Riverwood Downs Mountain Valley Resort

3.0
based on 4 reviews

4 reviews about Riverwood Downs Mountain Valley Resort

verified email - 29 Mar 2019

The site is literally in the middle of nowhere. There is nothing around for food besides their restaurant and kiosk which has nothing and really bad coffee! It would have been nice on the website to be advised where you could buy food to prepare meals or some type of other food service. We were lucky our group brought their own catering in otherwise we would have starved. The cabin was really really small. Definetly not worth what we paid for it. Things were broken, the cabin wasn't clean and the shower didn't work properly. The television was ancient, the air conditioner outdated and it looked like it hadn't been upgraded since the 70s. Definetly not somewhere I will return.

verified email - 24 Jul 2014

I went here with my hubby and daughter and extended family for a short break recently. We were all impressed with the amount of activities available on site and the facilities as it is off in the bush area in a small country town. There was canoeing in the river and horse riding, so we all went canoeing and my daughter went horse riding and she had lots of fun! This place is pet friendly too, so we were able to take our little Maltese dog which was great. There is a kiosk and a restaurant and a cafe on site, and the cafe is dog friendly too (but not the restaurant). The surrounds here were quite pretty and we enjoyed going for a bush walk. The facilities and the toilets on site were very clean and decent. Prices was reasonable. Surprisingly though even in winter this place was very popular and a bit overcrowded with people, but still very good.

verified email - 21 Feb 2014

I really enjoyed our stay here. We stayed in one of the lodge rooms which, while it was a little small, it was clean and comfortable. This is a really dog friendly place and dogs are allowed almost everywhere - they even have their own menu!! The kids loved playing in the pool and river, and playing tennis in the wool shed. Would definately recommend for those who want to get away for a weekend and relax in a bushland setting

verified email - 29 Jan 2013

A large group of us stayed here mid week. Some of us camped and some stayed in cabins.
For campers this place is not ideal unless you don't mind being squashed in right next to other campers (no privacy). They have allotted camp sites so you don't get to choose where you want to camp and some of the camp sites are a long way from the amenities, this meant that cars were constantly driving up and down the dirt road which is right next to each camp site along the river (up until midnight).
The good thing about it is that you can camp right next to the river, they allow camp fires (although the first night we wanted a fire they had run out of firewood).
The amenities are decent although not very clean.

They have activities you can book into such as horse riding and canoeing (which cost). They also hire out tubes to go down the river on, although there aren't much rapids (maybe there will be after a lot of rain). They also put on some extra activities for kids such as a treasure hunt and craft (these were free).

They have a cafe, kiosk and restaurant. We used the kiosk and had coffee at the cafe which was decent. The restaurant is ok, but it's a bit of hit and miss with the meals. The pork was really good but the chicken dish I had was pretty ordinary and the chicken was dry. The steak wasn't the best quality, Ive had much better just at home from the steaks at Aldi.
The service was pretty poor too the night we went, they said they were busy, but it took half an hour just to get drink orders in, by the time we got our meals the kids were over it. The kids meals were however ok and they give them an activity pack.
The standard cabins were ok. Very small and the showers don't work very well, hard to adjust the temperature. They just have a tiny TV with only analogue channels. Also the kids bunk beds are right opposite the bathroom which you have to walk past to get to the main bedroom. It's not ideal for small kids as once they are in bed it's almost impossible not to wake them up when going to the toilet and going to bed. They were however clean and equipped with most things needed.

They have other types of accommodation which may be better, if you have the money it may be worth staying in better accommodation that they offer. they also have a bunk house which has rooms of 4 with air conditioning, probably good for school/church camps.

Overall, I wouldn't go back here as it was not good being packed in like sardines, but maybe if you aren't camping and have better accommodation it would be a better experience.

Hi Selenamc, if your review is anything to go by then we would likely avoid such an establishment. Thanks for the detail. Regards, Reeces

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