Assessment: My Keep at Spicers Peak Lodge
It’s been some time since I’ve felt that sense of discovery. With journey now such an enormous a part of our lives and many people reserving our journeys on a whim by pictures we see on our instagram feed, I don’t typically really feel like I’m the primary to learn about one thing within the journey house lately. However when my companion and I moved to Queensland at the beginning of this yr, we promised one another to make extra time for adventures. And from seashore adventures all over the place alongside the coast from Coolangatta to Noosa, we’ve been experiencing the most effective Queensland has to supply. But after we checked in to Spicers’ Peak Lodge within the countryside of southeast Queensland, we realised there may be rather more than surf and sand on provide within the sunshine state.
Spicers Peak Lodge
Spicers Peak Lodge is positioned a 90 minute drive from Brisbane, visitors pending. You’ll discover the lodge excessive up within the hills of Maryvale, a location of which feels a world away and a world of distinction to wherever I’ve stayed in Queensland earlier than.
Having checked in to among the most celebrated resorts in Queensland – Qualia Resort, Lizard Island and The Calile Brisbane to call just a few, I used to be excited to find there may be one identify that ought to be showing on these round-ups of Queensland’s finest resorts – Spicers Peak Lodge.
For a little bit of background, the lodge is part of the Spicers Retreat assortment. It’s thought of to be the crowning jewel within the assortment of lodges for Queensland, given it welcomes visitors on a totally hosted foundation (your room, meals, drinks and mini-bar are all included). So should you’re on the lookout for someplace to have a good time an important day or only a romantic escape from the town, look no additional.
The lodge sits excessive on a peak overlooking the countryside under. And consider me once I say when you’re up there, it looks like time has stood nonetheless. For so far as the attention can see there are rolling hills, cows within the paddocks, infinite shades of inexperienced and dramatic mountains within the distance. Sundown is the popular time of day to seek out your self within the grounds, as you’ll discover not simply your entire lodge but additionally your entire background involves life as if it had been a portray, with shades of pinks and orange hues sweeping throughout the sky.
The Spicers Peak Bush Picnic
There are a lot of actions on provide throughout your keep, but when there is only one factor I’d advocate not lacking out on it could be the bush picnic. This expertise is included in your keep, as you’ll merely take your lunch elsewhere – on the sting of a sweeping valley with bean baggage, blankets, a picnic desk and even a swing if this weren’t already sufficient of a fairytale. Our lunch was a number of fruits and cheeses, sandwiches and our number of drink (I’m nonetheless a G+T woman earlier than the solar units, pinot noir afterwards type of woman).
Across the lodge
You’ll want no less than two nights to get pleasure from all of the lodge has to supply, ideally three should you can handle to seek out an open window within the bookings availability. The lodge is usually booked out for months upfront, however you’ll typically discover home windows of alternative or may at all times add your self to the cancellation record.
The lodge options an outsized jacuzzi (heated in fact), a swimming pool (not heated!), a full measurement tennis court docket, ample mountain climbing trails, sundown spots, a full day spa and a video games room space upstairs. We principally discovered ourselves strolling across the lodge between meals or off on an organised journey (like a 4 wheel drive tour of the property), else we had been benefiting from that heated jacuzzi, taking within the views simply earlier than sundown.
Contained in the rooms at Spicers Peak Lodge
The lodge is sort of small in measurement with simply twelve rooms on web site. This makes it the right oasis to flee the town and have some downtime, all within the privateness of an remoted lodge. And did I point out the lodge is impossibly romantic!?
The rooms at Spicers Peak Lodge range however are pretty comparable in nature. We checked in to a spa suite overlooking the cow paddocks, simply subsequent door to the eating space. This made it straightforward to seek out ourselves close to the bar or snacks always, however should you desire extra privateness you would possibly need to request a room additional afield.
The rooms are geared up with a tv, desk space to work, sitting space to learn (plus many Australiana books), an outsized lavatory and all-inclusive mini bar. There’s additionally a non-public verandah exterior to get pleasure from your breakfast, or take it within the restaurant should you desire.
The Meals at Spicers Peak Lodge
As that is an all-inclusive lodge, the meals and wine are a robust focus for the general expertise. On our second night time we tasted the scrumptious six-course chef’s tasting menu, which was a journey of flavours and native produce. There’s a chef’s backyard on web site the place among the contemporary produce is grown, which makes for an ideal farm to desk expertise.
The wine and most drinks are all included in your keep, so you should definitely put your toes up and over-indulge! It isn’t typically we get to really unwind and disconnect, which is well potential at this altitude given there’s restricted cell service (there may be in fact wi-fi, however no one has to know that!)
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