Lovely "Orangewood" country home: Pool, Views, Toyroom, Fireplaces, 6bdrm

Welcome to 'Orangewood', close to Millthorpe and 20 mins to Orange.

A 6 bedrm hilltop, 12 ha. property, it's fab for extended families or friends.

We’ve thought of everything! From all the little touches, every seating option inside and out, carefully designed to enjoy the Gardens, Fireplaces, Massive Pool and magnificent Views, you can’t help but relax.

Kids love the Toyroom, Games, Tree swings & Bikes! With a fully equipped Kitchen, it’s a comfy large house, cool in summer, cosy in winter.
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Lovely "lived-in" large spacious 6 bedroom country home, shabby chic/vintage style

Massive verandah overseeing the magnificent views & the pool. Gas Webber BBQ, table seating, outdoor lounge, banana lounges

The largest private Pool on a farm with views (!) you will probably ever experience. 18mx9m. Glass fenced and refurbished last year with new liner

Glass pergola patio outdoor seating capturing winter sun, lovely for a quiet cuppa or late afternoon wine & cheese

Sunny & colourful outdoor breakfast patio table with lovely views

Relax, eat or read outside under a tree, in the sun or on the verandah on various garden benches and table settings

Gaze over the views & watch the beautiful bird life frolicking in the bird bath through floor to ceiling windows in the centre of the house

Dine on our new Parisian-style dining chairs, open plan flexible seating, bathed in sunlight

Large fully equipped kitchen with new Electrolux fridge, gas cooktop, extra wide electric oven, Asko dishwasher and plenty of bench space with kitchen stools

Plenty of 18/10 stainless steel kitchen cutlery, crockery, coffee plunger, teapot, serving bowls, platters, chopping boards, wine & sparkling glasses, Vintage tea & dinner set and Vintage Beer glasses

Baking and roasting dishes galore for oven, large pots and range of frying and saute pans, Knife block

Loads of Kitchen appliances like Breadmaker, Microwave, Rice cooker, Slow cooker, Large sandwich press, Toaster, hand mixer, heavy duty Blender etc

Webber gas BBQ, Apron to keep yourself clean, utensils, trays etc

Have a picnic outside with our picnic blanket, lots of plastic ware for outside entertaining

Condiments pantry with the basics supplied, plus tea, coffee, sugar, olive oil etc plus fresh herbs available in the glass patio & fruit from baby orchard (when in season)

Play outdoor games such as bocce, totem tennis, badminton, cricket, soccer etc to name a few on the expansive grass areas

Free unlimited Wi-Fi, Internet TV (Stan & Disney+ streaming provided), Jigsaw puzzles, Cards

Baby/kid friendly inside & out with Toyroom, stacks of Games & Toys, 2 x Tree swings, 2 x highchairs, Kid Bikes

Toyroom/Playroom with all the toys for babies, pre schoolers upwards...Rocking horse, Foosball table, Lego, Books, Paper/Pens/Crayons, mini table PLUS it doubles as 6th bedroom with a Single Bed

Sunny passageway with 2 seater couch, Radio/CD player with CDs, Bluetooth speaker

Small moveable laptop work desk and chair (not ergonomic) for the remote workers

Welcome Gourmet Hamper from our awesome local producers of food and drinks that we source for you. Includes muesli, eggs, beer, wine, soft drink, salts, honey, jams, olive oil, coffee, tea, cheese, curry paste, biscuits and bbq meat. Some products subject to availability.

Stay on a farm yet only 10 mins drive to historic Millthorpe village & cafes, 20 min drive to Orange and wineries, 45 mins drive to Bathurst

Amazing night skies - see the Milky Way up close, free of light pollution on a hill, these are skies you rarely see in metro areas.

Watch the cattle wander to their water trough, Feed them over the fence from the back lawn

Detailed tourist information and Orange region winery maps, saving you a visit to the Orange Tourist info centre (they gave us everything they have!)

Mobile phone chargers, lots of powerpoints and extension cables, night lights!

Full internal fire safety ie smoke alarms in all rooms, fire extinguisher/fire blanket in kitchen, exit lighting

Full laundry facilities (new Bosch Washer and Dryer), laundry powder supplied with back door to verandah, Ironing/board, drinks fridge

Tank rainwater with micron water filters changed regularly to ensure highest quality water

Quality professionally laundered sheets/linen, comfy beds, electric blankets, blankets, Winter Wool quilts, lots of pillows, individual bedroom heaters

Organic bodywash, handwash, shampoo, conditioner, laundered Bathroom Towels & Mats, Hand towels, toilet paper all provided

Full cleaning equipment ie vacuum, mop, broom etc, ironing board/iron, clothes horse, as well as laundry powder provided

FREE ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING type 2 EV charger (BYO cable)

