THERE
are not a lot of options when it comes to accommodation in a little spot like
Walhalla.
The
Star Hotel offers pub-style digs, there are a couple of B&Bs around the
place, and those who really want a rustic experience can stay in the shack
above the railways station that doesn't have electricity or hot water.
We
spent our one night in Walhalla staying at the Mill House, the historic
property recently renovated by two of the hamlet’s more hospitable residents,
and it was a delight to sleep on one of the historic destination’s oldest
buildings.
The
Mill House, which sits on a shelf halfway up the steep slope opposite the
vintage rotunda, is the only original miner's cottage available for rent in
Walhalla and the story goes that the manager of the mill that once sat in
Stringers Park just across the road used to live in the dwelling.
Owners
Scott and Jason – they also run the Wild Cherry B&B further up the hill –
have done their research since buying the house a couple of years ago and
discovered, during the renovation process, that the floor in the main room is a
local hardwood made at the old timber mill.
