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| from $240 per night for a couple |
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| Please tell your hosts you found them at GPTS |
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| Hosts: Linda and Ken Gillies |
| Address: 530 Porcupine Ridge Road, Daylesford VIC 3460 |
| Tel: (+613 or 03) 5348 7773 |
| Fax: (+613 or 03) 5348 7944 |
| Email: tarascon@bigpond.com |
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Property Setting: Nestled among the hills and valleys of Porcupine Ridge, less than ten minutes' drive from the main street of Daylesford.
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| Hours/KMs from Melbourne: 1.5 hours / 120km (Melway map X909 D8, VicRoads 59 E6) |
| Nearest main town: Daylesford (9km) |
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Scattered throughout hillside gardens and beautiful waterways, the sun and earth coloured cottages blend with nature to create an ambience of simple harmony and tranquillity. Your hosts, Ken and Linda, look forward to welcoming you to their haven. |
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Property Description:
The complex has five self-contained two bedroom cottages, a single storey studio apartment, plus a beautiful mud brick farmhouse with four bedrooms. The cottages have been constructed in a New England architectural style. The earthy red exterior colour is a distinctive element of the style, providing Tarascon Spa Resort with its unique visual character. The clean lines of the buildings in the lightly treed landscape preserves the open quality of the natural setting. Inside they are modern, comfortable and well appointed.
The Farmhouse is quite stunning inside and was featured in 'Home Beautiful' magazine. The four bedroom house is full of charm and character, from the mudbrick walls to the interior stone work features, the intriguing timber ceiling and the designer country furnishings. The kitchen is definitely gourmet.
Tarascon Spa Resort has its own restaurant where resort guests can enjoy dinner by prior arrangement and where special functions can be catered. The air conditioned restaurant is spacious inside and there's lounge seating around a fireplace - perfect for a pre or post dinner drink. Accessible from the restaurant, or from the conference room, is a large deck which looks through gum trees to the waterways below and glimpses the golf greens beyond. The property also has a rose garden and a vegetable garden.
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Special Features:
The resort features a Day Spa complex for guests to relax and indulge in a mineral spa, a facial treatment and or a pampering massage.
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Function / Conference Facilities:
Tarascon Spa Resort is well suited for conferences, accommodating 30 twin share or 15 single share.
Conference room, 10 x 8 metres, can be configured for U shape sessions or theatre style.
Equipment includes whiteboard, flipchart, photocopier, video and PC, and the room is air conditioned.
Country Weddings
Enjoy exclusive use of the whole of Tarascon Spa Resort for a country wedding. Nestled amongst the trees, overlooking the beautiful waterways is Tarascon's Wedding Reception area, with a large dining room and adjoining dance floor, plus an outdoor deck for pre reception drinks. Accommodation is available for the wedding party and guests.
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Recreational Facilities:
Par 3 golf course, 18 hole mini-golf, outdoor spa, bocci/boule court, 0.8km jogging track.
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| Number of Units: 7 |
| Maximum number of Guests: 30 |
| Bathroom Facilities: One bathroom in each cottage, two with spas |
| Suitable for Children: Yes |
| Disabled access: One cottage |
| Smoking restrictions: No smoking inside |
| Guest Pets Allowed: No |
| Resident Pets: Friendly dog |
| Check In/Out: In 2pm / Out 11am |
Description of Rooms/Units:
All cottages are fully self-contained with gas stoves and microwave ovens, television and DVD, CD players and gas log fires. Most of the cottages are suited to families; the second bedroom has twin beds on a mezzanine level. Air conditioning is installed in six of the cottages.
Two of the cottages are side by side and can be used interconnected for four bedroom requirements.
The farmhouse also sleeps eight. |
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| Breakfast: Self cater |
| Dining Options: Evening meals are available by prior appointment, to 'guests only' in the licensed cafor take the short drive to Daylesford for a choice of pub fare or five star cuisine and almost everything in between. |
| Guest BBQ Facilities: Yes |
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Please confirm tariff with hosts prior to reservation.
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Tariff:
Weekend: $420 to $480 per couple for two nights. Extra person $60 per night
Midweek: $240 per couple per night. Extra person $60 per night |
| Minimum Stay: Two nights on weekends |
| Deposit: 25% |
| Cancellation Terms: 30 days' notice - full refund |
| Credit Cards Accepted: Visa, MasterCard |
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