Vote for shortlisted Qii House in Lorne

LOCAL Lorne property, Qii House, owned by Heather McFarlane-Kolb, was shortlisted in the 2018 HomeAway Holiday Rental Awards in the Unique category.

HomeAway, the new home of Stayz, recently announced the national shortlist.

Each year, the HomeAway Holiday Rental Awards finds Australia’s greatest holiday homes and celebrates the thousands of unique holiday rentals where Aussie travellers go to create memorable and exciting experiences.

“We’d like to congratulate Heather on being shortlisted in the Unique category for the 2018 Holiday Rental Awards,” said Simone McDermid, ANZ PR & Communications Manager, HomeAway.

“This year’s shortlist features amazing properties from all over the country and we are very proud to include them in the list.”

The property was chosen based on a criteria that focused on the quality of the guest reviews, property image quality, holiday home description, hospitality and relevance to the category.

Heather said being a finalist was a great reward and encouraged everyone who’d like to vote for Qii House in the people’s choice award.

“It would be wonderful to drum up some support in the people’s choice award by having people vote for Qii House! I am thrilled to be a finalist.”

The shortlisted homes will go through to the next round where each property will be judged by a panel of experts, including Wendy Moore, Editor-in- Chief of Home Beautiful and host on House Rules; and Charlie Albone, Australia’s most prominent landscape designer and Selling Houses Australia personality.

“We’re very excited to be shortlisted for the Holiday Rental Awards,” Heather said.

“We work very hard to provide a comfortable and memorable experience for our guests here in South West Victoria and this recognition is testament to that.”

The Unique category highlights properties that showcase a blend of distinctive architectural design, unusual amenities and comfort that holidaymakers come to expect from holiday homes.

The winners of each category as well as the People’s Choice will be announced on awards. homeaway.com.au on August 29.

For more information, visit awards.homeaway. com.au.