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Mountain Lodge - Pet friendly -snow/water sports, hiking, mountain/motor biking

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Terrace/patio
Bedroom 4
Private kitchen
Interior
Outdoor dining

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor space

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Sawmill Settlement, VIC
  • Place, Mount Russell Education Area
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Mt. Buller Alpine Resort
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Mount Buller Peak
    ‪33 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed and 2 Single Bunk Beds

Bedroom 4

1 Double Bed and 2 Single Bunk Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Mountain Lodge - Pet friendly -snow/water sports, hiking, mountain/motor biking

Cozy 4-Bedroom Cottage – Pet-Friendly (Outside Winter)

🛏️ Perfect for families or groups – Semi-retro single-level home
🐶 Pet-friendly (outside June–Oct)
🏞️ Located in peaceful Sawmill Settlement, just 3 km from Mt Buller Entry Gates

❄️ Winter & Snow Season Perks
🚠 Mt Buller day trips just minutes away

🎿 20% off ski/snowboard gear at Black Mountain Ski Hire

🔥 Coonara wood heater, split system & room heating

🧥 Purpose-built drying room for snow or riding gear

🌞 Summer Adventures
🚴‍♂️ Great for mountain biking, motorbikes, hiking & river fishing

🌊 Lake Eildon – 30 mins for water sports

🌄 Scenic walks nearby, including a local waterfall trail

🏔️ Drive to Mt Buller summit for hiking & biking outside snow season

🏡 Cottage Features
🛏️ 4 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (one en-suite)

🍽️ BBQ on covered deck + double carport & ample parking

📺 Satellite TV + DVD library & board games

🧼 Linen, towels, hand sanitizer & deep-cleaning provided

🎾 Street games like cricket/tennis (gear provided)

📶 Mobile coverage (Telstra & Optus)
🚫 No Wi-Fi — perfect for a digital detox

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: limit 2 total
Pets allowed outside of winter.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
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Important information

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Property # 9189879
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
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
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

About the area

Sawmill Settlement

Located in Sawmill Settlement, this holiday home is in a rural area. Mt. Buller Alpine Resort and Mount Stirling are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Mount Russell Education Area and Delatite Education Area. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and waterskiing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and mountain climbing.
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Sawmill Settlement, VIC

What's nearby

  • Mount Russell Education Area - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Mt. Buller Alpine Resort - 3 min drive - 3.8 km
  • Mount Stirling - 4 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Alpine National Park - 18 min drive - 8.0 km
  • Mount Buller Peak - 33 min drive - 24.3 km

Restaurants

  • ‪The Hunt Club Hotel Merrijig - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Peaks Restaurant and Bar - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Wokworx - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Powder Bar - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪T's High Country Cafe - ‬20 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Mountain Lodge - Pet friendly -snow/water sports, hiking, mountain/motor biking pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 2 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much does it cost to stay at Mountain Lodge - Pet friendly -snow/water sports, hiking, mountain/motor biking ?

As of 15 May 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Mountain Lodge - Pet friendly -snow/water sports, hiking, mountain/motor biking on 31 December 2025 start from NZ$734, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Mountain Lodge - Pet friendly -snow/water sports, hiking, mountain/motor biking ?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Mountain Lodge - Pet friendly -snow/water sports, hiking, mountain/motor biking ?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Mountain Lodge - Pet friendly -snow/water sports, hiking, mountain/motor biking ?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Mountain Lodge - Pet friendly -snow/water sports, hiking, mountain/motor biking located?

This family-friendly Sawmill Settlement holiday home is located in a rural location, within 3 mi (5 km) of Mount Russell Education Area, Mt. Buller Alpine Resort and Mount Stirling. Mount Stirling Alpine Resort and Delatite Education Area are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 59 out of 65 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 65 reviews
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Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 65 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 65 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Natalie L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay again

We enjoy the stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Leanne L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome place to stay great for the family

Heaps of room and the dry room was such a help keeping our gear dry
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ravinder K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good place to stay

Very clean property.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

DIVYANSH SHARMA M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing stay and hospitality

Couldn’t ask for more after a trip to snow..
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

chanelle t.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic weekend away

We thoroughly enjoyed our 2 night stay, the house exceeded our expectations. Lovely little getaway.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 30 March 2020
I’m a little delayed here Chanelle but thanks for staying. Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Annette C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great comfy cottage

We had a lovely stay. This lovely house had all the amenities we could need.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Natalie L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Enjoyable stay

Good facility for skier group. The dry room is amazing.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marcus K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic cozy cabin

We all enjoyed our frist snow trip and the cozy cabin. It was great to only have to drive 20 to be on Buller and the surrounding area was breathtaking.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrea A.

Great Stay

We had a great holiday. The house was clean, cosy and very comfortable. We highly recommend it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 30 March 2020
Thanks for staying with us Andrea, glad you had a great stay. Hope to see you again. Tania
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Home away from home

This property was amazing, great location, very quiet and was everything the listing states. Would recommend to anyone heading to Mt Buller.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 28 April 2024
Thanks Jessica, glad you enjoyed your stay. You are welcome any time.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ana Sofia Z.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

I loved this place

This property was so good, the house is so clean and cozy and the owner kind and helpful. I’ll come to here.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect getaway

The property exceeded our expectations with cleanliness and convenience. We appreciated the little touches such as extra milk and firewood for the heater! We would love to stay again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 30 March 2020
Thanks Scott, we aim to have our guests feel looked after. Glad you had a great trip.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Leanne P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A perfect weekend away :)

