Redbrow Garden Guesthouse
Highlights
- Savour the tranquillity of beautifully landscaped gardens and a private lagoon, perfect for relaxation and reflection.
- Explore over 100 bird species and native wildlife, enhancing your connection with nature right at your doorstep.
- Indulge in gourmet experiences at nearby award-winning wineries and renowned restaurants, just a short drive away.
- Unwind by the campfire overlooking the lake, creating memorable evenings under the stars.
Redbrow Garden Guesthouse is a purpose-built rural retreat just outside Canberra amongst local wineries, cafes, and restaurants and in great company with Poacher’s Pantry on the same road and Robyn Rowe Chocolates just next door. Acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and a private lagoon is the site for four stunning, naturally themed, en suite rooms with an attached kitchenette/dining room, and a large guest lounge with fireplace. A covered barbecue area, complete with an open campfire, overlooks the lake.
Comfortable and stylish surroundings are complemented by a serene yet stimulating setting.
Birdlife is prolific (over 100 species at last count) and an assortment of native animals including kangaroos, echidna, wallabies and sugar gliders inhabit the forest at the rear of the property.
Canberra’s iconic attractions are just 20 minutes away. Local attractions to choose from include award-winning wineries, renowned restaurants such as Grazing at Gundaroo, and Robyn Rowe chocolates, Burnelee excursions on horseback to name a few.
David and Elisabeth Judge have been owners since 1997, and are winners of numerous awards including Visitor Experience, Unique Accommodation and Ecotourism categories.
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Accreditations
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Tourism Accommodation Australia (Division of AHA, TAA)
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Lakeside En Suite Rooms
There are four spacious, individual lakeside en suite rooms. The decor combines soothing interiors with lovely views through French doors. All rooms have their own attractive bathroom with a large shower, quality toiletries, and heating.
All guests have access to communal areas including kitchenette/dining room, lounge area, and alfresco areas.
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.
- 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.
- 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)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Handrails on all stairways
Hearing
Caters for 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)
- 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.
- 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 shower curtain (no 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.
- Rooms which are interconnecting.
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