The stayed a Rustic Spirit for a few nights getaway on a recent weekend.
Great location as it's only a short drive from Sydney. The cabin was nice enough, it was almost as if it had passed its hey day though.
It was very tired, not all that much effort put in by the owners..

The bathroom was mouldy and there were cobwebs in the corner..
The ice cube trays were empty on arrival so it was hard mixing up a nice g&t on our first night!
The breakfast hamper was nice, fresh eggs and bacon but the frying pan supplied was so old and grimey that I didn't want to cook on it! I did go to scrub the pan out myself but the piece of scourer supplied was absolutely filthy... The BBQ was the same, so dirty that you just wouldn't want to use it. The loaf of bread in the hamper was 3 or 4 days old so I had to send hubby off to search for some fresh bread.
There was no where to plug an iPod in our cabin but there was an old stereo box and VHS player but we didn't have CDs with us so no music for us. No games either which would have been nice. There was a DVD player with a couple of DVDs but nothing we were interested in.
There was mould on the shelves where the glasses were kept and bedside table had not had a wipe for quite some time. I would of been happy to wipe these things down but there was no cleaning spray and only one chux so I saved that for the kitchen. No spare garbage bag either.. Spa was great, nice outlook, would be lovely if a little effort was put in by the owners. Lovely fire all set up ready to go which was great.
No phone coverage for mobiles (although this didn't bother me as much as hubby!)
All in all I would suggest staying elsewhere until things improve. Great potential but just no love put in to it.

We were slightly disappointed with our stay here. The fire alarm woke us up at 3am as it was beeping, as it needed a battery change. Of course this is totally out of the the control of the owners. Initially, we could not reach it to turn it off. So we tried to contact the owners (once we went up to the main road to get signal) who were unreachable on their contact numbers. We went up to the 'main' house, but there was no one there? We eventually broke the alarm off the wall at about 4am and could get some pieceful sleep. The owners weren't really peturbed of our incident. When we wrote to complain we didn't get so much as an apology. Bottom line is when you go somewhere pieceful, rustic to sleep, you expect to get some. So, if you don't mind being all on your own - literally, then this in the place for you.

The breakfast was good and the rooms okay. Ours was a bit musty and could have done with a spring clean. The nature is lovely and you do feel like you are literally in the middle of a forest. The intent to be magical is there, but some hospitality would have gone a long way!

Attention to detail makes Rustic Spirit one of kind, from the freshly baked biscuits awaiting us, freshly laid candles, pre prepared fireplace and the champagne and chocolates, no detail was left to chance. Flint Hill Cottage was just perfect in every way, the views are amazing, the cottage itself relaxing and secluded and very well equiped. The spa bath was complete with bubbles and candles and made our stay even more of a romantic escape from the real world. There is nothing Rustic about Rustic Spirit! - We will definitely be back!

A perfect choice to get away from it all. Log fire, spa bath, candles and beautiful mountain surroundings to help you to relax and forget about the worries back in "real life". Breakfast hamper or breakfast in the dining room included, more than enough fantastic food, plus those extra special touches like marshmellows for your hot chocolate!

Staying at Rustic Spirit was a fantastic, and romantic, way to celebrate my 30th!