Spicers Clovelly Estate

Hidden on a hill in the lush hinterland lies a place that is part retreat, part European Estate and part home away from home. With just 10 exclusive suites, this is Spicers Clovelly Estate, your intimately unique 5 Star Sunshine Coast hideaway.

Every one of Spicers Clovelly Estate's ten luxurious suites has been designed with comfort as the first priority. From beautiful modern French furnishings and luxurious linens, to simple conveniences such as iPod docking stations, every room is an oasis of calm so captivating you'll almost never want to step outside your door.

George Bernard Shaw once said that there was no love more sincere than the love of food, and that is certainly true at Spicers Clovelly Estate. Clovelly's seasonal, produce-driven menus are driven by the region's abundance of fresh local produce combined with classic European flavours. From coffee and cake on the terrace, to a three course dinner in the dining room, or simply an old-fashioned Pimms in front of the fire, Spicers Clovelly Estate truly is a feast for the senses.

Outdoor Terrace
Light and airy with magnificent views over the property, the Outdoor Terrace is the ideal place to breakfast, lunch or dine, but it is perhaps best enjoyed with a drink at dusk as the setting sun colours the night sky.

Main Lounge & Bar
Providing the perfect place to meet before dinner, the main lounge and bar area features genuine French antiques, dramatic black lacquer furniture, exquisite European fabrics and a stone bar to share with 10 friends. The magnificent marble fireplace found in the lounge area also features built in seating, making it the perfect place to curl up with a glass of red wine or cognac.

Dining Room
Meals can truly be savoured in the elegant dining room with its polished timber floors and stunning French doors leading to an outside courtyard that is ideal for dining al fresco.

Cellar
Clovelly's Cellar offers 200-plus labels from the surrounding wine regions along with benchmark vineyards around the world. Take the chance to sample some previously untried varieties with wine tastings always available with Clovelly's sommelier. Degustation menus with matched wines by the glass are also a wonderful way to sample a variety of drops.

Regional Listings - Clovelly is located near four fantastic Queensland vineyards, so many of the surrounding region's flagship bottles and boutique gems sit happily alongside some of the world's most renowned labels on the Clovelly wine list.

Wines from France - With its European theme and French influence, one can't go past the selection of imported French wines on offer. Clovelly's sommelier has hand-picked the best reds and whites available.

La station thermale de jour
Exclusive to in-house guests, the Day Spa heightens the already relaxing surrounds of Spicers Clovelly Estate into a state of pure bliss. Here, soothing treatments carried out in twp spacious treatment rooms with stone and timber flooring provide the perfect tonic for tired bodies. A Vischy shower and large corner spa are also available, as is a courtyard retreat where you can unwind before and after treatments.

First settled by the Brown family in 1908, Spicers Clovelly Estate's 22 acres offer a multitude of distractions for every guest. Each season brings a new mood at Clovelly where cosy winters, clear autumn skies, fresh spring days and sun soaked summers can be celebrated in their own distinctive way.

Lush gardens and manicured lawns provide the backdrop for boules with friends or an indulgent high tea. Breathe the fresh country air as you stroll through the terraced rose gardens and orchard to the swimming pool, set overlooking the rolling green hills. Alternatively, take a relaxing walk to the gazebo or find the perfect picnic spot overlooking beautiful Lake Baroon. Or, if you're feeling a bit more adventurous, within walking distance of the main house there is a two-kilometre rainforest trail with tranquil waterfall and even a resident platypus.

The great outdoors not your cup of tea? Then spend a few hours in the Day Spa or just relax inside and enjoy the French contemporary style with large Bordeaux arm chairs, recliners, French Oak bookcases and sideboards adorning the lounge areas. Or wander out to the terrace where two wrought iron roosters stand guard while you enjoy coffee and Parisian pastries.

A gourmet's paradise, Clovelly is also home to a fine dining restaurant specialising in old-fashioned service and an innovative menu utilising fresh and simple local ingredients and an extensive wine list.

Located just five minutes from Montville in the beautiful Sunshine Coast hinterland, Spicers Clovelly Estate feels like a million miles away. From the moment you drive through the entrance into the stately 22 acres of grounds filled with grand figs, shaded jacarandas and groves of magnolias and gardenias you'll feel more like you're in the heart of Provence - especially once you see the stunning French provincial architecture of the main house. An oasis in the country? Oui.