Does Silver Ridge Retreat have a pool?

Yes, this property has an indoor pool.

Is Silver Ridge Retreat pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Silver Ridge Retreat?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Silver Ridge Retreat?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 6 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

Where is Silver Ridge Retreat located?

Situated in the mountains, this farm stay is within 12 mi (20 km) of Tasmanian Visitor Information Centre, Tasmanian Regional Arts Kentish,The Working Art Space and Gallery, and Lake Barrington Nature Recreation Area. Tasmazia and Lake Barrington International Rowing Course are also within 16 mi (25 km).

Silver Ridge Retreat Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joel

21 September 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Beautiful place to stay on a trip around Tasmania. Friendly staff and beautiful surroundings.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Kate

25 January 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We had lots of space, comfortable beds and a very peaceful quite stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn

11 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Liked the country setting , used as a base for surrounding towns and attractions. Private cabin , basic facilities . Included walking track . A good stay.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2 December 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Spacious cottage, fresh air and great view of Mt Roland. The place is about 45 minutes drive to cradle mountain and 10 mins drive into Sheffield town. We enjoyed our stay there.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Michele

21 February 2025

Liked: Staff & service

John was very pleasant and informative on check-in. No bike hire here. Amazing views and stunning scenery from our cabin. Cabin was basic but cosy. Needs a large kitchen knife. Lights in bathroom may need attention. Disappointed that we didn’t get any housekeeping or change of towels/tea towels for the four nights that we were there. Property was well positioned for us. We drove to Latrobe and hired bikes and cycled to Devonport. Drove to Lake Barrington and then up to the Arboretum. Drove to Cradle Mtn area and did a few hikes. All these were easily reached and doable day trips. Having Sheffield close by, was handy for supplies or coffee.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

25 February 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Lovely setting, cabins need updating

The setting is gorgeous and the swimming pool is beautiful—perfect temperature. We walked to the abandoned silver mine on the property and succeeded in seeing glow worms. It’s a 30 minute drive to the cradle mountain visitor center. The cabins have seen better days and have ugly plastic covering the tops of tables and dressers. Ours did not have a full kitchen, which was not clear from the hotel.com ad. There are no restaurants nearby so we had planned to cook our own meals, but that’s hard with just a microwave and a communal grill.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

8 December 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Poorly managed

The pictures were too misleading. The furniture was dated and one room was unkempt when we checked in. There were cobwebs around. One cupboard door was broken. The place looked run-down. Indoor pool was filled with floating particles even though the owner claimed they used top-notch filtering system. I thought we will get to see more animals like in the pictures. Unlike what I read from reviews, we saw one duck, one goose, one cow and one horse. WiFi is strong but it was not turned on the second day. Basic kitchen equipment was provided. Fridge had a funky smell. After all these first impressions of poor upkeeping, we were skeptical of the water quality so we had to drive 12 mins to Sheffield to get drinking water. The only saving grace is majestic Mount Roland. I regretted booking this place. I should book a place a cabin at Cradle Mountain area instead.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carlyn

27 February 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A beautiful setting The cottages had everything we needed Very friendly host

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

DAVID

21 February 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

2 night stay Feb’25

Okay for a couple of nights. About 50 minute drive from Cradle Mountain on some challenging roads. No dishwasher but nice indoor pool. Laundry facilities but only the one washing machine for the 9 chalets on the site.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Lachlan

14 February 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Silver Ridge was exactly as it was on the website. It’s in a stunning area and was exactly what we wanted - nice and relaxing. The spring water is nice and clean but grab some bottles of water from the IGA in Sheffield for your tea and coffee. John was a great host - keen for a longer stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

