Oscar's on the Yarra

Oscar's on the Yarra Escape to the mountains. Oscar's on the Yarra is a simple and scenic hour and a half trip from Melbourne. The air feels different here, it’s clean and fresh.
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The charm of a century-old guest house (with all the modern conveniences) and birdsong and country hospitality is the antidote to the daily bustle. The river runs clear and crisp. The mountains cocoon the property and encourage you to slow down, breathe and relax. Oscar's on the Yarra is exactly what you never knew you always needed, especially now.

30/08/2026

Peace out Melbourne ✌️

29/08/2026

Here's what a Rivasoul session actually looks like. Fifteen minutes in the wood-fired sauna, building up a proper sweat. Then straight into the river for a cold plunge, no easing in, you just go. Out again, wrapped in a towel, standing by the fire with a hot cup of aromatic herbal tea while your body figures out what just happened. Then you do the whole thing again. Twice.

It sounds intense, and it kind of is, but it's also genuinely good for you. The heat gets your circulation moving and loosens up tired muscles, the cold plunge gives you an actual mood lift (that rush is real, not just marketing), and the contrast between the two leaves your nervous system properly reset. Most people sleep better that night than they have in weeks.

The best part if you're staying at Oscar's? It's on the grounds. No driving, no separate booking to juggle, just a short walk from your room to the river.

This isn't just a wellness trend. It's an experience.

27/08/2026

For context, 90 minutes is about how long you'd wait for a restaurant meal in the city on a Saturday night. It's one movie. It's less time than your last "quick" work meeting somehow took.

No excuse. Just drive.

25/08/2026

Some mornings in Warburton feel like they belong in a storybook.

Mist drifts through the mountains, the trees disappear into the clouds and everything slows down for a little while.

This is the magic of waking up at Oscar’s. Not just a place to stay, but a chance to step into the quiet, breathe a little deeper and let the Yarra Valley work its magic.

You booked the weekend away to "relax." But relaxing means something different to everyone. What's your perfect?📖 A book...
23/08/2026

You booked the weekend away to "relax." But relaxing means something different to everyone. What's your perfect?
📖 A book by the river
🥾 A beautiful, peaceful walk
🍷 Cheese and wine on the balcony
🧖 Sauna, then doing nothing at all
😴 Sleeping in until whenever you feel like it

Tell us your perfect in the comments. You can do it all at Oscar's.

22/08/2026

This is what our guests have to say. Screenshots of positive 5 star reviews left by guests that will overlay footage of Oscars.

20/08/2026

New answer to "where will you go?"
Oscar's on the Yarra!
Pack the car.

19/08/2026

Everyone talks about escaping winter, booking flights somewhere warm, chasing sun instead of just sitting in the cold for once. We reckon that's the wrong move. There's snow twenty minutes up the road at Mt Donna Buang, and a fire already going back at Oscar's.

This is what winter's actually for. Sleeping in until you feel like getting up. Coffee on the balcony, wrapped in a blanket, warming your hands before you've even had a sip. That quiet, homely, country stillness that makes you forget you're only 90 minutes from Melbourne.

No flights, no sunscreen, no rush to be anywhere.

Oscar’s is waiting…book now!

16/08/2026

Open Instagram right now and there's a good chance someone you know is in Positano, or Santorini, or somewhere in Croatia, looking impossibly tanned and impossibly far away. And it's beautiful, no argument there.

But that trip took a 24 hour flight, a packed suitcase, jet lag, and a fair chunk of savings. This took a 90 minute drive.

Mountains instead of a plane window. A sauna instead of a pool bar. Snowmen instead of sunburn. And you could be here by tonight, not in three months once you've saved enough leave.

Who needs Europe when you've got this on your doorstep.

14/08/2026

Life doesn't really let up, does it? Emails before you've even had coffee, a mind that's already three meetings ahead, a to-do list that somehow gets longer the more you cross off. We tell ourselves rest is something we'll get to eventually, once things settle down. They don't.

When was the last time you actually stopped? Not a Sunday spent half-relaxing, half-thinking about Monday. Actually stopped. No emails. No mind wandering to next week's meetings, or what's for dinner for the next seven days.

That's what a night or two at Oscar's is for.

Not another thing to plan around, just permission to switch off completely.

If you’re seeing this post, take it as a sign!

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3185 Warburton Highway
Warburton, VIC
3799

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

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