Is Rudawe Lodge in Taylor Bay, with FREE lake experience pet-friendly?

Yes, this lodge allows dogs (limit 1 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Rudawe Lodge in Taylor Bay, with FREE lake experience Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Where is Rudawe Lodge in Taylor Bay, with FREE lake experience located?

This family-friendly Taylor Bay lodge is located on the waterfront, 3 mi (4.8 km) from W.J. Moore Park, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Eildon Bushland Reserve and Lake Eildon National Park. Snobs Creek Freshwater Discovery Centre and Anderson Harbour are also within 6 mi (10 km).

8/10 Good

Kayla M.

8 February 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay for the weekend!

Great house for large groups, lots of activities at the house, owner was great to deal with.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Natalie L.

28 January 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great fun for families

A rustic setting with heaps of facilities to keep everyone entertained

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason G.

16 April 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Group stay at Rudawe

Our group had an amazing time with the jacuzzi, pool table and foosball table. The house was spacious and the area was beautiful. It is a great location for a gathering and we had an amazing time. The owners were very helpful and friendly also.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Romain G.

17 August 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing experience

Thanks a lot, John for your warm welcome. The accommodation is great but most importantly the experience you provide is amazing ! The boat tour on the lake and the sunset cocktail experience on the ridge of your land were just wonderfull !

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Roger W.

7 February 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Good location for a large group getaway

We were a family group looking to getaway with a ski boat, and smaller tinny - the location is great for a getaway but with the ski boat we had to drive around to the main boat ramp at Eildon wall to launch and retrieve not a huge issue but access to the property is pretty tight and most properties have steep access in Taylor’s Bay Area that is the attraction - a positive but a bit limiting for ski boat trailer access - there was a dirt ramp nearby but that was pretty rugged - got the tinny in ok. The house itself, as reported by other reviewers does need a little TLC - some have said it adds to the rustic experience, but it is pretty tired. The host was very good - we did have a misunderstanding- around a 5 knot limit - totally our fault as the small print on the map provided had it noted an error on our behalf - and quickly corrected - we did leave an item at the property John retrieved it and used the postage paid envelope I provided to send it back - thank you. To be honest I think it is a good place for a quick getaway but for easy access to the lake perhaps not the best but John does offer a lake experience which apprently is pretty good

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pierre D.

11 December 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect

Exactly what we were after for our group. Lots of fun and John was a great host.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Henry T.

24 October 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot

John was a great host, happy to help at any time and very informative of the processes. House is as it’s advertised. Very happy with price and facilities.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Lyle C.

24 April 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great weekend on the water

This place is the perfect spot for a couple of family’s or group of mates to hang out for the weekend! Has everything you need

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Benjamin G.

27 March 2024

Liked: Communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy

Expectations not met

Unfortunately our stay was not as seamless and as good experience as what we expected given the photo's description and price we paid to stay at Rudawe Lodge. Photo's of the property under the Vrbo listing are very old, out of date and not representative of the houses current condition. Whilst John the Owner was good on the comm's over the phone when we needed to call him, there was no handover/explanation of how things work, where bins located some of the basic's of house to operate the house The house was not in a clean state when we took possession and we took it upon ourselves to clean out shelves and cupboards of dust and dead insects before unpacking our food and supplies for the weekend. We had to top up on some basic supplies of dish-washing detergent, toilet paper and other basics which were not supplied. It was a real shame given we booked this 12 months in advance and my 1 piece of advice to John is that he needs to give the house a big clean, update the photo's online and make some adjustments to his rental expectations. We are well seasoned short term holiday renters and unfortunately this is the only house that i have ever written a negative review on.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alia G., Scoresby

8 December 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Family Location

We celebrated my husband 50th Birthday at Rudawe with our cherished family and friends. We loved the location and the space provided. John was a lovely host and every little details was thought of and provided for a group gathering. Plenty of games and cricket bats . the trip out on to the lake was a highlight and our family enjoyed this.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Sharna F.

4 October 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication

The lake

The lake was beautiful. We had a great time, the property is in need of a bit of love.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve C., Melbourne

15 September 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Steve

Great location John was great, highly recommend the ridge picnic. Thanks so much we had a great weekend

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven B.

24 August 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic stay

We all had a fantastic stay at John’s property. The house was huge and comfortable, with plenty to keep us entertained! John is a very great host. Would recommend this house for a fun filled weekend away!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

CRAIG M.

18 June 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very pleasant stay

John was a great host. The boat ride on the lake on the party boat was lots of fun. The house met all of the requirements for our group. The downstairs entertainment area with pool table, foosball table and fire was a great space. The spa was very enjoyable.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Daniel H.

3 May 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Needs TLC

So much potential, house is great but iscin desperate need of some TLC.john is very helpful and listened to our concerns.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Chris S.

2 February 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Australia Day trip

Nice place, heaps of space and well located.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen C.

8 January 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family stay

Perfect for groups with kids,down stairs was massive with plenty of room for them to run around. Great spot for boats etc the lake was at 100% and the boats were a stones throw away. Would recommend!

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Isabella O.

11 December 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Incredible stay with beautiful lake views and amazing boat ride into the lake, highly recommend!

I couldn’t recommend this accomodation highly enough. John was a great host that was super helpful and always answered our calls if we had any questions. He also took all 18 of us out onto his house boat for a ride into the middle of the lake. We were then able to jump off and boat and swim in the lake. the scenery was amazing and it was so kind of John to do that for us for free. There was a big long table that fitted our whole group for communal meals. Multiple indoor communal spaces with a pool table, foosball table, a bar, big kitchen, tv with Netflix. Wifi was also available and the hot tub was amazing. There were heaps of beautiful birds that would come say hello on the balcony as well. This was the perfect stay and we had such an amazing time there.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Jasmine T.

3 December 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

John's a true legend

The photos on the listing aren't accurate with the house being more run down than the photos. The listing also showed the house to be more spacious than it is. With that being said however there was plenty of room for our 11 person group. John the home owner is a true legend. He was super accommodating and took us on many great local experiences including wine and cheese up on a look out on his property and a great day on his boat.

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cindy T.

4 November 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great stay

Beautiful location friendly host

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jay P., Melbourne

28 August 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great property

We stayed for 2 nights and we had so much fun. John is an amazing and very friendly host. He offers a boat ride as part of the stay and it’s a MUST do. Property on its on is really good with loads of fun games and jacuzzi.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Sarah k.

15 August 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

John was a lovely host and was very accommodating

The place was great for a group but was quite run down with a few things broken or not working. Needs a bit of TLC but was a great space for groups

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew L.

27 July 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Weekend away with friends

Lovely weekend getaway with mates, Owner John very helpful and accommodating

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Di M.

13 June 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family yes me

A perfect place for large family groups and organisations. John is an excellent host who ensures all is as it should be.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Dayna V.

11 March 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Holiday Spot

This large home is great. Fantastic to have facilities to moor our Boat and not have to trailer on and off every day. Great to have all the extra curricular things in the home for fun family stuff to do after a long day on the water or rainy days! Good size TV downstairs . Nice peaceful area, perfect to relax.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021

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