About this property

Historic Charm: A La Folly The Retreat in Murray Bridge offers a recently renovated bed and breakfast experience within a historic building. Guests enjoy garden views and a sun terrace, complemented by free WiFi throughout the property. Comfortable Accommodations: The bed and breakfast features one bedroom and a living room, equipped with air-conditioning, a kitchenette, and a private bathroom. Additional amenities include bathrobes, streaming services, and a work desk, ensuring a relaxing and productive stay. Exceptional Services: Private check-in and check-out, a shuttle service, and concierge assistance cater to every guest need. The property provides free on-site parking, bicycle parking, and barbecue facilities, enhancing the outdoor experience. Local Attractions: Located 82 km from Adelaide Airport, A La Folly The Retreat is near Riverglen Marina (15 km) and Monarto Zoo (17 km). Guests can enjoy fishing, hiking, and cycling in the surrounding area.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.3)

Free private parking available on-site


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1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Gari
    Australia Australia
    Extremely quaint accomodation replicating a stay in a French country cottage.
  • Deborah
    Australia Australia
    A quirky place that quickly feels like home. A la Folly was immaculately clean and very comfortable. The owners are lovely and friendly and try very hard to made you feel welcome. Delicious crepes and orange juice served for breakfast is the...
  • Holly
    Australia Australia
    Stef was a lovely host. A very cute, quirky little cottage. Was lovely and quiet.
  • Linda
    Australia Australia
    Such an interesting, peaceful property filled with an eclectic mix of all sorts of things (even an original Scrabble!) And the bed sheets are like getting a big hug when you get into bed.
  • David
    Australia Australia
    What did we like? Everything! This B&B is not called La Folly for nothing; it is Quirky with a capital Q. We stayed at The Retreat which is one of two rooms available, and it was full of discoveries and eccentricities that could be expected from a...
  • Gayle
    Australia Australia
    Beautiful peaceful setting, friendly hosts. Fantastic breakfast and presentation was excellent.
  • Michael
    Australia Australia
    Great location (especially if you are visiting Monarto Safari Park), beautiful accommodation and welcoming hosts. Everything was wonderful, including a delicious breakfast in the morning.
  • Dan
    Canada Canada
    It is a cottage with a dining area, living room and private washroom. The furnishings attire antiques and there are lots of interesting knick knacks. The crepes were very tasty.
  • Rachael
    Australia Australia
    The staff were very friendly on arrival. They also personally handed us breakfast each morning. The retreat was very well presented and clean and they were very accommodating for our dog. They also put up happy birthday signs and balloons as we...
  • Susan
    Australia Australia
    Excellent personal meal prepared with fresh ingredients we very much enjoyed our breakfast.

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Rob, Stef & Sacha

9.9
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Rob, Stef & Sacha
There’s nothing like a restorative weekend in nature to refresh and reset. Surrender to mother nature’s nurturing embrace as you wake up to the sound of birds. Our B&B is a retired dairy farm which housed the first female blacksmith in Australia and a couple of artists who left scattered in the gardens some of their art pieces. While we made sure to provide the modern comfort during the renovations we took care in keeping the rooms as authentic as possible, yesteryear artifacts and paint stains on the floor included. A La Folly is a great place to relax with your favorite person, suitable for one couple. Very young children are not allowed as this is intended a cozy getaway for a couple, sorry. However, children over the age of 12 could accompany an adult. On the other hand well behaved pets are welcome to stay in your room with you. Being in the country side we have an extensive wild life, including around 30 bird species. Our gardens are bursting with native plants showcasing a wide range of Eremophila. This combination makes our place idyllic to relax and regenerate. We can organise a ride or a tour in a vintage car from 1928/1930.
Rob and I are originally from Western Australia, well at least Rob was born and raised in Busselton WA, as for me I'm from Paris France and have been leaving in your wonderful country since 2002. We have been involved in hospitality and always wanted to create a special place ourselves as a  bed and breakfast, but couldn't find the ideal spot, to our criteria anyway, in WA. So we sold everything, bought a caravan and started to tour around Australia chasing the dreamed land. Some people find it strange but it's in Murray Bridge that our travel took us where we found a wonderful collection of stone buildings that look down to the Murray river and we felt in love with the property which is now our home.
We realised that Murray Bridge was quite well positioned to a lot of regional attractions within an hour or so and the town has all the amenities for the traveller and a welcoming country town feel. We are situated at 15 mn from the "Monarto Safari Park" and 20 mn from the "Tailem bend racing track".
Languages spoken: English,French

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House rules

A La Folly The Retreat takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00 to 23:30
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 05:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
Check-in is only possible for guests aged between 18 and 90
Pets
Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.
Cards accepted at this property
American ExpressVisaMastercardUnionPay credit card Cash is not accepted
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 19:00 and 11:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform A La Folly The Retreat in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 19:00:00 and 11:00:00.