Here at 1880s Kananook caring for your family and pets, as well as our regional community, is one of our highest priorities as we all return to the new coronavirus normal, in Victoria, and you can expect only the highest standards of care when holidaying here at 1880s Kananook.
As we want to every visitor to have a healthy and most importantly, an extremely relaxed and enjoyable stay in our beautiful environment here at 1880s Kananook. For these reasons we are preparing for Victorias return to COVID normal and ask you to do the same when you visit and stay here with us. There’ll be a few changes that you’ll notice to ensure adequate coronavirus compliance that’s a new requirement nowadays. Firstly, and most importantly, Social Distancing at 1880s Kananook is only Social Enjoyment for you and your family, as all exclusive Apartment Accommodation is exclusively for your use during your stay. That means that it’s all yours when you stay here so you can experience a relaxed normality and really enjoy your vacation stay. You might happen to already know that 1880s Kananook has been sustainability restored and refurbished as high end apartment accommodation, that’s available exclusively for your use as a couple or for family private use while your here. This helps to ensure that high quality standards of excellence are readily achieved, for each and every individual stay, at this uniquely historic and memorable accommodation venue. Being a small establishment is better right now, as it ensures greater attention to detail, for each preparation for visitors with a positive guest experience being the highest priority. So you can rest assured that when you book, you’re part of a travel community that enjoys and delights in staying in exclusive high end accommodation, and also appreciates staying at a purposely small, specialty establishment, where dedication is key to ensure exceptional quality stays, in purposely restored and refurbished, exclusive boutique accommodation with an 1880s architectural backdrop and with every modern comfort. This is of great benefit during these coronavirus times. When staying at 1880s Kananook, after a busy days sightseeing, you can relax and retreat, to not only the most beautiful accommodation, but also rest assured with full peace of mind, knowing that there’s a far lower risk of being in any contact with fellow travellers that may have unsuspectingly have been traced to a coronavirus contact through an unknown community transmission, as each Apartment at 1880s Kananook is exclusively yours, to enjoy as a couple or as a family group including your pets, when staying here for your next holiday getaway. You’ll be pleased to know that each Apartment provided as guest accommodation comes with its own private entrances, designed integrally and exclusively for your own use, as part of the highest standards - so that you’ll be the only visitors using your stairs, handrails, doorways, door handles and door knockers during your visit with us. There’s no common lobby, entrances, seating areas or shared dining utensils that are required to be shared by other visitors either. You also have your own privately furnished outside patio which has been purposely designed for your own private use, included as standard, during your stay at 1880s Kananook. You can rest reassured that everything in your accommodation is your own for your family to enjoy when you stay, so that you can sit back and relax in a lovely home away from home next time you visit and stay with us at 1880s Kananook. |
Safety features
• Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities • Shared stationery such as printed menus, magazines, pens, and paper removed • Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas • Process in place to check health of guests • First aid kit available • Access to health care professionals Cleanliness & disinfecting • Use of cleaning chemicals that are effective against Coronavirus • Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines • Guest accommodation is disinfected between stays • Guest accommodation sealed after cleaning • Property is cleaned by professional cleaning companies Physical distancing • Contactless check-in/check-out • Cashless payment available Can You Help You Out When You Arrive Yes please - We’re also going to ask you and your family members to also help out - by taking an active part in keeping our region safe and free of coronavirus as well. This means that we’re asking you to hand sanitise each time before you enter your holiday accommodation at 1880s Kananook, especially after going out and visiting local attractions and after being in varied public places, especially when higher numbers of tourists begin to visit again. This also includes hand washing each time you and your family members enter your accommodation, utilising the soap dispenser that’s filled with beautiful LOcctaine soaps and provided for your own use. We’re also asking that you now place each piece of crockery, cutlery and glassware into your own dishwasher that’s provided for your use, each day, so that you’re assured the dishes are heat treated above 40 • celsius prior to each use, which can assist with the prevention of coronavirus being shared on touchable items, which is now, as always especially important before other guests arrive. We also ask that you place every towel into your own washing machine onsite and switch it on to the wash ‘cotton’ just prior to leaving so that all towels are heat treated to 60• Celsius as well. And Thank You in Advance! |
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Staying at 1880s Kananook Heritage House Retreat - Relax In Luxurious Boutique Accommodation With Charm

Experience a luxury couples weekend getaway escape in an original, authentic, historical 1880s Australian early settler colonial homestead.
