Our Rates
Our Rates
Hire fees effective as of July 1, 2019.
GST included. All prices in AUD. ABN: 15 096 547 885

 

Swipe for more → 7 Nights
Full Week
Long Weekend 4 Nights
Mid-week
3 Nights
Weekend
February, March & April 5990 4050 4050
May & September 4690 3160 3160
June, July & August 4250 2890 2890
September School Holidays 5290 3450 3450
October 5050 3310 3310
November to Mid-December 5290 3450 3450
Dec/Jan School Holidays 6990 4610 4610
New Years Eve  Check-in at 3pm — check-out at 10am 8890
Southern 80 7600
Australia Day  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 6090
Labour Day — March  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 5990
Easter Weekend  3pm Thursday — 10am Tuesday 6990
King's Birthday  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 4250
Melbourne Cup Weekend  3pm Friday — 10am Wednesday 5650
AFL Grand Final Weekend  3pm Thursday - 10am Monday 5190
Winter Blues Weekend  3pm Thursday - 10am Monday 4250

 

* Indulgence prices are based on an occupancy of 8 people. An additional fee per person is payable where 9 to 12 people wish to board Indulgence. This extra fee per person is $300 for midweek or weekend hires, or $500 for full week hires. In winter this fee will reduce to $150 and $250 per person respectively.

 

Swipe for more → 7 Nights
Full Week
Long Weekend 4 Nights
Mid-week
3 Nights
Weekend
February, March & April 5990 4050 4050
May & September 4690 3160 3160
June, July & August 4250 2890 2890
September School Holidays 5290 3450 3450
October 5050 3310 3310
November to Mid-December 5290 3450 3450
Dec/Jan School Holidays 6990 4610 4610
New Years Eve  Check-in at 3pm — check-out at 10am 8890
Southern 80 7600
Australia Day  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 6090
Labour Day — March  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 5990
Easter Weekend  3pm Thursday — 10am Tuesday 6990
King's Birthday  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 4250
Melbourne Cup Weekend  3pm Friday — 10am Wednesday 5650
AFL Grand Final Weekend  3pm Thursday - 10am Monday 5190
Winter Blues Weekend  3pm Thursday - 10am Monday 4250

 

* Decadence prices are based on an occupancy of 8 people. An additional fee per person is payable where 9 to 12 people wish to board Decadence. This extra fee per person is $300 for midweek or weekend hires, or $500 for full week hires. In winter this fee will reduce to $150 and $250 per person respectively.

 

Swipe for more → 7 Nights
Full Week
Long Weekend 4 Nights
Mid-week
3 Nights
Weekend
February, March & April 5290 3350 3350
May & September 3650 2310 2310
June, July & August 3490 2110 2110
September School Holidays 4490 3010 3010
October 4390 2910 2910
November to Mid-December 4490 3010 3010
Dec/Jan School Holidays 6190 3850 3850
New Years Eve  Check-in at 3pm — check-out at 10am 8190
Southern 80 6190
Australia Day  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 5090
Labour Day — March  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 4950
Easter Weekend  3pm Thursday — 10am Tuesday 6090
King's Birthday  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 3490
Melbourne Cup Weekend  3pm Friday — 10am Wednesday 4590
AFL Grand Final Weekend  3pm Thursday - 10am Monday 4450
Winter Blues Weekend  3pm Thursday - 10am Monday 3490

 

* A Touch of Opulence's prices are based on an occupancy of 8 people. An additional fee per person is payable where 9 to 10 people wish to board A Touch of Opulence. This extra fee per person is $180 for midweek or weekend hires, or $300 for full week hires. In winter this fee will reduce to $100 and $150 per person respectively.

