BELLE’S COTTAGE-Luxurious Stirling Escape, 🔥🍂🎾🌲🐑🐓

Entire home in Stirling, Australia

  1. 4 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 2 beds
  4. 2 baths
Hosted by Jane
  1. Superhost
  2. 6 years hosting

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Belle’s Cottage is a tranquil rural retreat secreted down a private drive with deck overlooking paddocks, while being only 15 mins from Adelaide and walking distance to Stirling AND Aldgate Villages. A 2019 architectural renovation has enhanced the original stone cottage charm by maximising light and integrating ALL the mod cons. Luxury bathrooms with bath, plush carpets, WIFI, aircon, romantic double sided fire. GOURMET BREAKFAST. TENNIS COURT. Wildlife in paddock with horses and a pet goat.

The space
Belle’s Cottage recent renovation maximises privacy for guests. It is flexible to suit a group of one or two couples or a small family or work colleagues/friends. It has two plush carpeted bedrooms each with their own seperate luxurious ensuite/adjacent bathrooms. The light filled open plan kitchen/lounge/dining area separates the two bedrooms maximising privacy. Two sets of large glass sliding doors open out onto the deck from the common living area which has sweeping 180 degree serene paddock views. Guests have commented that “it is like being in the country, yet so close to Adelaide....and nearby all the action of Stirling/Crafers/Aldgate villages.” Belle’s Cottage is nestled next to the original stone stables, vegetable garden and chook shed. Koalas are often spotted in the nearby gum trees and kangaroos, magpies, kookaburras, cockatoos and possums frequent visitors to area. We have three beautiful horses in our paddock and a pet goat. Guests are welcome to wander in paddocks but please be mindful to shut gates so horses and goats don’t escape. The cottage is set amongst a very old, established “Adelaide Hills” garden with rhododendron forest, ancient oaks and camellias, a 100 year old sequoia and crabapples, maples, quince, dogwoods, daphne, hydrangeas and daffodil paddock. A garden tour of private main house gardens can be arranged for extended stay guests on special request. All beds have quality linen and bathrobes and slippers are provided. Ensuite for master king bedroom has a freestanding bath with luxury bath products supplied and relaxing rain shower. The cottage has excellent reverse cycle airconditioning for summer and heating for winter. The open fire provides a cosy, romantic ambience to the space and an endless supply of firewood is provided for full extent of stay.
BREAKFAST provisions of locally sourced produce is supplied in gourmet kitchen and includes:
Belle’s Eggs (from cottage hens) ,
Beerenberg jams, honey, spreads and butter
Fresh local bread
Orange juice, milk, coffee pods and assortment of teas
Adelaide hills vine ripened tomatoes, mushrooms, baby spinach
Bacon
Museli
Guests are free to pick their own herbs and salad greens from the vegetable garden beside the cottage.
If guests would like a dinner “in-house” as you are celebrating a special occasion please message Jane for ideas.
There is a new artificial grass tennis court available for guest use.

Guest access
Guests have use of entire private cottage and can access extensive paddocks from the rear cottage deck and adjacent vegetable patch. Access to cottage is by a seperate, private drive. Please note the main house and pool and house garden are private. A garden tour is available for extended stay guests if desired and there is a new artificial grass tennis court that maybe accessed on request. The main house is discreetly hidden from view from the cottage which is orientated towards the paddocks to maximise cottage privacy. Prior arrangement needed to access rest of property. Please note we have an overly friendly flat coated retriever that may visit. We also have 3 beautiful horses. If you enter the horse paddock that the cottage overlooks please be mindful to shut the gate. Guests are welcome to use carport to park their car and to wander in the vege patch and pick fresh herbs, salad greens. If you feel like a stroll feel free to take a walk in the paddocks that link up with Worranbinda Reserve. Please wear sensible footwear as it is the “bush” and remember to close gates.

Other things to note
Main house, pool and garden private.
Please shut gate if enter paddock and be mindful of horses.
Please let jane know if booked for 2 guests and require both bedrooms as extra linen charge.

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Valley view
Kitchen
Wifi
Free parking on premises
TV

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Rated 4.98 out of 5 from 167 reviews.

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Where you’ll be

Stirling, South Australia, Australia
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Neighborhood highlights

Stirling is a beautiful, sophisticated village in the ADELAIDE Hills which is only 15 minute drive to ADELAIDE city and 10 minutes in opposite direction to Hahndorf. Stirling has stunning streetscapes (being inducted into the Hall of Fame for Best Main Street in SA) and some refined architecture as it is where the wealthy first settlers to South Australia built their summer houses to escape the heat of the Adelaide plains. It boasts a nature/garden loving community due to it’s distinct “four seasons”and abundant wildlife. It has two local award winning pubs, the Stirling and the Crafers Hotel and many other fine restaurants. A great local market once a month and many fabulous shops and cafes. Great bush walk close by with Worranbinda Reserve, Pioneer Women’s Trail, Heysen Trail, Cleveland wildlife park and Mt Lofty and the ADELAIDE Hills Botanic Gardens. Many brilliant wineries short drive away. See my guidebook for recommendations or message me directly with any queries. Very happy to help in your planning.

Meet your host

Superhost
207 reviews
4.99 out of 5 average rating
6 years of hosting
Born in the 70s
Where I went to school: Kincoppal Rose Bay
Originally from Sydney, I have a hospitality background and enjoy travelling, gardening and managing my 2 Airbnb properties. My husband and I bought our property in the Adelaide Hills over 16 years ago and have enjoyed restoring the garden and various outbuildings over the years. Belle’s Cottage (renovated 2 bedroom gardeners cottage) and Church on the Hill (renovated church with 5 bedrooms, sweeping ocean views in the heart of old Robe,SA)
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Things to know

House rules

Check-in after 3:00 PM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
4 guests maximum

Safety & property

Nearby lake, river, other body of water
May encounter potentially dangerous animal
Carbon monoxide alarm

Cancellation policy