1880s Kananook overlooks magnificent vistas of the Mitchell River valley at Picnic Point, and boasts rich country side deciduous green river valley views, with a play of soft hues of changing light throughout the landscape each day, with colourful changes of season all year round.
High end restorations and renovations have recently completed at Kananook to provide you with delightful accommodation in this local iconic venue, and ensure a relaxed and enjoyable getaway.
1880s Kananook Heritage House was rescued from certain demolition, being of no use on its former site, which currently farms and utilises intensive modern day vegetable cropping techniques as a natural food bowl provider.
Here at 1880s Kananook, distinctive Apartment Suite or Apartment Villa accommodation with charm, is provided as timeless, tranquil, spacious rooms set as the backdrop for a romantic and slightly glamorous stay.
Feature antique timbers are combined with chic modern designer furnishings with a touch of flair, to complement and complete each Apartment Suite, and ensure a stylish, and extremely comfortable getaway.
The bedroom master-suites en-suite bathrooms feature decorative highlights curated with quality amenities and modern conveniences.
Master-suite bedrooms also include memory foam beds, and an extensive pillow menu to suit your preferences, and wardrobe.
Choose your own Apartment Suite for a luxurious weekend getaway from Melbourne, and discover the additional highlight of timeless Victorian elegance and relaxing heritage charm.
Be spoilt for choice with the King Master-Suite Victorianna Apartment Suite, inside the homestead, off the grand parquetry mosaic, entrance hall with divine, breathtaking 180 degree lush river Valley views from underneath the wrap around verandah on the front deck.
Or, choose the Queen Master-Suite in your own ‘Private Residence’ FSC Apartment Villa, that’s also 🐾pet friendly🐾 with a full gourmet kitchen, which leads to the privately furnished alfresco decking, through the French doors, into the Mediterranean style garden.
Enjoy the stunning country style vistas from your dining table in your own private spacious lounge room, which is included as standard in each Apartment Suite.
Sumptuous breakfast basket provisions can also be supplied for breakfast at your leisure, with all food sourced locally from around Australia, from the freshest seasonal ingredients. Divine Cheeseboard Provisions can also be added for your stay.
Exactly how Historic is 1880s Kananook Heritage House?
Historic enough to have the last race of each day, called the “Kananook Plate” after the name of the homestead, at every historic horse race meet, held at the early settler Lindenow Racecourse.
As the Lindenow early settler racecourse was built on the original estate of Kananook, which was an integral part of the fabric of society in the early 1900s. Locals still refer to the old homestead being ‘grand inside’.
So Kananook is grand and historic.
Kananook is now available as a luxury getaway destination for a pleasant and uniquely enriching experience, and it’s known as a refreshing place to relax, reinvigorate and revitalise at, where you can reconnect with nature.
Kananook is situated in a divine location that’s hidden within the City of Bairnsdale with beautiful natural walks starting down the gravel lane, just metres down the hill from the front gate. Explore the bird and wildlife filled Picnic Point Reserve with scenic vistas from the top of the hill, or amble over gentle pathways alongside the heritage listed Mitchell River walk.
Collect your own bag of freshly picked apples as you go past the farm shed door on your way from the gravel laneway and experience the old fashioned farm box as there’s no eftpos there. Savour and share memorable times of your stay at 1880s Kananook Heritage House at Bairnsdale’s best hidden location.
1880s Kananook overlooks magnificent vistas of the Mitchell River valley at Picnic Point, and boasts rich country side deciduous green river valley views, with a play of soft hues of changing light throughout the landscape each day, with colourful changes of season all year round.
High end restorations and renovations have recently completed at Kananook to provide you with delightful accommodation in this local iconic venue, and ensure a relaxed and enjoyable getaway.
1880s Kananook Heritage House was rescued from certain demolition, being of no use on its former site, which currently farms and utilises intensive modern day vegetable cropping techniques as a natural food bowl provider.
Here at 1880s Kananook, distinctive Apartment Suite or Apartment Villa accommodation with charm, is provided as timeless, tranquil, spacious rooms set as the backdrop for a romantic and slightly glamorous stay.
Feature antique timbers are combined with chic modern designer furnishings with a touch of flair, to complement and complete each Apartment Suite, and ensure a stylish, and extremely comfortable getaway.
The bedroom master-suites en-suite bathrooms feature decorative highlights curated with quality amenities and modern conveniences.
Master-suite bedrooms also include memory foam beds, and an extensive pillow menu to suit your preferences, and wardrobe.
Choose your own Apartment Suite for a luxurious weekend getaway from Melbourne, and discover the additional highlight of timeless Victorian elegance and relaxing heritage charm.