The property was perfect for our family getaway to the snow. The house was beautifully presented and clean throughout. Everything you need is there and the drying room was spacious and left us with perfectly dry gear each morning. I would highly recommend this property.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 30 March 2020
Thanks Leanne, glad you finally had a chance to stay with us!! I hope the snow was good to you :)
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing

The property was everything we needed. Best part was the dry room for our snow gear! Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julie G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Labour Day Weekend getaway

Accommodation was excellent. Everything we needed was there. Only sad thing was the Rodeo was Sold Out and we couldn’t get tickets. Thank You Tania.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 22 May 2022
Thanks Julie, such a shame you didn’t send me a message; we had spare tickets for the rodeo! There was a lot on offer up there this weekend, I hope you got to enjoy some of it.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christopher K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Holiday

Just absolutely beautiful
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 4 August 2022
Thank you for staying with us. I hope you and your little girl had a great trip to the snow. You left the house so lovely and clean that the cleaners wondered if you actually stayed at all! So that’s a big thank you from them too.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect spot to head up onto the mountain

No long drive to head up to the mountain from here. Perfect location! The house was well equipped, functional and clean. Just what we needed. The drying room outside was a real bonus to dry out our wet ski gear. Very happy - can definitely recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it!

We had the best time staying at Mountain Lodge Sawmill Settlement. It had everything we needed plus more. It was lovely and warm and catered for the right amount of people. Even enough teaspoons for all!!! Tania was amazing to deal with. Highlight was the visit in the morning from the King parrots.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 9 September 2024
Thank you for staying with us. I’m glad you had a great little holiday and our feathered friends paid you a visit. Tania
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Snow Adventure

The property was great! host was patient and kind and answered all my questions. Her house was clean and had all the amenities and items we needed. She had board games for children and enough room for family and friends. The location was great, walking distance fro the bus stop going to Mt Buller. It snowed during the last day of our stay, which was magical for all of us.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 1 August 2024
Thanks for staying with us Jennifer, glad we could help make your trip memorable. We appreciate how beautiful and clean you left the house. Tania
Verified

8/10 Good

Melissa P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Convenient location

Perfect location between Mansfield and the mountain its a great spot with everything you need. The dry room was great and it had plenty of beds for us all. I think the heating needs to be put up as at night it was quite cold for kida especially but thats the only downfall i can say. Also bring your own devices to watch reception and phone internet was perfect as the tv only has a few random chanels working.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 19 July 2024
Thanks for staying with us Melissa. We hope you had a great trip to Mt Buller. We do run the split system 24/7 in winter to maintain a warm house and each bedroom has an oil heater set at a comfortable night time heat. If it’s not quite warm enough, I will turn up the dial. The cupboard is full of extra doonas if anyone is still feeling the cold. The house has satellite TV so there should be a selection of channels, otherwise yes, bring a device or there is a selection of a hundred dvd movies. Tania
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kati P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Snow trip

Accomodation was well stocked with all the little things you always forget. Great kitchen supplies meant we could eat how we normally cook as a family. Cabin was room so with 10 people in it you didn’t feel like you were on top of each other. Just a really good and homey place. We will book again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 7 August 2022
Thanks for staying with us Kati, your family are more than welcome any time!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jo N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great accommodation option for a snow trip

Very generous and effective dry room, especially for snow equipment. Since there are 4 bedrooms which can fit in a max of 12 ppl, it would be great if there is one more toilet in the property. If you require ski hire, they have 20% discount vouchers for Black Mountain Ski Hire, located in the Mt Buller village and this is definitely a bonus point for ppl who want to organise a snow trip. The owner should advertise this as a selling point in the description of the property:)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 29 September 2022
Thanks for staying with us Jo. We have actually locked down the house after this weekend to renovate to include a second bathroom. It has been on the cards for some time!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Phi T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent location, lovely cosy home, perfect snow weekend

We stayed at this lovely cosy home for a family snow weekend away with two families, 4 adults and 6 kids. The home was perfect. Location was excellent, only minutes away from check in up the mountain. Located in a quiet lovely court, we loved sharing the property with the local Kookaburras and wildlife. Even skippy shared us a visit :) The home had everything we needed to make our stay comfortable and enjoyable. Kitchen was well stocked, lots of board games, darts, books to keep everyone entertained. The dry room was awesome and we used the 20% discount at the ski hire outlet at Mt Buller Village. Communication with the owner was also great, thank you. Would definitely return.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 September 2023
Thanks for staying with us Angela. I’m glad your family enjoyed your time and hope your first attempts at skiing were successful. You are most welcome any time, thank you for leaving the house so tidy.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bronwyn K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super cosy stay!

This is a fabulous cosy little place that works perfectly for a group going skiing. It has everything you need and lots of room for family and friends to stay. The drying room is absolutely brilliant - worked a treat! Tania was a super host. Would highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rowan M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location to Mount Buller and great drying room for ski equipment

House is nicely laid out and a great kitchen. Drying room was very helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

About the host

Hosted by Tania Graham

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Why they chose this property

My husband always wanted a holiday house at the Sawmill Settlement. Being an avid snowsports family during the Winter and mountain bike/motor bikers during the off-season, we decided we could have our house as a holiday/rental to help other families enjoy the experiences Mt Buller and surrounds has to offer.

What makes this property unique

We have converted the house from something old and run down to something so cosy, you just want to snuggle inside with the fire burning. It is our favorite place to be; either with just our family or with friends. With the open floor plan, even with a house full of people, we don't feel like we are tripping over one another.

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