The Nest at Gundaroo
Highlights
- Discover luxury in five self-contained villas featuring king-size beds and wood-fired heaters for ultimate comfort.
- Relax in landscaped gardens, offering a peaceful retreat just a short drive from Canberra's attractions.
- Explore Gundaroo's regional wineries and eateries, enhancing your stay with local flavours and experiences.
- Enjoy the charm of a heritage-listed cottage, perfect for families seeking a unique getaway in rural tranquillity.
The Nest at Gundaroo is a family-owned business that provides luxury, short-stay accommodation in the historic, rural village of Gundaroo.
Easy to find on the heritage-listed main street, but snuggled back with privacy and surrounded by landscaped gardens, The Nest is a rural retreat you will love.
There are five generous, self-contained villas with tall ceilings, king-size beds, wood-fired heaters, air-conditioning and beautiful country-style furniture. There is also a heritage-listed cottage which is perfect for a family.
Only a short, 35-minute drive from Canberra, their guest books are filled with praise, and they have regularly been awarded a 9.5 rating by Booking.com, Super Host with AirBnB and Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor.
While visiting Gundaroo you can explore the regional wineries and superb eateries, just a hop skip and a jump from all the Canberra tourism attractions.
Complete your evening, weekend or trip with a stay at The Nest at Gundaroo. Special nights – perfect endings.
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Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- Step free access to room (Entrance to the room wheelchair accessible with step free greater than 5mm or has a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm length).
- A lever handle on the door (easier to use).
- Enough space for a wheelchair to move around three sides of a double king sized bed (A pathway of 1200mm minimum width is required for wheelchair access).
- A kitchen area and desk which is accessible for a person at seated height or is height adjustable.
- A wheelchair accessible bathroom (Entrance to bathroom must have step free greater than 5mm or a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm. Bathrooms dimensions must be no less than 2000mm X 2500mm. Have a hobless (step free) shower recess. Shower recess must have at least 1100 x 1100mm clear area for wheelchair access (no door). Have a slip resistant fold down seat or fixed seat in shower .Seat must be at least 900mm long.).
- A lever handle on bathroom door.
- Grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable).
- A handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long).
- Allows space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
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