I was traveling on business to Australia and decided to take a few extra days to explore. I had…read moreread about the Jackalope in a magazine as it opened in April 2017. The newly opened Jackalope which is on The Mornington Peninsula, about an hour's drive south of Melbourne, is a $40 million luxury hotel on the Willow Creek winery with restaurants Rare Hare and Doot Doot Doot. My favorite dining option was the Rare Hare, a casual drop-in eatery, food store and and wine tasting barn offering smoked artichokes with burrata and venison carpaccio with views of the vines. I loved breakfast which included the likes of spiced lamb and fried eggs or crisp chive-flecked waffles with smoked salmon with a well made strong coffee to get your day started. I stayed in the vineyard room which had a great view over the infinity pool and vineyard. The room was spacious and luxurious with sleek black furnishings. The bed was very comfortable, the bathroom had underfloor heating, the double rain shower was amazing and the little nook outside the bathroom was convenient for relaxing. At checkout the amazing service continued as I was offered several water bottles for my hour long journey back to the city and given awesome black bag luggage tags as a parting gift. FIVE STARS as I highly recommend Jackalope for its luxury, its special touches, its awesome attentive staff, and its beautiful location.

Well... The advert says that it's Victoria's most environmentally friendly pub. And the play area…read morehas an awesome old school tram that kids and big kids will love That's about all that's good. The meals were actually the worst a pub food I've had in I can't remember how long. I played it safe and went with a chicken schnitzel as we all know that you pick safe dishes when you're at country pubs. Well it was a cold slab of non-chicken meat whatever served with boiled carrot and zucchini that was mushy and gross, and a roast potato. And at $19 it's not the greatest value meal in the world. Eating companions had a lasagne and the lamb shanks and there was certainly a consensus on the quality of food. If you're in the area head for the pelican cafe down at the Mariana.

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