Mr & MRS Smith Drift House

The accommodation boasts spotless, modern rooms, and a convenient location near attractions. Guests appreciate the friendly staff, delicious breakfast, and stylish, comfortable rooms.

This is a very interesting place. The rooms and dining room are architect designed and they really look and work well. The breakfast is innovative and a little bit different and it is the highlight. The coffee is very good. The dinners are good but are a bit pricey - more expensive than Melbourne for what we consider roughly equivalent fare. I wouldn’t let this put anyone off, but it needs to be pointed out. The service is very good. We had Marley (spelling?) look after us most of the time but also Marci and Colleen. We LOVE the open fireplace in the room and the fire kit they would put in each night for us to set a fire. We did discover though a wine we drank (which interested us) was highly priced. $20 a glass and a bottle is only $38 from the winery itself. We perfectly understand the markup on wine at restaurants but that is excessive. We had a really nice stay and would likely return next year.

We only booked one night here as part of our Great Ocean Road trip. I wish we’d booked for longer as the hotel is fabulous and Port Fairy itself is very quaint. We stayed in Suite 5 which was large and had a great bathroom (and an actual bath which is a treat in hotels these days!) Unfortunately we stayed on a night when the restaurant was closed, but the receptionist was great with giving local recommendations. Highly recommend this place!