Set in an acre of tranquil garden, overlooking the Bellinger River, Monticello Countryhouse Bed and Breakfast is a boutique guesthouse with intoxicating mountain and valley views. This welcoming bed and breakfast is furnished with comfortable antiques. From each bedroom where luxury and attention to detail is a hallmark, French doors open to reveal the quintessential Bellinger Valley view of mountains, river and the Promised Land. Although only two minutes from Bellingen¡¯s hub of cafes and restaurants, shops and galleries, still Monticello¡¯s unique guesthouse accommodation is a true country retreat. Enjoy relaxed verandah breakfasts and at night sit and unwind in the guest lounge with its eclectic library of books and magazines, records and discs, a piano, and in winter, a roaring log fire. Historic Bellingen and the Bellinger Valley have all the ingredients for that short break or for a relaxed getaway to enjoy a change of pace with plenty of fresh air and country hospitality. Monticello Countryhouse Bed and Breakfast is within easy reach of arts and crafts galleries, nurseries, a winery and the valley's popular cafes and restaurants. On the third Saturday of the month Bellingen hosts its renown community markets which are not to be missed. All sporting activities are catered for in Bellingen including a beautiful riverside golf course. In close proximity are horseriding, bushwalking, canoeing and pristine beaches to explore. Take the Waterfall Way to the World Heritage listed rainforest of Dorrigo National Park. |