No complicated extra costs - cleaning is already included in nightly fee

All flat inside for easy access for the less abled

Sealed roads until you reach property driveway (gravel for 200m and suitable for cars driving slowly)

Walk around the property or local country roads or BYO bikes is popular

BEDROOM CONFIGURATIONS

For 12 guests:

- Large Family bedroom with QB + SB (+ room for BYO cot) + access to en-suite bathroom

- 3 x QB bedrooms (2 with built in wardrobes) (2 rooms large enough for BYO cot)

- 1 bedroom with 2 x Single beds (built in wardrobe)

- 1 toyroom with single bed available (no BIR)

BATHROOM CONFIGURATIONS

- 1 x Bathroom with Shower, Toilet, Vanity sink

-1 toilet in laundry

- 1x 2-way Bathroom (from family bedroom and from hallway) with Bath, Shower, Toilet, Vanity

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:
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1. THE POOL IS SEASONAL. This is a cool climate region. It usually is usable in November but it maybe too cold still and April entirely depends upon the weather so please check with us first.
For 2024: POOL CLOSES APRIL 28th and reopens late November weather permitting.

2. Staying in Summer? This is eco designed 1970's property is designed to NOT need aircon in summer with its north south orientation. It's in the cool climate Orange region and at 965m above sea level, rarely gets above 30c. With all the trees to provide shade strategically around the house and being on a hilltop, it gets night cooling breezes as well. It's double brick and well insulated to keep heat out and as long as you have windows open at night to capture cool breezes and with plenty of floor fans, it is quite comfortable. Read our guest reviews over summers and see what they say! ps fireplaces shut when pool is open (NSW Fire Service law when high fire danger)

3. Sorry Strictly no pets. Strange dogs impact the cattle from going to their water trough near the house and we have native wildlife now visiting the house!

4. We can lower the rate by $250 per stay excl. service fees if you would like to BYO all bedding and towels (this means quilts/blankets, sheets/pillowcases, bath/hand/tea towels) as that will save our laundromat costs and keeps costs lower for you. Please contact us first to reduce the payment.

5. Staying in Winter? We provide wood for the 2 fireplaces which are your main source of heating plus portable room heaters. When you get the fireplaces going, the house is well insulated and stays warm. Of course you won't be walking around in Tshirts, especially if its 0C outside, so dress appropriate to the climate and bring slippers!

6. This is "lived in/shabby chic", it's not luxury but we make every effort for comfort and essential safety first. We'll fix or replace the important stuff before we get to the superficial stuff. It's a very large rural property with lots of garden to maintain. We spend significant dollars in maintaining things guests may not see (like roofs, pumps, pool liner, tanks etc) as well as more visible items like the new fridge, dryer, washer etc. We commit that things will work as intended but if the furniture or carpets aren't new, or the parquetry floor is scratched or the kitchen hasn't been updated, it is what it is as per pictures. Ultimately you get what you pay for and we've stayed the same rate for 8 years despite the many improvements we've done. We hope you'll have a great stay and receive value for money - and our reviews reflect that.

7. Also if you find inside an occasional spider web or mouse or a pot/glass/bbq a previous guest didn't clean properly, we apologise in advance. It's a farm! And we can't check every kitchen item every time but rest assured we do spend at least 5 hours cleaning for each booking including the essentials like kitchen fridge/microwave/benches, bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas etc!

8. We provide a Welcome Gourmet Food & Drink hamper of local produce such as Badlands Beer, SaltBird flavoured Salt, Patina wines, Sparkling from Angullong winery, Burtons Lane Curry Paste, German Gingerbread from German Baker, Hazelnut Breakfast Muesli from nearby Fourjay Hazelnut Farms, local fresh Aracana 'blue' farm eggs (if chooks are laying), Kite Coffee, Second Mouse Cheese, Mayfields Soft Drinks, Blayney Railways Butchers meats, Preserves from 'Permanently Pickled' and Honey from HungryBee. Thank you to our wonderful suppliers who want you to experience the best local produce!

9. No coffee machine because we don't have anyone who can clean one, but we do provide a coffee plunger and local Kite Ground Coffee in your hamper, plus instant for those who are not so coffee fussy

10. BOOKING PREFERENCE: We prefer bookings from families and mature age groups due to a prior bad experience so strictly NO 18ths/21st/30ths/40ths/BUCKS/HENS PARTIES.

11. Definitely no more than 12 people sleeping at anyone time on the property - council licensing is for 12 to sleep. Please don't ask us for more. NSW Govt short term stay regulations as of Dec 2020 enforce this.

12. Minimum Stay 2 nights/3 nights on public holiday weekends and 4 nights over Xmas. Rates vary depending upon dates. Christmas/NY, Easter, October L/Wend are peak periods.

As a guest of this farm stay, you'll find an outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills. WiFi is free in public spaces. The family-friendly farm stay also features an arcade/game room and a garden.

This Forest Reefs farm stay is smoke free.