Barkala Farmstay

Location: 2630 Dandry Road, Dandry, New South Wales, 2357, Dandry, AU

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: property

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 07:30 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 3:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email with check-in instructions and key retrieval information. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.

Amenities & Facilities

• Meeting rooms
• Free WiFi
• Terrace
• Garden
• Express check-in/check-out
• Outdoor pool - seasonal
• Picnic area
• Hiking/biking trails nearby
• Breakfast available (surcharge)
• Multilingual staff
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Meeting rooms
• Smoke-free property
• Wedding services
• Express check-in
• Tours/ticket assistance
• Mountain biking on site
• Playground on site
• Volleyball on site
• Free self parking
• Rock climbing on site
• Art gallery on site
• Banquet hall

Rooms Available

• The Old School House

  1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

  Furnished balcony with garden views

  
  

  Layout - 2 bedrooms, dining area, and sitting area

  Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, oven, and microwave

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, towels, and soap

  Practical - Cribs (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning

  Need to Know - No housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Electric kettle
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Separate sitting area
  • Separate dining area
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping
  • Soap
  • Freezer

• Farmhouse Room 1

  1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

  645-sq-foot room, furnished balcony with garden views

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom, dining area, and sitting area

  Relax - Fireplace

  Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shared bathroom, towels, soap, and toilet paper

  Practical - Cribs (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning

  Need to Know - No housekeeping, shared accommodations

  Smoking And Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Microwave
  • Fireplace
  • Electric kettle
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Separate sitting area
  • Separate dining area
  • Shared accommodation
  • Smoking and Non-Smoking
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping
  • Soap

• The Studio

  3 Queen Beds, 3 Twin Bunk Beds and 3 Twin Beds

  Overlooking the courtyard

  
  

  Layout - 3 bedrooms, dining area, and sitting area

  Relax - Fireplace

  Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, oven, and cookware/dishware

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, towels, and soap

  Practical - Wardrobe or closet; cribs (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning

  Need to Know - No housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 15 (15 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Private bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Fireplace
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Separate sitting area
  • Separate dining area
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping
  • Soap
  • Freezer

• Farmhouse Room 2

  1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

  646-sq-foot room, furnished balcony with garden views

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom, dining area, and sitting area

  Relax - Fireplace

  Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shared bathroom, towels, soap, and toilet paper

  Practical - Wardrobe or closet; cribs (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning

  Need to Know - No housekeeping, shared accommodations

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Microwave
  • Fireplace
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Separate sitting area
  • Separate dining area
  • Shared accommodation
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping
  • Soap

• Farmhouse Room 3

  1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

  646-sq-foot room, furnished balcony with garden views

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom, dining area, and sitting area

  Relax - Fireplace

  Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shared bathroom, towels, soap, and toilet paper

  Practical - Wardrobe or closet; cribs (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning

  Need to Know - No housekeeping, shared accommodations

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Microwave
  • Fireplace
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Separate sitting area
  • Separate dining area
  • Shared accommodation
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping
  • Soap

• The Poets Cottage

  2 Queen Beds and 2 Twin Beds

  Furnished patio with garden views

  
  

  Layout - 2 bedrooms, dining area, and sitting area

  Relax - Fireplace

  Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, oven, and cookware/dishware

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, towels, and soap

  Practical - Yard and wardrobe or closet; cribs (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning and heating

  Need to Know - No housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Kitchen
  • Fireplace
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Yard
  • Separate sitting area
  • Separate dining area
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping
  • Soap
  • Freezer

• Farmhouse Room 4

  1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

  645-sq-foot room, furnished balcony with garden views

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom, dining area, and sitting area

  Relax - Fireplace

  Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shared bathroom, towels, soap, and toilet paper

  Practical - Wardrobe or closet; cribs (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning

  Need to Know - No housekeeping, shared accommodations

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Microwave
  • Fireplace
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Separate sitting area
  • Separate dining area
  • Shared accommodation
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping
  • Soap

