Kurrara Historic Guest House

Stayed overnight in the Kurrara historic guest house while visiting the blue mountains over the weekend. The house itself was a real highlight - having been lovingly restored in 2012 by its new owners and styled cleverly to reflect its era. Our room itself was quite comfortable with a private ensuite and window. Breakfast served in the morning was more than adequate and featured everything you'd need for a full meal. We had a lovely conversation with the lady owner, I believe her name was Evelyn who was so helpful in informing us about the town and giving us some recommendations on restaurants and how to get the best out of the blue mountains. Parking was available directly out the front and we were able to walk to some of katoombas more famous attractions like echo point. Overall a lovely stay and I would recommend this place to others.

First time staying in a B & B and this place has exceeded our expectations. Absolutely fantastic stay. The accomm is so clean and inviting. It really does feel like a second home. It’s also a great quiet location. They really have thought of everything. Highly recommend this place.

As an independent hotel owner in America, I support independent hotels when I travel. That being said, I am rarely impressed. That changed when I spent a week at the lovely 1902 Kurrara Guest House. The location is quiet, yet close enough to Katoomba's great restaurants and shops. The owners, Ian and Evelyn have included so many nice touches in and out of the rooms. They are a delightful couple. Breakfast has more offered than anyone could ever need. Definitely choose this guest house. I travel to Katooms twice a year to visit my brother. Kurrara is the first place I want to go back to over and over. I have found the best. I’m sure you will agree.

Beautiful old home, well decorated and maintained. We didn’t get to use the common rooms very much, as we were out most of the day. We met Iain at check-in and he showed us our room, then never saw either of the hosts for the rest of our stay. Our room was on the second floor in the Lily Premium Suite, which was a good size. It had all the amenities. The bed was very comfortable and kept us warm under the electric blankets. The room itself gets cold overnight as we turned off the electric heater, and the bathroom was quite cold in the morning to have a shower. The radiator did not project any heat. The breakfast buffet was good, however do get there right at 8am, because otherwise you’ll miss out on some of the best stuff that is not replenished. The lady works very hard to cook the hardboiled eggs (on demand only) the croissants (only 4 at a time). One hour is very short to have 16 guests in and out. While I didn’t mind, I have never been at a B&B where they ask you to clear your table. The sunroom at the back was quite chilly as the overnight temperature was around 4-6C. Coffee was not available in the morning before the dining room door opened at 8am. The whole house and our bedroom did smell quite musty and some people with asthma or other chronic respiratory disorders may have some issues. Overall, I was a bit disappointed and had probably set my expectations too high after reading the raving reviews.

Back again for another wonderful stay. This is our fourth stay and our best ever. Great friendly and very helpful service and advice. Wonderful room and delicious breakfast. Lovely quiet and peaceful position within katoomba.

Our cottage accommodation in Wentworth Falls fell through and on reviewing the Blue Mountains tourism brochure we came across Kurrara Historic Guest House. We phoned the accommodation and spoke to Iain who advised us that he had rooms available for a 3 night stay. It was 6 pm by the time we reached Kurrara and Iain showed us the English Rose and another room. We settled on the English Rose as the room was beyond perfect. The 3 night stay was just unforgettable....comfortable clean accommodation and great hosts in Iain and Evelyn. The guest rooms were so tastefully decorated and brought an old-world charm to our stay. The lounge room was also where we had sumptuous breakfasts every day and afternoon tea too. There were so many offerings for breakfast, I loved the homemade muesli and Buderim ginger marmalade on toast. Evelyn recommended the Katoomba Falls lookout by night, and that was another highlight of our stay. A most memorable stay, highly recommended.