The Sebel Creswick Forest Resort

We stayed 5 nights over the Easter break at the Sebel Creswick as a family of 4. I was a little anxious as there weren’t many recent reviews on the property but I was so pleasantly surprised when we arrived to see that the apartment was just like the photos on the website. It has clearly recently been refurbished and has a modern country vibe. The apartment had two large identical bedrooms each with a nice ensuite. Each bedroom had a large and deep bath, large TV, balcony and air conditioning. One bedroom had a king bed and the other a king that could be split into two singles. There also appeared to be a sofa bed downstairs to accommodate up to 6 people. The lounge area had a large, comfortable couch, large TV with foxtel and ability to stream apps from your device. The gas log fireplace is a beautiful feature and nice to have on whilst watching a movie on the couch in the colder weather. The kitchen had everything you needed to cook meals, a large fridge, dishwasher and even a filtered water tap. A full laundry was adjacent to the kitchen and had an additional toilet. As for the location, it is 2 minutes from the town of Creswick which has several nice pubs, a large supermarket, bakery and takeaway shops. It’s 15 mins to the centre of Ballarat and 25 mins to Daylesford. In my opinion, the location is excellent to explore this beautiful area. It should be noted that this property is essentially a row of townhouses/apartments and that is all. There is no other facilities, no check-in desk, etc. There is a number to call if you have any problems. And the apartment is only cleaned upon checkout. On that note, my only fault is some parts of the apartment weren’t entirely clean such as there were a lot of cobwebs on the wooden paneling above the beds, there was moldy grout in the showers and you could see the air conditioning units all needed their filters cleaned as they were filthy. Luckily there was no need to use them during our stay. Besides only that tiny negative, everything else appeared clean and tidy. All up, we had a wonderful stay. It’s a shame we probably won’t have the need to return to this area in the near future as I certainly would love to stay here again.

We stayed for a week, including 3 nights as 4 adults and 2 children. The apartment is large and very well set up. We played golf, used the driving range and went for a few lovely walks with kangaroos and rabbits to amuse the kids! Creswick is close and has good coffee etc. And Ballarat is just 10 minutes drive.

This is a great place if you want to visit "country Victoria" without a long journey from Melbourne. The units themselves are excellent (2 bedrooms, each with balcony bath and shower, separate laundry, decent kitchen...). Despite the name, there are no resort facilities, but we knew that in advance, so it wasn't an issue for us. There were a few maintenance issues in the unit that I trust will be resolved.