Beautifully furnished cottages with a fireplace surrounded by lovely gardens, Elm Wood is like a mini paradise in Westbury, Tasmania managed by Gil & Diana Stokes. Though it might be slightly difficult to access Elm Wood via public transport, if one rents a car, it is just a 30 mins drive from Launceston Airport, just off Bass Highway. Do rent a car, it is definitely worth it as you get to travel down to Mole Creek for breathtaking views such as Devils' Gullet, Liffey Falls and other attractions such as Trowunna Wildlife Park and Mole Creek Caves.
Gil Stokes knows the area like the back of his hand and revealed many secrets of Tasmania which will leave you blown away! From ginseng salmon farm to award-winning gelato ice cream, Gil made our trip in Tasmania an unforgettable one. 2.5 days was definitely not enough to even begin to explore that seemingly small part of Tasmania!
Diana prepares heavenly breakfasts and delivers to the doorsteps of our Linden Cottage. Sourdough bread, spice fruit bread, with homemade blackberry jam spread and muesli with milk was simply fantastic and I look forward to it every morning! :)
Diana was so helpful, she even provided us with a bucket of car shampoo with water and sponge to clean up our rented car. Gil and Diana did a fantastic job with Elm Wood and their service was impeccable! I would really love to come back to enjoy their friendly and warm hospitality again. :)

Stayed 3 nights, after reading reviews was expecting something wonderful. Cottage was lovely, and the fire was burning when we arrived, very nice on a cold day in Tasmania. Breakfast on day one, was with the owners in the large house, as we were the only people there. We skipped day two breakfast, as we wanted to get away early. On checkout morning, we fronted up to the main house again, for a 8:45am breakfast, however owners didn't answer the door, so we left without breakfast. Perhaps we should have made more tangible arrangements regarding day three, but were late getting back, and didn't want to disturb. We just got the feeling that although they were happy to have us in the cottage, it was all a bit much to provide the extras that were promised on the website. Overall a bit disappointing, given the wonderful reviews on tripadviser.

Stayed at elm wood in the linden cottage for our honeymoon. We were there for about a week and a half. We had plenty of great advice from the owners about what's around the area and also how to get there (we had a hire car). Loved the fireplace and complementary port, the breakfasts were fantastic, a great place all around would definitely stay there again next time in tassie!

The location of Elm wood off the main road but right on the village green provides a delightful place to base oneself when exploring Westbury and surrounds. The accommodation is superbly decorated and very comfortable. Breakfast is home-style and delicious. The complimentary port and chocolate was a lovely touch. Diana and Gill are great hosts and had very good suggestions for thing to do and see in the area.