The pool and timber deck at dusk at Rosewood Oakwood Retreat in Rosebud, with the house lit behind

Rosebud accommodation for big groups, by the bay

Big group houses in Rosebud, a bay town with a nine kilometre beach, a long pier and the hot springs a short drive away.

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Rosewood Oakwood Retreat, Rosebud →

5 homes

2 to 20 guests per home · 1 has a pool · 1 has a hot tub

About Rosebud

Rosebud is the main town on the bay side of the southern Peninsula, between McCrae to the east and Capel Sound and Tootgarook to the west. It is named after a local shipwreck. Visit Mornington Peninsula puts it about an hour and 15 minutes' drive from Melbourne, or 90 kilometres. The shops run for about two kilometres, with the beach right across the road.

Rosebud Pier reaches about 300 metres into the bay and is a popular spot for fishing. The foreshore is lined with old coastal banksias, with shaded picnic areas, barbecues and a big playground near the pier. In the warmer months the foreshore campground fills with families, as it has for generations.

Aerial view from Arthurs Seat across Port Phillip Bay, with Summit House marked below
Summit House, Arthurs Seat
The back lawn at Rosewood Oakwood Retreat in Rosebud, with a putting green, deck chairs and a timber sauna
Rosewood Oakwood Retreat, Rosebud

The beach and the Bay Trail

Rosebud Beach runs for about nine kilometres and is sheltered by sandbars offshore, so the water is usually calm and shallow, which suits young children. Beachsafe rates it 1 out of 10 for hazard. The Rosebud and McCrae life saving clubs patrol on weekends and public holidays over summer, and there is accessible beach matting beside the jetty every day from November to May.

The Bay Trail, a 28 kilometre path for walking and cycling from Safety Beach to Portsea, runs along the foreshore through town.

Close by

Peninsula Hot Springs and Alba Thermal Springs are both at Fingal. From Sol Coastal Retreat it is about 12 minutes by car to Peninsula Hot Springs and 11 to Alba, and from Rosewood Oakwood Retreat about 16 and 14. We worked these out from each home's location, with no traffic.

There are several golf courses in Rosebud, and more inland at Fingal and Boneo. A short drive away, the Tootgarook Wetland covers more than 300 hectares and is the largest shallow freshwater marsh left around Port Phillip.

Bathers in the geothermal pools among the trees at Peninsula Hot Springs
Peninsula Hot Springs Tour
A wood heater burning in the living room at Sol Coastal Retreat in Rosebud
Sol Coastal Retreat, Rosebud

Our Rosebud homes are big houses for groups. Rosewood and Oakwood sit side by side and can be booked together as Rosewood Oakwood Retreat, with eight bedrooms, two kitchens, room for 20, a heated pool, a sauna and mini golf. Sol Coastal Retreat sleeps 12, with a spa, an outdoor sauna and a wood heater. The list at the top of this page shows every home we have in Rosebud today.

More about the area: our Mornington Peninsula region guide.

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Sol Coastal Retreat, Rosebud
Sol Coastal Retreat, Rosebud

Questions guests ask

How far is Rosebud from Melbourne?
Visit Mornington Peninsula puts it at about an hour and 15 minutes by car, or 90 kilometres. Allow longer on a summer Friday.
Is Rosebud beach good for kids?
Yes. It is a calm bay beach, sheltered by sandbars, and Beachsafe rates it 1 out of 10 for hazard. It is patrolled on weekends and public holidays over summer. Keep young children within arm's reach.
Which Rosebud home suits the biggest group?
Rosewood Oakwood Retreat joins two houses for up to 20 guests, with two kitchens. Sol Coastal Retreat sleeps 12.
How far is Rosebud from Peninsula Hot Springs?
About 12 to 16 minutes by car from our Rosebud homes, worked out from each home's location with no traffic.

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