Crittenden Lakeside Villas
Highlights
- Savour award-winning cool-climate wines at the Crittenden Wine Centre, enhancing your vineyard escape.
- Relax in a deep spa bath and enjoy the warmth of a wood fireplace for ultimate comfort.
- Explore local produce at the Crittenden Restaurant, where lakeside dining offers a refined experience.
- Unwind on your private deck with a barbecue, overlooking the tranquil vineyard lake.
Offering an oasis of luxury and tranquillity, the boutique Crittenden Lakeside Villas present the ultimate vineyard escape.
Each of the three stylish villas is set entirely over the vineyard lake, creating a sense of floating among the vines.
Designed for complete privacy and comfort, each self-contained villa features a fully equipped kitchen adjoining a spacious dining and living area, a separate king bedroom with walk-in robe, an authentic wood fireplace, deep spa bath, and a private deck with a barbecue overlooking the lake. For those who prefer independence and seclusion over shared walls or hotel-style stays, this is the ideal retreat.
Set within the picturesque Crittenden Vineyard, guests can explore all that the property offers from tastings at the Crittenden Wine Centre, showcasing award-winning cool-climate wines, to lakeside dining at the new Crittenden Restaurant, where local produce and estate wines come together in a refined yet relaxed setting.
Perfectly positioned at the base of Red Hill, Crittenden Lakeside Villas are surrounded by the very best of the Mornington Peninsula acclaimed restaurants and cellar doors, beautiful beaches just minutes away, championship golf courses, farm gates, the Peninsula Hot Springs, and family-friendly attractions all within an hour’s drive from Melbourne.
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Accreditations
- Accessible Tourism Limited Mobility
- Accessible Tourism Wheelchairs and Scooters
- Assisted Walking Qualified
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ATEC Accessible & Inclusive Host
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
- Accommodation Association of Australia
- Australian Tourism Export Council
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- The Accessible Group Pty Ltd
- Tourism Accommodation Australia (Division of AHA, TAA)
- Victoria Tourism Industry Council
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Lakeside Villa
All three Lakeside Villas are identical in size and aspect. Each villa features a wood fire place, deep spa bath, underfloor bathroom heating, king size bed, fully-equipped kitchen, full laundry and a barbecue on your private deck.
A breakfast hamper is provided for your first morning and guests also receive two complimentary wine tastings at the Crittenden Wine Centre. A complimentary bottle of Crittenden Estate Geppetto NV Brut is provided for stays of two nights or more.
Each unit sleeps two persons, however there is a pull out queen sofa bed in the living room which can sleep an additional two children if required (additional cost is $50 per person).
If you would like to book all three villas or two villas, please get in touch.
Current offers
Truffle Hunt and Luxury Lakeside Stay at Crittenden
Enjoy a two-night stay in a luxury Lakeside Villa at Crittenden, paired with a truffle hunt at Flinders Truffles. Follow truffle dogs through the oak forest, enjoy a fireside truffle toastie and take home truffle honey.
Back at Crittenden, unwind by the wood fire or deep spa bath. Complimentary breakfast hamper, bottle of sparkling on arrival and wine tastings. Exclusive to this package, Guests may purchase a fresh truffle and have it expertly shaved over their meal at Crittenden Restaurant.
The Crittenden Wine and Wellness Escape
Enjoy a relaxing two-night stay in a luxury Lakeside Villa at Crittenden, paired with rejuvenating spa treatments.
Located at the base of Red Hill and just four kilometres from beautiful beaches, the estate also features an onsite restaurant and cellar door.
Each private villa includes a full kitchen, a wood fireplace, king bedroom, double spa bath with lake views and private deck overlooking the water.
The Ultimate Peninsula Food and Wine Escape
Escape to the Mornington Peninsula for a two-night lakeside stay paired with a private food and wine tour. Wake to vineyard views before exploring local wineries, farm gates and artisan producers. This curated five to six hour experience includes tastings, behind-the-scenes access and a relaxed two-course winery lunch with a glass of wine. A seamless, food-lover’s journey through the region.
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.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- 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.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
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)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Staff are trained in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Caption all entertainment (TVs, live shows, performances) is available.
- TVs with captioning option is available.
- A low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music) is available.
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
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- 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 doorbell or intercom at an accessible height and display a contact number (accessible height is 900mm-1100 mm)
- 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)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- Wheelchair access to spa/gym.
- A wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location is available.
- Beach matting and beach wheelchairs for people to access the water is available.
- Portable commode chairs are available.
- Portable ramps.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- Wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in their access statement).
- A choice of wheelchair accessible accommodation rooms (Guest may wish to know if you have a choice of wheelchair accessible rooms, such as single room / studio apartment / apartment / cottage / quality / views, etc. Wheelchairs require a 1600mm x 2200mm width area to turn around and require step free access.).
- 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 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.
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- Twin beds available on request.
- Room for hoist under the bed (minimum 100mm required to store a hoist).
- A place to store medical equipment (eg oxygen).
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Toiletries which are chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
- Linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
- Uses organic (chemical and fragrance free) cleaning products.
- Uses organic (chemical and fragrance free) deodorisers in public areas and rooms.
Access & Inclusion
An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
- https://www.lakesidevillas.com.au/accommodation/accessibility/
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