John

12 February 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Beautiful view of the nearby mountain. Interesting short trail through the ravine to an old mine behind the large field. (Saw an echidna, a pademelon and many birds.) The ducks and native hens and other inhabitants of the pond and field provided endless entertainment. At dusk, dozens of small marsupials came out for us to watch. Nearby was a much longer trail up the mountain. We did not go all the way up, but spent quite a while walking there. Cradle Mountain was over the ridge, an "interesting" drive about 50 minutes (driving slowly) away, and was fantastic, even the white-lipped whip snake and especially the wombats. Food and gas were about 20 minutes away, in Sheffield, and almost all restaurants were closed at dinner time. One night we went all the way to Devonport where we found an excellent Chinese restaurant, China Garden.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

JONG

21 January 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Nice friendly service, was good to use the pool and laundry room, beautiful surroundings, quiet… great place to rest after the walks in Cradle mountain…

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Saikat

20 January 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

We enjoyed the natural beauty of the site specially the Mount Ronald at the back.

10/10 Excellent

Yolanda

2 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed for a week and it was absolutely spectacular! Just beautiful to stay in, so peaceful and quiet, and with stunning Mt. Roland views just about anywhere. We saw the echidnas, possum, platypus, and all the farm animals. Then there were glow worms and the spiders in the cave - an amazing experience. This is an excellent place to stay for anybody enjoying the countryside. We will return. John was a very welcoming, friendly host!

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Elke

13 October 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Zeer behulpzame eigenaar en een goed onderhouden terrein met veel wildlife. Goed uitvalsbasis voor trips in de omgeving.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

12 April 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We had a excellent stay at Silver Ridge. The self-contained cabin was perfect for us, and the views around the property are amazing. The indoor pool was a very nice bonus.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Stephen

18 March 2024

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

The positives were a clean comfortable bed and the bathroom was renovated to a good standard. The rest of the cottage and the whole site was incredibly tired and appeared sadly neglected. There were dead flies on the window sills and a lot of grit. Dishes had not been washed properly by previous guests. You could not drink the water, lucky we had enough bottled water to get by.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yusaku

28 January 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great view, cute chicken & ducks and friendly staff.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

15 December 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The resort is in an amazing location, with Mount Roland looming over it - very dramatic. It is convenient to Cradle Mountain, about an hour away by road, and also only about 15 minutes from Sheffield, with its artistic delights (murals, mosaics etc). The resort's owner John could not have been more considerate and helpful. We were only there 2 days/nights but loved it.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

michelle

21 November 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Loved our stay here. The view, wildlife and walks were especially memorable. Wish we could have stayed longer.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Francis

3 October 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We were travelling with my mother in law who I think was expecting a 5* hotel and felt a bit underwhelmed,As we drove up from Sheffield. But She my wife and my kids absolutely loved it. The views are amazing, the air is amazing the accomodation had everything we needed and the property and staff were amazing. Perfect location for visiting Sheffield Cradle mountain and Tazmazia was in the next valley across. Lots of friendly animals on the property, An abandoned silver mine with glow worms was a trek / adventure for my boys one day and then after coming back they jumped in the warm indoor pool. And suggest you have a telstra sim with you, nothing else works as well in this part of tassie.

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

3 July 2023

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Nature

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

26 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We enjoyed our stay it was close to Cradle Mountain and Devonport

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Janet

1 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Room comfort

The cottage was clean and kitchen was fully equipped. It was quite cool the first night, and no heat in the bedroom that we could find, and we couldn’t get the place warm. We finally figured it out the next morning, but we spent a pretty uncomfortable night. Also, although my husband was able to log onto the wifi, the password in the handbook never worked for me. We enjoyed the chicken who came to visit us both mornings!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

18 April 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Highly recommend for families wanting to explore the Cradle mountain National park and midland areas of Tasmania. 50 min drive to cradle mountain visitor centre. 15mins from Sheffield. Cabins are very comfortable with stove microwave, fridge, toaster. Retreat has an indoor heated pool great for relaxing after a long days walk to travel. Laundry facilities- 1 x washing machine (free to use) and industrial dryer (about $5-6 per load to dry. ) Kids loved exploring the farm. Water is spring water - Uv sanitised and filtered - we picked up some drinking water from Sheffield IGA in 3ltr containers to be sure.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

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