| Rutherglen's only main street traditional Bed & Breakfast. Located in the centre of town, this two storey commercial building was the town's Bank of Australasia. The building was constructed in 1899 and opened for business in January 1900. Since closing as a bank, a tasteful conversion has taken place to provide luxury bed and breakfast accommodation. Enter by the side gate and breezeway which was the original street entrance to the manager's residence. The building has an imposing banking chamber with 14 ft ceilings, log fire, ceiling roses, polished floor boards and is currently used as the guest lounge and dining room. The original walk in vault is still part of this impressive room. Climb the magnificent banistered staircase to one of the two large guest bedrooms and delight in swag and tail curtains of a bygone era, king size beds and en-suite spa bathroom. During your stay you are within 10 minutes walk of Rutherglen's restaurants, the award-winning pie shop and three hotels. All the area's excellent wineries are within an easy 10 minutes drive. The mighty Murray River is 10 kms away and trips to Lake Moodemere and King Lake provide an opportunity to get some peaceful walking exercise or maybe a round of golf at Rutherglen's 100 year old sand scrape golf course. |