 

Swipe for more → 7 Nights
Full Week
Long Weekend 4 Nights
Mid-week
3 Nights
Weekend
February, March & April 4090 2590 2590
May to September 2890 1810 1810
September School Holidays 3550 2310 2310
October 3390 2150 2150
November to Mid-December 3550 2310 2310
Dec/Jan School Holidays 4990 3050 3050
New Years Eve  Check-in at 2pm — check-out at 10am 6620
Australia Day  2pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 4190
Southern 80 4990
Labour Day — March  2pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 3990
Easter Weekend  2pm Thursday — 10am Tuesday 4990
King's Birthday  2pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 2890
Melbourne Cup Weekend  2pm Friday — 10am Wednesday 3650
AFL Grand Final Weekend  3pm Thursday - 10am Monday 3550
Winter Blues Weekend  3pm Thursday - 10am Monday 2890

 

Swipe for more → 7 Nights
Full Week
Long Weekend 4 Nights
Mid-week
3 Nights
Weekend
February, March & April 3090 1940 1940
May to September 2090 1380 1380
September School Holidays 2720 1840 1840
October 2550 1710 1710
November to Mid-December 2720 1840 1840
Dec/Jan School Holidays 4050 2440 2440
New Years Eve  Check-in at 2pm — check-out at 10am 5350
Australia Day  2pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 3290
Southern 80 4050
Labour Day — March  2pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 3090
Easter Weekend  2pm Thursday — 10am Tuesday 4020
King's Birthday  2pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 2090
Melbourne Cup Weekend  2pm Friday — 10am Wednesday 2820
AFL Grand Final Weekend  3pm Thursday - 10am Monday 2680
Winter Blues Weekend  2pm Thursday - 10am Monday 2090

 

Swipe for more → 7 Nights
Full Week
Long Weekend 4 Nights
Mid-week
3 Nights
Weekend
February, March & April 2690 1590 1590
May to September 1990 1240 1240
September School Holidays 2390 1510 1510
October 2150 1390 1390
November to Mid-December 2390 1510 1510
Dec/Jan School Holidays 3450 2210 2210
New Years Eve  Check-in at 2pm — check-out at 10am 4590
Australia Day  2pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 2790
Southern 80 3450
Labour Day — March  2pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 2690
Easter Weekend  2pm Thursday — 10am Tuesday 3450
King's Birthday  2pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 1990
Melbourne Cup Weekend  2pm Friday — 10am Wednesday 2550
AFL Grand Final Weekend  2pm Thursday - 10am Monday 2390
Winter Blues Weekend  2pm Thursday - 10am Monday 1990

 

Swipe for more → 7 Nights
Full Week
Long Weekend 4 Nights
Mid-week
3 Nights
Weekend
February, March & April 3090 1940 1940
May to September 2090 1380 1380
October 2550 1710 1710
September School Holidays 2720 1840 1840
November to Mid-December 2720 1840 1840
Dec/Jan School Holidays 4050 2440 2440
New Years Eve  Check-in at 3pm — check-out at 10am 4350
Labour Day — March  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 3090
King's Birthday  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 2090
Australia Day  3pm Friday — 10am Tuesday 3290
Easter Weekend  3pm Thursday — 10am Tuesday 4020
Melbourne Cup Weekend  3pm Friday — 10am Wednesday 2820

Conditions of Hire

ABN: 15 096 547 885
Payments

The hirer shall pay a security bond/deposit within 7 days of booking unless the hire fee is due. The bond/deposit is at the operators discretion but will be a minimum of $1,500 for Indulgence & Decadence for weekends and midweek hires and $2000 for 7 night packages. A Touch of Opulence and Endeavour will have a minimum bond /deposit of $1200 for weekends and midweek hires& $1500 for 7 night hires. The Britannia and Mayflower will have a minimum bond/deposit of $1000 for weekends and midweeks and $1200 for 7 nights.
The security bond/deposit may vary at the discretion of the owner based on group configuration and time of year.
Once a deposit is paid the rate is honoured regardless of any rate increase.
If a booking is taken in good faith and the configuration has changed substantially without any advice or discussion with the operator then this may result in a higher bond or the hire may be cancelled without reimbursement if the operator believes the boat may be compromised in any way.
Sub-letting of the boat is not permitted nor is changing the group composition unless agreed to by the operator.
No firearms, motorbikes or article that may damage the boat is allowed.
Smoking is not permitted on our houseboats inside or on any carpeted areas to avoid damage and additional cost to the hirer.
The Security Bond will be refunded subject to deductions for fuel and car parking costs and further deductions if the houseboat is returned late or in a damaged or soiled condition, or in breach of any other terms or conditions of hire.

