Yea Peppercorn Hotel

Save your money. Was great until it recently changed owner. Has gone down hill very fast. Food was poor, one of my Oysters was replaced with a Muscle for my entree. Waiters and bar staff were unhappy and the general upkeep of the restaurant was below satisfactory. Not worth your money or time.

Unexpectedly classy We just liked the look of this heritage pub but came with no expectations. The cuisine is astonishingly good, a short but excellent wine list, and a lovely dining room with comfortable antique furniture. Easygoing but switched on staff and a well provisioned spacious room out the back. Our bed in room 5 would be too soft for bad backs: it's the only change some.might like to see. We'll make this place a regular stopover.

Wow don’t know where to start! So disappointed. Nothing like photos on website!! We had the garden room and I thought we were at the wrong place! The garden was overgrown and dirty and strewn with discarded furniture. Then our room was the oldest looking cheap doona cover and a dirty valance…not one thing like the photos! Went looking for a little packet shower cap and nothing not even a cake of soap! Had a dinner booking for 8pm on the Saturday night and when we arrived were told the kitchen closed at 7:30pm. As it turns out the food and menu are not what is on website either and is now an Indian restaurant apparently. After reading the reviews on web page I was so excited to be finally visiting the Peppercorn and it’s all untrue what they are advertising. I have no words for the disappointment of this whole experience.

Beds were comfortable however shower dripped all night. Breakfast cereal containers were not replenished and filled. The cobwebs could do with a sweep off the ceilings in the Unit and outside off all the windows and doors. As an ex employee of this business a little disappointed with new owners and their cleanliness???

Limited accommodation in Yea and the Peppercorn selected. Text message with code to collect key - all good except no key in the safe. Found someone who could locate a key and able to access our room - via a clutter of stored items and cleaning equipment. OK is the best the room could be described. Checked the frig and a half bottle of milk past its use by date and part of a loaf of bread not sealed and no tag with use by date did not excite. Bulk cereal in containers, better to have individual sealed packets, so purchased these for our breakfast together with fresh milk. It was very hot and the air conditioner on maximum was simply not up to the task. No microwave to heat a bought meal and this would be desirable for a Tuesday night when very little in the way of eating open in Yea. Not that we were looking for a hot meal. Double bed this day and age does not cut it. No fault of the hotel but the power went off just before 7.00pm. Found who I presume was a staff member to check the whole hotel had no power. That was the case and I was advised when something was known I would be advised. That never happened. A big downside of no power was of course the room got hotter and hotter to pretty much unbearable. No opening window or screen door for fresh air. With the door open who knows what insects might have joined us. While our bad experience was in the main outside the control of the hotel - the power came back on at 2.00am - there was a lot to be desired as to the room. On a positive note the shower was good.

Pictures on website very deceptive, rear "garden" area very unkempt with old kitchen sink units and other removed items strewn around. Rear entry steps overgrown with vines. Building generally very worn and tired, then entered our room which was also very tired and worn with obvious water damage in a section of trim and wall at ceiling to wall join, only 1 shower head fitted in double shower (which was probably removed to stop water from nearest shower flooding floor from shower door which would not shut properly), shower base unit also had a major break/crack across center simply roughly filled with clear silicon, bathroom light was so dim that door had to be left open to let light in, vanity riser and mixer tap so poorly fitted that it simply flopped around and had pieces of timber jammed between vanity top and riser flange to stop it falling over entirely, and there were numerous power cords and power boards not in use and hanging down walls from power points. Room cleanliness also left a lot to be desired. To staffs credit when we naturally complained they arranged a $50 discount on the $150 room cost, which whilst greatly appreciated does not address the many issues which should have been fixed obviously a long time ago. We cannot comment on the food as after the state of the room we had very little faith in the restaurant.

What a little gem. We found this hotel by doing a search on Google for the general area and we’re so pleased we found it. We had a very warm welcome and were booked into a delightful, quirky room. We booked in for dinner and again this was superb and the team were delightful too. Although not sold as providing breakfast, we were left with access to milk, cereals and toast. As an added bonus,this traditional building has a first floor veranda where we were able to have a lovely sundowner. Perfect end to our perfect holiday in Australia. Thank you.

Lovely characterful room with ensuite. Very quiet and peaceful. Beautiful part of rural Victoria. Breakfast makings were plentiful and appreciated. We stayed when the restaurant was closed so not sure about the noise from below at other times.

We thoroughly enjoyed our one night stay here. The rooms were very spacious and the bed was comfortable. We were at the back of the hotel away from the main road. It was quiet and we enjoyed a good night’s sleep. The continental breakfast in the common lounge area was adequate and filling. The building’s design and charm added to the experience.