Guest Reviews

• Tony (10/5): - Being a farm, it was nice to be able to have a nice walk around areas of the farm.
• Amanda (10/5): - Amazing find. Really fabulous acc. Awesome food. Great amount of things to do. This place is well worth going to. Also has a large pottery studio. Very friendly.
• Paul (10/5): - It is reasonably basic accommodation, but had everything that I required. It is dog friendly with many walks to take dogs on. I'd recommend it for a couple, especially if they have a pet with them. The pottery is also very interesting.
• Adam (10/5): Peaceful, off-grid delight - Lovely staff, clean comfortable accommodation, good food, lots of space to go exploring. Wish I had longer to enjoy the surroundings.
• Sharyn (10/5): - This place is a little gem, all of the staff are happy and helpful. They are great communicators. This is a very rustic place, very clean, warm rooms, comfy beds. They offer cooked dinners as they are out of town, I had the cooked dinner and it was awesome. They have a very nice selection of quality wines. They have areas on the property that you can bush walk, with a lot of birdlife and native plants. There is an unsealed dirt road of about 10km long to get to them, considering the length and type of road it is quite good. There are some bumpy rough spots. I would definitely stay there again. Good value for money.
• Luke (10/5): - Nice staff, pet playmates and nice homey feel
• Emer (10/5): - Very eclectic surroundings. The pottery was stunning and there were extra activates for the kids. They loved it too.
• Umair (10/5): - Enjoyed our stay there. Had fun. Staff was really efficient.
• Lyn (10/5): - The location was great,fairly easy to access.Staff were top.notch . Being an amature potter myself I was mist interested in viewing the sale Gallery, the studio all the beautiful pieces completed and available for purchase .The prices were indicative of the quality and skills of each potter. A calm and peaceful place to experience .thank you to the team fof gheur cameraderie and caring.
• van (10/5): - Good experience, beautiful watching stars at night.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Genuine care shown by all staff made me feel so welcome. I am looking forward to returning to this earthy and meticulously clean oasis in the spectacular Pilliga! Dog friendly, home cooked meals, lovely fresh linen, intelligent staff, family owned and run, beautiful architecture, amazing pottery studio and so much more to experience.
• Brodie (10/5): - Great location - made a fantastic break from our road trip MEL - BNE
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The pottery was beautiful. The service was great. The food was very good quality and reasonably priced. It was a little hot but not their fault. Loved the stay would definitely stay again.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Great friendly staff all willing to happy Really enjoyed the pizza.Thanks
• Alicen (10/5): - Unique farmstay accommodation. You can feed farm animals, many bushwalking trails, pottery lessons, lovely cafe serving fresh wood fired pizza and home made gelato among other menu items. The staff are warm and friendly. It is a farm so expect some dust and flies, making it an authentic experience. Maria and her family have created a little oasis in The Pilliga.
• Verified traveler (2/5): - DO NOT STAY AT THIS PROPERTY. We arrived late to find no lighting, no room numbers and people in the room that we had been told would be ours. There is no after-hours contact number and no phone reception at the property. We had to drive 35km back into town at 11pm after a frightening experience and were lucky to find alternative accommodation. These people are unsafe and inconsiderate. DO NOT GO THERE.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Amazing staying in the old School House. Really something special.
• Liam (10/5): Back to basics - Rustic accommodation but perfect for the environment - the little add-ons like the bushwalk with Kerry are super and the offer of dinner even though we arrived very late was much appreciated
• Christine (8/5): - Really enjoyed our stay. The peace and quiet. The night sky. No mosquitos. Enjoyed the pottery demonstration and cafe. There are nice walks to go on . The only negative was that there was no hot water, so a cold shower.
• Verified traveler (6/5): - Lovely family environment, but logistics very difficult if you have babies needing bottles etc. We stayed in the farmhouse which was cute, but bring all your own cups/bowls/cutlery and be prepared to queue to shower and brush your teeth!
• Susan (10/5): Great farm stay - We had a lovely stay! Comfortable room / bed and heating. We shared the bathroom with two other couples but we managed okay! We so enjoyed our panorama walk overlooking the property which took us an hour and half. My husband enjoyed his evening meal of German sausages & I the barramundi! Overall a lovely experience!
• Kath (8/5): Great Walks on the Property, Friendly hosts - THe owner was very helpful with anything we needed. The pinch pot classes were excellent value at only a third of the prices charged in Brisbane. My 10 and 12 year old boys enjoyed this a lot. Although we hiked at Warrambungles and Kapatur National Parks, this property had some excellent hiking trails and walks whic hwere well maintained and had peaceful beautiful views. The Cafe had excellent food. Blankets were warm for winter and the beds comfy.
• Lyn (10/5): - We arrived after a long and arduous trip, Maria was there to welcome us, she knew the purpose of our stay was to celebrate my mums 80th, lots of focus on ensuring everything was as it should be. I thought Maria was the most authentic business person I have come across during many decades of all sorts of travel. Imagine how blown away I was to hear Maria's own mum had very recently passed yet her focus was on ours and other guests experience . By the way the whole stay was wonderful but really stood out was a sense of ethics which permeated through all the staff, I loved seeing kids playing and laughing outside with very happy hounds as well. This has prompted my first feedback for anything.....ever!!!
