Dear Guest,
Welcome to Wilson Cottage!
We are thrilled to welcome you to your home away from home.
We want you to have complete peace of mind when staying with us. Please find all property information and guest services in this guestbook for your stay and there are maps and brochures also in the cottage.
Also, check out What's Nearby and our example Itineraries.
Please keep the house clean and tidy and do all your dishes before you leave.
Feedback
Guestbook
We love to receive feedback whether good or bad. This helps us create a better experience for all.
Access
You'll find the key in the key box next to the front door. The combination is in the welcome email we sent you. Please replace it on your departure day.
Internet password: scan the QR code on the fridge to connect. The password is there too if you want to add it manually.
Stereo Bluetooth receiver (play music from your phone): press the button on the side of the little black box to put it into 'discovery' mode.
Foster Tourist Information Centre
VISIT SOUTH GIPPSLAND
Toll Free: 1800 630 704
Cnr McDonald & Main St, Foster
House rules
- No parties or events allowed.
- No smoking allowed - except for outside
- No pets allowed - sorry but the fur & mud get out of control!
- Children are welcome 🙂
- Indoor wood fire available only in cooler months and when wood is supplied. Please do not source your own firewood
- No unregistered guests allowed
- Please respect our neighbours and keep the noise down at night, especially after 10pm
- Please turn off the aircon/header when you go out
- Please take extra care of your key. Lost keys incur a replacement fee of $20
- Please take care of the furnishings. You will have to pay for damages that exceed the security deposit
- Please don’t rearrange the furniture
- Please do your dishes
- Please check out on time, so we have time to clean for the next people
Wood Fire
Available in cooler months only and we will supply the firewood. Some guests need extra instructions so here we go…
On your first night
We’ve already set the fire for you 🙂 If you’re not familiar with lighting fires, take a good look at how the wood is arranged in a rough pyramid shape with smaller pieces at the bottom.
- Just light the fire lighters that we've placed amongst the wood.
- Keep the door open a few centimetres until the fire is roaring.
- If needed you can now add some large pieces of wood.
- When roaring, close the door and keep the flu fully open (round knob under the door handle in the upward position) so it get’s reaaaaaally hot.
- When roaring again, close the flu (round knob in the downward position) a little to the point where you still see a little flame. This is important, because the flame is required to ignite all the gases so they don’t go into the atmosphere (a cleaner burn). It will get hotter too as you’re not letting in as much cool air and the fire box itself heats up.
Starting a fire from scratch
Basic rule is to start small.
- Make sure the flu is fully open (round knob under the door handle in the upward position).
- Start adding very small pieces of kindling in a rough pyramid, put a few firelighters amongst them and light the firelighters.
- Carefully add the next size up kindling, building on the loose pyramid shape. Too much kindling added too densely will extinguish the flame.
- Keep the door open a few centimetres.
- When the kindling is alight without the aid of the firelighters, add about 3 or 4 larger pieces of wood.
- When the larger pieces are alight, close the door and keep the flu fully open (round knob under the door handle in the upward position. It will take another 10 minutes for the heater to get hot.
- Close the flu to slow down the burn but where you still see some flame. This is important so the flame can ignite the gases instead of them going into the atmosphere (creating an environmentally cleaner burn). It will get hotter too as you’re not letting in as much cool air and the fire box itself heats up.
When going to bed
If only coals are left you can close the flu completely (round knob in the down position) as that will keep the fireplace hot overnight. Otherwise, leave the flu open a little so the gases can be burnt.
