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The perfect place to holiday in quiet on the Paynesville canals

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Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Marina
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Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Dryer

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

The perfect place to holiday in quiet on the Paynesville canals

The perfect place for boat or pelican watching and true relaxation. Offering great style in this sought after setting, with the canal outside your door. Ideally located, only minutes to the shopping Esplanade and the beautiful Lakes King & Victoria. With all the comforts you require for a great holiday, a living space opening on to the water and a jetty at your doorstep, this is an ideal spot for older families, couples or friends to unwind.

Property manager

Gippsland Lakes Escapes

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Onsite parking

Kitchen

  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Dishwasher
  • Toaster
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Spices
  • Coffee/tea maker

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bed sheets provided

Bathrooms

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Shower
  • Towels provided
  • Hair dryer

Living spaces

  • Living room

Entertainment

  • TV
  • Books

Outdoor areas

  • Patio
  • Barbecue grill

Laundry

  • Washing machine and dryer

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • On the waterfront

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

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Outdoor dining

Step onto the spacious deck and drink in the mesmerizing views of the water

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
10.0 out of 10, Exceptional, 1 review
Step onto the spacious deck and drink in the mesmerizing views of the water
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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
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Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

Pelican-brief Paynesville VIC House
Pelican-brief VIC House
Pelican-brief Paynesville VIC
Pelican-brief VIC
Pelican brief Paynesville VIC
Pelican brief Paynesville VIC
2691-187762

About the neighborhood

Map
Paynesville, Victoria

What's nearby

  • Paynesville Maritime Museum - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Koala Trail - 19 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Point Fullarton Gippsland Lakes Reserve - 4 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Raymond Island Gippsland Lakes Reserve - 8 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Mitchell River Silt Jetties Gippsland Lakes Reserve - 9 min drive - 9.1 km

Getting around

  • Bairnsdale Station - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Old Pub Paynesville - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Paynesville Bakery - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Fickle Fig Licenced Cafe - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Boathouse Pizza Bar & Grill - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Alma's Restaurant - ‬11 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is The perfect place to holiday in quiet on the Paynesville canals pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at The perfect place to holiday in quiet on the Paynesville canals?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The perfect place to holiday in quiet on the Paynesville canals?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The perfect place to holiday in quiet on the Paynesville canals located?

Situated on the waterfront, this vacation home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Paynesville Maritime Museum, Koala Trail, and Lake Victoria. Raymond Island Gippsland Lakes Reserve and Lake King are also within 2 mi (3 km).

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The perfect place to holiday in quiet on the Paynesville canals Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 53 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 53 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 53 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 53 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 53 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mike N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful home and peaceful location
Had a great stay with family to catch up - great for long weekend / short trip off peak. Beautiful house and the Lakes are fantastic
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Sue M.

feels like home
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: we've stayed at Pelican Brief about 6 times now & it feels like home. familiar & comfortable. there was a few added touches this time, couch on deck, tissues provided, cleaner kitchen & some supplies in kitchen pantry. thank you, it makes a difference

10/10 Excellent

Jessica O.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent Location and Great Views
Excellent location, with great views. The house was well appointed with a few extra touches, which made our stay very comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lynn W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
House is beautiful and furnished lovely. Plenty of room for us.
Definitely recommended
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

dalibor s.

Amazing property,Amazing Paynsville
Absolutely beautiful property ,location,location,location and jetty we had amazing time on the deck overlooking the water Exploring the Gippsland lakes with our boat we had time of the life...
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Grant H.

Great spot
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: very good
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10/10 Excellent

Mathew B.

Such a great property!
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great location to town and amenities First class accommodation Well appointed kitchen Fabulous sunset over water views

10/10 Excellent

Dawne W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great property in good location
We arrived after agent had closed but key easily available in safe. Property was spacious with everything you could need. We wouldn’t hesitate in re-booking.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Uma T.

Fantastic Place with a view
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great place, good value, wonderful view and awesome host.
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10/10 Excellent

Kath W.

Great location and lovely house
Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The property was as described, clean and in a great location tucked in a little cul de sac loved the private mooring
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Julie E.

Peaceful Waterfront
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: we felt comfortable and at home as soon as we arrived at the house The narrow corridor opened out to a lovely waterfront outlook with its own jetty. Spacious rooms with comfortable and and furnishings. Appliances all easy to use and kitchen set up well. Great heating in every room. Private, peaceful and cosy for a winter holiday. IGA supermarket at the end of the street. Good location close to everything in Paynesville.
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10/10 Excellent

A guest from Bega, New South Wales

Great Stay
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Chose this property based on description, photos, location and because it had a private jetty for our boat. We were not disappointed. Property was very clean and well maintained. Perfect for our needs and would be happy to stay there again.
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10/10 Excellent

Chris P.

Picture perfect holiday experience at Pelican Brief
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Pelican Brief has all the modern amenities to make your stay on the Paynesville canals very enjoyable. Large screen smart tv for the family, comfortable furniture/ bed, wifi, barbecue and views. Highly recommended property.
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10/10 Excellent

Leon b.

Pelican Brief Paynesville Five Star all the time stayed 4 times
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Just fantastic 3 good size bedrooms 2 bathrooms we be back next year as well. Thanks, and look forward to next time. Leon
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10/10 Excellent

Jan K.