The hire fees for all boats are payable 10 weeks prior to the commencement of the hire. Non payment by this date will be taken as a cancellation, and the conditions detailed under the “Cancellation Fees” section of these conditions of hire, will apply.
Indulgence, Decadence and A Touch of Opulence rates are based on an occupancy of up to 8 people. An additional fee per person is payable where 9 to 12 people wish to board on Indulgence and Decadence. This extra fee for Indulgence or Decadence per person is $300 for midweek or weekend hires, or $500 for full week hires. In winter this fee will reduce to $150 and $250 per person respectively. The fee per extra person on A Touch of Opulence for 9-10 guests is $200 for midweek or weekend hires, or $350 for full week hires. In winter this fee will reduce to $120 and $180 per person.
If at any time that the operator believes that it is in the best interest of the hirer and driver not to drive the boat then we reserve the right to offer a driver for navigation and mooring of the vessel.
There will be no charge for this service if the decision is made by the operator.
The same conditions will apply in the event of high water where a driver will be provided for a reasonable timeframe at the discretion of the owner.

Cancellation Fees

All cancellations will result in a cancellation fee of $250.00 being deducted from the booking amounts paid. Cancellations made 12 months or less prior to the date of hire, will result in no refund of any booking amounts paid unless the boat is rebooked by another party at the same hire fee. Cancellations made less than 10 weeks prior to the commencement of the hire will result in the forfeiture of all monies paid, up to the total hire fees due for that applicable hire. We highly recommend that separate travel insurance is taken to avoid any monetary loss incurred by unforeseen circumstances.
This may include sickness, river closure or border closure.
However, if the travel insurance will not cover river closure or border closure then we will offer a credit for monies paid.
Please note that we provide accommodation on a houseboat on the Murray River between the mouth of the Goulburn River and Torrumbarry Weir. We cannot be held responsible if activities or events are cancelled or moved by corporate or government bodies through unforeseen circumstances.
Therefore the normal cancellation policy will apply if the hirer chooses to cancel.
This will include events such as Southern 80, Blues Festival, AFL Grand Final weekend and any other event that may impact the hire.

Summary of General Conditions

The hire period commences at 3.00 pm for Indulgence, Decadence, A Touch of Opulence and Endeavour and at 2.00 pm for Britannia and Mayflower. The hire period finishes at 10.00 am on the last day of hire. Midweek hires board Monday and depart Friday. Weekend hires board Friday and depart Monday, whist Full Week hires commence on either a Monday or Friday or by arrangement. The number of persons aboard must not exceed the number of berths, under the NSW Maritime Authority. Drivers must be 18 years of age or over and must hold a current car drivers licence (boat licences are not required). We agree to have the boat, motor and accessories in good working order upon your arrival. Murray River Houseboats will not be obligated to compensate for the loss of time due to unforeseen mechanical problems during the hire period.
The boat may only move during daylight hours between the mouth of the Goulburn River and Torrumbarry Weir on the Murray River.
However, the distance you can travel particularly upstream may vary with river heights at your time of holiday and must be at the operators discretion.
We have a fenced secure carpark with security cameras for car storage. However, there will be no responsibility accepted for cars stored in this area.

The hirers are required to read and sign a comprehensive Hirer’s Agreement on arrival.
Hirers will also need to sign and to certify that all guests are aware
of the operators safety management system that will be provided along with the House Rules.