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Pet friendly Merindah Cottages are designed specifically for people holidaying with dogs.   Dogs on holiday are welcome indoors in these truly dog friendly cottages - securely fenced, spacious and delightfully appointed. Located on the east coast of Victoria, these two very private self-contained cottages are on 4 ha (10 acres) in a rural area just 5 minutes from Paynesville. Situated right between the lakes and sea in a sunny and temperate micro-climate, sea breezes keep us cool in summertime and warm - with clear skies - in the winter.  People with disabilities will find outstanding, award-winning, accessible accomodation.

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Karinya Cottage Photos 1 - 2 people

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Woongara Cottage Photos 2 - 4 people

Just five minutes from the Paynesville waterfront (where dogs are welcome in cafes and on the beaches), the two cottages on this peaceful rural property overlook farmland and bush. Wandering echidnas stroll the property; boisterous rosellas, galahs and lorikeets - as well as twenty other bird species, come to feed during the day. Wallabies and wombats wander the bush metres away down the country lanes. You can walk down the lane, through the bush and along the lakeshore to the waterfront dog-welcoming cafes in Paynesville.  

YES! Family pets are welcome inside these pet-friendly cottages. The cottage yards are completely fenced (for Chihuahuas to Great Danes) and so are the acres of grassy paddocks where dogs can run free and chase balls and frisbees. Dogs will also enjoy meandering down the country lanes, strolling along the numerous pathways with you, swimming in the rivers and lakes - and on the Ninety Mile Beach too. Take your dog with you to breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's a five minute drive to waterfront eateries where your dogs are also welcome!  There are countless accessible tourist attractions and shops, cafes, wine bars, pubs and excellent restaurants in the immediate area.

All information about the cottages and the Lakes area, plus detailed maps to dog walks & swims, tourism brochures, menus and so much more is contained in a huge information kit -- on the table waiting for your arrival. Superb fishing spots and boat ramps on the Silt Jetties, at Eagle Point & Paynesville jetties, along the Mitchell River and in the Lakes are only two minutes from Merindah. (Wireless internet available.)

Guide Dog foster-puppy visiting Karinya Cottage

Sandie Keeble took the photos of Darren & Worf click to enlarge all photos

Worf swimming in the Tambo River

Olivia with Pablo the patient Lab (O plans on being the first female player in the AFL. P plans on eating dinner 6 times per day.)

Paynesville is a lakeside resort town surrounded by water and well-known as the "Boating Capital of Victoria". The numerous waterfront shops, cafes and restaurants overlook sandy beaches and grassed picnic areas on the water. Paved pathways, as well as bushwalks, mean you can stroll for kilometres along the lakes and rivers. Take the ferry 300 metres to Raymond Island and enjoy spying on the 500 koalas. Dogs - and humans too - just love walking the kilometres of sandy gravel roads on the island.

Bairnsdale, a 10-minute drive, is the main commercial centre for the Shire's rural community of 40,000 people. As well as facilities comparable to those in any city shopping centre, there are many craft & antique shops, galleries, parks, fine restaurants, country pubs and cafes.

Merindah Cottages PO Box 254 Paynesville Vic 3880 Australia

Phone : 03 5156 6519 Intl : +61 3 5156 6519 email: info@merindah.com.au

 
 If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also - Russian Proverb

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