Lakeside bliss
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Pelican Brief met all our expectations, the house was clean and tidy, beds very comfortable and the deck was perfect for relaxing and enjoying the view, sunsets and the passing swans and pelicans. Great to have our own dock as we moored our sailboat there which made for easy getaways when sailing.
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10/10 Excellent

chris j.

happy
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: windows had spider webs on the outside and garden needs a clean up. TV screen dirty
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10/10 Excellent

Gayle H.

Quiet Waterside Haven
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is a lovely property located at the end of a peaceful court. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay making use of the private jetty for our boat. The warm welcoming touches like breakfast supplies were appreciated. Not our first time here and won’t be the last! Thanks.
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10/10 Excellent

Janine M.

Pelican brief
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Lovely well equipped home Everything you need in the kitchen, even glad wrap, foil, salt pepper etc A long walk to Iga if your fit but very direct. Everything close to unit Lovely bedding with plenty of pillows to chose from I appreciated the folder with emergency no s and take away menu s Little touches like full box of tissues, toilet paper, mosquito candle , coffee pods, local coffee pouch and biscuits were much appreciated Probably the thin towels and bent coat hangers were not up to scratch but I can certainly live with that. I’m use to having the shampoo, conditioner and body wash in a dispenser in the shower . I never bring soap so the little round bar of soap was hilarious for 6 days. Beautiful outlook on the canal listening to the birds. Excellent
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10/10 Excellent

Jamie P.

SIMPLY AMAZING!!
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: My partner and I stayed at pelican brief with our 3 kids and 2 other adults. We all absolutely loved staying at this place!! It’s amazing ur 2nd time staying here and we highly recommend this house!! We had our boat parked at the jetty that out the back of the house, 5min walk to Main Street, the house is in great condition!! We’ve already rebooked it for next year!! Simply amazing!!

10/10 Excellent

Anita K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Rest and Recoup
We loved everything about Pelican Brief. The moment we opened the door and saw the canal view we knew we were going to be having 4 days of pure relaxation. Waiting for us on the kitchen bench was the most scrumptious loaf of fresh bread, butter and blueberry jam. This served us for all the days we weee there. The place is clean, a HD giant TV, lovely hot showers and a few quirky swans waiting for food at the bottom of the stairs on the canal. The pick up of the key was super easy and Paynesville is beautiful. We would recommend eating out at Sardine. We had the degustation menu and cannot fault this place one bit. It was AMAZING and is a one hat restaurant. Thankyou for letting my mum and I stay in your beautiful house. We would love to come and stay here again! Anita and Brigitte
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Chris T.

Boating at Pelican Brief
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: My family of 4 stayed at Pelican Brief in January. We loved Pelican Brief due to its fantastic location and of course its canal frontage and private jetty for our boat. It is close to town, boat ramp and direct access to the lakes. House was comfortable with good amenities, wifi and TV, great deck and outlook. One thing to note is that this house is attached to another but privacy was not an issue . FYI We left our trailer locked at the king st boat ramp as there was not quite enough room in the front yard at the house and it was not a problem. Gippsland Lakes Escapes was excellent to deal with, professional and answered all questions I had promptly. I would stay here again without hesitation.

10/10 Excellent

Kelly B., Warragul, Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location
Communication was great from the beginning. We had to adjust the guests and this was no problem. Check in was above and beyond as we were running late for check in but family was already in Paynesville and was able to collect the keys earlier than anticipated. Only issue for us was the off street parking as we had 4 cars in total and no access to garage but we made do. Loved the layout and the view of the channel in the mornings and evenings. Mozzies are an issue when there is a large body of water so remember your bug-off. Would suggest having a DVD player for those that don't have streaming services, we used our laptop to play a DVD for the kids. Few minor issues but we flagged this on departure as they weren't a major issue during our 4 night stay. Will definitely consider this property for our next stay in Paynesville.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
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10/10 Excellent

C.J. W.

Excellent property!
Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I cannot recommend a stay at the Pelican Brief highly enough, the location is excellent, the furniture and facilities are first class and we will definitely be a returning family!The ease of acces to a boat tied up on your own jetty just made those early morning starts so much easier to sneak out and chase some fish. The house is well furnished and everything you could need is supplied. We have stayed in many holiday houses, but this one was by far the best equipped and presented. Paynesville shops are only a brief walk away and Lo the people along the canals seemed very friendly.The seams nesting under the jetty just topped it off when the eggs hatched on the third day of our stay showing off four little sygnetseach time we wandered down to the water. This is a top facility and very worthy of a five star review!
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10/10 Excellent

Sue M.

Location Pelican Brief
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I think this is our 5th stay here and we keep coming back. it is a perfect location for us who mostly walk everywhere, so easy access to town. The property has a lovely view, being on the canal. As much as we love this property, we immediately noticed that the standard of cleaning had deteriorated. the mop hadnt been out of the cupboard in a long time, the floors (bathroom & kitchen) are in dire need of a clean. I found a scrubbing brush & went to work on the kitchen bench & sink. There is usually some cleaning products in the laundry, none to be found this time, though there was a spray & wipe type of spray in the kitchen. The vacuum filter needs replacing, the vacuum was clogged with hair and really isnt fit for purpose. In summary, great property & location, lift the standard of cleaning, and there is no doubt we will be back. thank you
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10/10 Excellent

Dean R.

Tranquil setting
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house was lovely, very comfortable and tastefully decorated. The view from the living area was fabulous and the deck overlooking the water very tranquil. A bit cold for us to make the most of the outside area, and unfortunately the blue green algae spoilt any fishing opportunity. Would be a haven in the warmer weather!