. The location is spectacular, beds super-comfortable with beautifully laundered white bed linen , the kitchen well furnished with everything you could possibly imagine, and there's space to get away from people if you felt the need (we didn't !).
The outdoor furniture was also lovely and comfortable and endless hours were spent looking out at the magnificent view.
There was a power outage (nothing to do with the property) and Alison was quick to respond with instructions on what to do.
I loved it - what more can I say
Judy D.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
10/10 Excellent
MANDAR P.
6 Oct 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful place in a beautiful location
The place is great for family and friends to enjoy together. Loved that there was a Piano and guitar. The host is very communicative and helpful. Highly recommended.
MANDAR P.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
10/10 Excellent
Robert D., Zeeland, USA
30 Sept 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Outstanding House with a amazing view
This place is one of the nicest VRBO homes we have stayed at. It sits on a large piece of land away from everyone.
My grandsons loved riding their bikes up and down the mowed hills. The inside of the home is large and interior is mostly wood. Nice kitchen with all the extras. Great beds - fireplace, wood stove, and so much more. Kids have plenty to do there too. Super internet (Starlink)
I can't say enough good about this place and if I come back to Australia would book it again.
Robert D.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
10/10 Excellent
Lisa B.
2 Jul 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful view
A great house with four very comfy beds/bedrooms, stunning wood features and beautiful floors…. We were cozy on the huge lounge in front of the fireplace. The view from the outdoor table or the firepit chairs is just so gorgeous and peaceful…. Already planning another trip with our husbands so we get to use the outdoor pizza oven and table tennis table and the trampoline that we didn’t have time for this trip!Great vege garden (they ARE chillies, not baby capsicum ) and orchard we were encouraged to help ourselves to.I can imagine it would be a lovely cool oasis in the summer, and its a nice walk down to the NeverNever creek. Alison was really responsive to any questions
Lisa B.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
6/10 Okay
Nicola S.
3 Jun 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Family stay
Excellent - caters for all ages
Nicola S.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2023
10/10 Excellent
Kerry K.
14 Oct 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Wedding weekend
Very well equipped house in a beautiful setting, it had everything we needed for a long weekend stay while we attended a wedding at the nearby hall. Very comfortable beds, very tranquil setting, everything worked perfectly. Thank you Alison for a lovely stay.
Kerry K.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
10/10 Excellent
Tanya E.
18 Jul 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect large family getaway!
This was a perfect escape for our family holiday of 8 adults -loads of room ,amazing views, toasty warm fireplaces, and underfloor heating in the bathrooms were wonderful! The house and property is beautiful, and everything has been thought of for a delightful stay. We loved it!!
Tanya E.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
10/10 Excellent
Tim C.
27 Jun 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
the most serene location!
Such an incredible location and a really cute house with great facilities. Our highlights;
- fantastic lounging by the fire through the afternoon and evening both inside and out. We sat by the fire pit with those views drinking wine and enjoying a cheese board.
- the bedding seems new, very warm and comfortable. we had the fires on inside (the pot belly heated the house up really quickly! Was really cosy indoors at night
- In the area Alison (host) recommended two spots by Never Never Creek. We chose the furthest one, its nicer (about 5 mins drive). really beautiful rocky spot in a rainforesty location and albeit like an ice bath, the creek was really refreshing.
- kitchen is equipped with everything you need, we tried the pizza oven. lit a fire and let it heat over an hour and the pizza was really tasty - was great fun too. they have everything you need to do them well (just buy ingredients)
we were only here for a 1 night with two full days, would have loved to stay 2-3 nights as was so easy to enjoy the serenity
Tim C.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
8/10 Good
sharyn T.
8 Jan 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Great place
Beautiful property close to some gorgeous creek watering holes. Nice relaxing rural getaway.
sharyn T.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2021
10/10 Excellent
Tarra A.
8 Jul 2021
Liked: Cleanliness
Character snd style
This property is located in a picturesque spot by the lake with abundant bird life and absolute peace. The kitchen was lovely, as were the bathrooms and toasty heated floors. We tend to have high expectations of places and this one did not disappoint. Thanks for a relaxing stay.
Tarra A.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
10/10 Excellent
Giovanni S.
1 Jul 2021
Liked: Cleanliness
Magical place
We felt right at home and we will be back for sure at some stage. It is such an amazing place and the attention to details was fantastic. We spent 4 days there, i wish we could have stayed more.
Giovanni S.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021
10/10 Excellent
Aninka Z.
29 May 2021
Liked: Cleanliness
Exceeded expectations
We are so happy with our stay. The property was just magical and we had the black cockatoos calling outside our window every single day. Such a special place. We will return.
Aninka Z.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2021
10/10 Excellent
David N.
1 May 2021
Liked: Cleanliness
Unique property
Everyone loved there stay here. Relaxing beautiful stunning. Kids loved the open space. Close to great things to do.
David N.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
10/10 Excellent
Lisa M.
4 Apr 2021
Liked: Cleanliness
Blue Gum Retreat
Fabulous home, with amazing views, comfortable and well appointed, the fire place is amazing. The host has thought of everything, to make for a truly enjoyable holiday