Ridge Updates
COVID-19 Update
Last updated 20th May, 2020 As per the Victorian Government requirements, we are currently open only to guests who have essential travel in the Yarra Valley. This will be in place at least until the end of May, 2020. However we are tentatively hopeful and are taking a minimum of two night bookings from the […]
Local Tips for that Sweet Summer Weekend
‘It’s days like these that’ll make us happy. Just kicking back just doing as we do’ – The Cat Empire. I love going to the hidden places – the ones that only the locals know about. Like the insider knowledge of shortcuts, places to avoid crowds and secret places to keep cool in summer. The […]
Summer Wines for a Perfect Luxury Couples Retreat
Strawberries, cherries and angels kiss in spring – my summer wine is really made from all these things! – Nancy Sinatra Our summer wine list for a luxury couples escape in our mountain cabins is here! We’ve gone out to our favourite boutique wineries and have made new additions to our wine range with a […]
A Solar Energy Constellation
It’s days like these that make us happy – just kicking back, doing as we do – the Cat Empire. Did you know we have one extra day of summer next year? It’s been four years in the making! And now we have more summertime to do the things we love at Kangaroo Ridge Retreat. […]
Spring and tulips
Spring in the Yarra Valley!!! Finally, warmer days are here! To celebrate we have two tickets to the Tesselaar Tulip Festival to give away to the guest who books a cabin between September 15th and October 14th, 2018. Add TULIPS into the booking comments section to secure your tickets! The odd Friday is available (hint […]
Website Revamp
Welcome to our new website! And wow and what a mammoth first 7 months! This is a big event for us as it turns the page to a fully virtual system for bookings and also showcasing what we really have to offer in accommodation. We would like to the thank Daniel from DJT Media for […]
A new beginning
Let us introduce ourselves, your Kangaroo Ridge Retreat hosts, we are Rebecca and Simon Ritte. We are the new owners of Kangaroo Ridge Retreat. Our family also has two not so little furballs called Janie-Jones and Floyd, two portuguese water dogs who love to run and run and then swim some. We recently moved to […]