Be spoilt for choice with the King Master-Suite Victorianna Apartment Suite, inside the homestead, off the grand parquetry mosaic, entrance hall with divine, breathtaking 180 degree lush river Valley views from underneath the wrap around verandah on the front deck.
Or, choose the Queen Master-Suite in your own ‘Private Residence’ FSC Apartment Villa, that’s also 🐾pet friendly🐾 with a full gourmet kitchen, which leads to the privately furnished alfresco decking, through the French doors, into the Mediterranean style garden.
Enjoy the stunning country style vistas from your dining table in your own private spacious lounge room, which is included as standard in each Apartment Suite.
Sumptuous breakfast basket provisions can also be supplied for breakfast at your leisure, with all food sourced locally from around Australia, from the freshest seasonal ingredients. Divine Cheeseboard Provisions can also be added for your stay.
Exactly how Historic is 1880s Kananook Heritage House?
Historic enough to have the last race of each day, called the “Kananook Plate” after the name of the homestead, at every historic horse race meet, held at the early settler Lindenow Racecourse.
As the Lindenow early settler racecourse was built on the original estate of Kananook, which was an integral part of the fabric of society in the early 1900s. Locals still refer to the old homestead being ‘grand inside’.
So Kananook is grand and historic.
Kananook is now available as a luxury getaway destination for a pleasant and uniquely enriching experience, and it’s known as a refreshing place to relax, reinvigorate and revitalise at, where you can reconnect with nature.
Kananook is situated in a divine location that’s hidden within the City of Bairnsdale with beautiful natural walks starting down the gravel lane, just metres down the hill from the front gate. Explore the bird and wildlife filled Picnic Point Reserve with scenic vistas from the top of the hill, or amble over gentle pathways alongside the heritage listed Mitchell River walk.
Collect your own bag of freshly picked apples as you go past the farm shed door on your way from the gravel laneway and experience the old fashioned farm box as there’s no eftpos there. Savour and share memorable times of your stay at 1880s Kananook Heritage House at Bairnsdale’s best hidden location.
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Heritage House Retreat ...

1880s Kananook Heritage House Retreat is ‘private’ luxury accommodation and set on its own private area of land with a dedicated guest drive with your own private entrance to your Apartment.
Being in the township and only 3kms to the Bairnsdale CBD, you can easily access local restaurants, cafes, takeaways, the heated local BARC or cold water outdoor pool, entertainment and all of your favourite shops to boot.
It’s especially available for relaxed accommodation after viewing plays or concert events held in the East Gippsland Region, including Opera by the Lakes, which is held in March each year and it’s yours to enjoy and share on your Instagram photo as a serene and scenic place to stay as luxury Bairnsdale accommodation
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Traveller ReviewsKananook Heritage House is charming, historic accommodation equipped with everything you need for a very comfortable stay. We loved the personal touch of fresh flowers and Easter eggs on our arrival (we stayed for the Easter long weekend). The wooden deck at the back of the cottage is perfect for sundowners and overlooks nearby farmlands. Highly recommend this tastefully furnished, beautiful cottage for your next getaway!
Had a lovely Stay in the 1880s ‘Private Residence’ FSC Apartment Villa for four nights between Christmas and New Year. Enjoyed a morning walk to the Picnic Point Reserve and the Mitchell River and also the local cafes in Bairnsdale and Paynesville. Air conditioning kept us cool on the 40 degree day! I have just spent 6 nights staying at this gorgeous 1880s Private Residence ‘ FSC Apartment Villa (home-away-from-home) place. The Heritage home is adorned with very high ceilings .. it felt spacious the moment I walked in and this was extended to the installation of a large window wall that overlooked the back verandah and brought the outside in! Upon arrival I walked in to a beautiful bunch of flowers on the table so instantly I just felt the warmth of a home. Suzanne, (the host) was most hospitable in every way, she looked after any of my needs and even went as far to have had a bottle of wine dropped into my fridge on day 2 should I have had a tough day at work. The surrounding areas are visually beautiful, great walking track along the Mitchell River is only minutes away, it's 7 minutes to drive to town yet it's super quiet with lots of birds sounds and serenity to enjoy. I slept soundly every night … maybe this is due to a very comfortable memory bed - To be truthful I was a little sad to leave this place - for anyone considering this as accommodation it comes so highly recommended by me, I couldn't fault it … I just hope I can find another reason to go back and stay one day. If you make a booking, you won't be disappointed. Karen (Melbourne) |