So, what is a Dufflebird?
It's a combination of two ideas we had on the journey to creating our business.
A Duffle Bag is a symbol of carefree experiences. Packed at the last minute and slung across your shoulders, before heading off in search of exciting adventures.
A Short-Flight Bird, doesn’t make a big fuss about going away, and doesn’t take kindly to travelling too far.
Somehow these two concepts got scrambled to create a word and web address that is tricky to explain over the phone.
Dufflebird. Travel light, fly away and leave the grind behind.
Dufflebird today
In 2020, when the world forced our doors to close, we were managing twelve properties. We took the pause to look under the hood and rediscover what we'd actually set out to create.
We chose to pare back. Fewer properties, more focus, spending our days on the parts of the business that truly light us up.
We're passionate about creating a canvas for exceptional, memorable stays and stories of your own. Some properties are ours; others we manage on behalf of owners who share their homes with our guests, each with something unique to offer, whether it's the surroundings, the views, or the stories they hold.
The Dufflebird portfolio is now seven properties across regional Victoria. Liptrap Loft and Shearwater Beach House sit in Walkerville, South Gippsland, with Dufflebird Farm nearby in Berrys Creek. Otways Loft and Steam Carriage are tucked into Forrest, behind the Great Ocean Road, and McQueen sits closer to the coast in Anglesea. Revel & Hide, our one city retreat, is in Collingwood, increasingly popular with interstate and overseas travellers bookending their trip with a night or two in Melbourne before heading out to the country.
Fleur
&Mike
For more our journey click here.
