Part of when I'd scheduled my trip was so I could stay at the Mini-G - Ginninderry's Tiny House that I'd seen on AirBnB.
It's located within the suburb of Holt (or possibly slightly outside it in an un-defined area of the ACT).
Within a new housing estate located along Pro Hart Avenue.
I had mostly deduced where it was down to the street level even before being sent detailed instructions.
But arriving there was something of a revelation, there's a lot of construction still going on around the estate.
The Mini-G itself is located within a display village which is pedestrian only. You park in the display village's car park and then walk in.
You can if you park in the corner closest to the road of the car park see your vehicle from the second level balcony of the Mini-G (if that's going to worry you).
There's large concrete road blocks preventing anyone from driving in.
This is odd during the day as it's this quiet display village, at night it's kinda eerie, in a weird safe sort of way as some of the display homes' lights and TVs are on. The street lights are also all on, but there's no one around, literally no one so you just walk back to the tiny house and it's quiet.
You can hear people and children in neighbouring streets, and behind the Mini-G are garages for the houses that back onto the display village which are occupied as I discovered around 9 pm as someone with a V8 was manoeuvring their vehicle in / out of the garage.
Inside the Mini-G it's fully equipped, with everything supplied if you want to do some cooking. A lot more than some AirBnBs I've stayed at. Two pots, two frying pans, 4 small plates, 2 big plates, a serving plate and 4 bowls. Plus chopping boards, decent amount of cutlery and other cooking utensils.
I only used the electric kettle. Tea bags and instant coffee plus sugar are supplied, however there is no milk. I travel with a few small boxes of UHT milk just in case, but if you're staying you may need to buy some milk.
In the house manual it notes under "Places to Eat" the "Brindabella Bar and Bistro is in walking/e-bike distance from Mini-G"
According to Google Maps it's a 10 minute walk, not something I was willing to do, so I drove, it's on a road, or shows as a road on maps, but looks like a golf course entrance (which it is).
It's also members only, in theory, which I didn't completely expect. It does show members / non-members prices on their menu on their website. But a lot of golf courses will let you eat there without all that joining thing.
Here though they informed me 'you kinda need to be a member, but we'll let you in to check it out 2-3 times before you need to join', and was pressured to join the club. I didn't really want to say 'yeah I'm from Victoria'. So I just nodded and said 'okay thanks'.
The guy in charge of the bistro had a slightly British accent and seemed to look down on me being much younger than everyone else and only interested in eating and going. Meh, whatever, I ordered, paid and awaited my steak.
The bistro started to fill up very quickly with people which was surprising, and when I left everyone was a member it seemed.
One couple, who were wearing lanyards came in and sat down. The woman then pulled out a wooden boxed chess set and proceeded to set up a chess game. It was such an…interestingly out of place thing to happen before me.
Returning after my meal at night it was quiet, and kinda like walking on a film set back to the Mini-G.
That night I filled in my entry permits for New South Wales, which I'd be travelling through the next day but not stopping, and Victoria, where I'd be staying that night.
The next morning when I departed it was equally quiet, there was lots of building work going on at houses outside of the display village area, but from the display village confines there was still nothing visible.
I really enjoyed staying there and would definitely stay there again were I visiting Canberra.