Bryony Cottage Berrima

Well appointed with everything we needed. Great for a family trip and very cute decor.

We found the house very cold and the heating took at least 12-24 hours to warm up. We essentially needed to wear our puffer jackets inside the first 24hrs. Would have been nice to have the heating already on upon check in. We messaged the host about the heating to check if there was a trick to get it to work on the first day and had no response.

The cottage was in a wonderful location, clean and ready for guests on arrival. The rooms were all spacious, linen lovely and perfect to accomodate several people.

The cookware and appliances were terrible to the point of where they were unsafe. Scratched k-mart Teflon pans, k-mart Teflon cookware (some had actual plastic melted off), plastic kettle (leeching microplastics into boiled water). Im not sure why such a beautiful home would have such unsafe cookware that leeches PFAS and microplastics into the food and water. I brought my own frypan on a hunch and im so glad I did or I wouldnt have been unable to cook or boil water in this holiday home for my child. Everything else crockery wise was good quality...

Nicely renovated in a great location. The kids loved the garden. I like the attention to light fixtures: warm yellow, dimmable, not harsh neon in your face. Good set of kitchen knives too, so you are not struggling to cook simple meals.

Nothing, really.

Bedrooms could do with proper curtains. They don’t cover windows as are too small. And the blind in other bedroom does not block light. Lots of teas etc were provided but no complimentary small milk which would have been nice.