• Hideaki (10/5): A hideout for creative nature loving individuals - There's something magical, everything about Maria's place. It's about 15 mins off newell hwy, in a middle of nowhere but it felt like I was welcomed to their house and stayed there. Not only clean and comfortable the people there are friendly who are into pottery and who love being there. Very unique place and there has been a lot of hard work going in to maintain this place. Don't expect a 5 star motel and please have respect to stay at their place, it is family owned and it is a gem. Thank you for letting me stay. Incomparable to any other place and the best place I've ever stayed
• Verified traveler (10/5): Such an amazing place! - A great place for family and lots of fun to be had on the farm and such amazing pottery too. The breakfasy and dinner was suburb!
• Janice (10/5): City dweller converted after amazing farmstay - After a year of travelling around regional and rural NSW staying in motels the Barkala Farmstay was a welcome and needed change. Staying one night was my only regret. The staff as so professional and kind and very good at what they do. There is a pride in the customer service so rarely seen in short term stays. The room was so comfortable. The food excellent. The pottery beautiful enough to purchase and take home as a remembrance of a lovely stay.
• Blake (8/5): Get away from it all. - A really lovely place, it is perfect for experiencing country Australia. The staff are friendly and helpful. The Blue Wren cafe is fantastic.
• Clarice (4/5): Beautiful, but noisy in the farmhouse. - A great location, beautiful surrounds, staff were friendly, but the farmhouse was noisy at night. The walls are thin so every person in the building can be heard and there was a water tank (or water pipes?) in our room that kept running intermittently all night. I'm sure the other accommodation options are fine, but I wouldn't recommend the farmhouse.
• Jared (10/5): Much more unique experience compared to a hotel - The drive into the site made us unsure but the staff were wonderful and the room was lovely.
• Baz (8/5): Something different and nice - Kids enjoyed absolutely everything was great only thing missing was air conditioning, it is a bid of Drive on dirt to get to the place but it was worth it
• Verified traveler (10/5): Lovely country location, Great friendly staff. - What an amazing setup. This property is a testament to the hard work and vision of its creators. Cannot recommend it highly enough and hugely dog friendly.
• Max (4/5): Rustic Hippie Hideaway. - We were horrified by the unsealed road in to the Farmstay. We were driving a new car and found the road so rough that I believed it required a 4 wheel drive. I feel we should have been informed of the unsealed road. We were booked for 2 nights but stayed only one night due to the access difficulties and the heavy rain which caused a cancellation of the Races in Binnaway. The food at both dinner and breakfast was of high quality and very enjoyable.
• Lulu (10/5): Tranquil, zen-like setting in the bush. - This was one of the most amazing places to stay at! If you are looking for a peaceful retreat then this is the place where a few days can feel as if you have been gone a week. Staying in the farmhouse was very pleasant especially waking to the sounds of the resident geese! The accomodation is not five star so don't expect it but it is, however, very comfortable. The Blue Wren cafe serves beautifully cooked meals and the pizza is to die for! Sitting on the verandah of the Farmhouse of an afternoon was a pleasurable experience especially watching the many birds which come into feed. The resident horses, cows and calves are an interesting diversion for guests.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Was very healthy earthy feel to the place and everything was creative and natural! Setting of common areas very relaxing and welcoming after a long days journey. Really enjoyed stay.
• jye (10/5): back to the basics - Very natural down to earth... very peacefull was very pleasant only trouble was language barrier but other than that it was very enjoyable...
• Krista (10/5): - Wonderful slice of magic in the middle of nowhere. We will be back for sure.
• Mel (10/5): - Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Beautiful;
• Leroy (10/5): - Value: Fantastic, Amazing; Service: Remarkable, Go the extra mile, Outstanding; Cleanliness: Spotless, Immaculate, Beautiful; Their pottery work is beautiful. They went over and beyond to make us feel comfortable
• CLINT (10/5): - Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Fantastic; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Beautiful; ALL WAS VERY GOOD
• Anne-Marie (8/5): - Facilities: Basic; Value: Great deal; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Good;
• Sue (8/5): - Facilities: Distinctive; Value: Inexpensive; Service: Good; Cleanliness: Pleasant;
• linda (8/5): - Facilities: Distinctive; Value: Low-priced; Service: Courteous; Cleanliness: Pleasant; All staff was really friendly and helpfull. The dog was allowed pretty much everywhere, which is great. Many places say pet friendly when they're not
• Katherine (10/5): - Facilities: Outstanding, Beautiful unique cottage; Value: Fantastic, Great value- so cheap; Service: Outstanding, all satff so friendly; Cleanliness: Beautiful; For a unique experience Barkala Farm is must.
• Lady (4/5): - Facilities: Bare minimum; Value: Acceptable price; Service: Basic, Polite; Cleanliness: Stained sheets ; If description had have been realistic, people would know what to expect.

Photos