With the size completely balanced between the comfy feeling of residence and a luxurious boutique resort, Moss Manor is the proper base for a romantic getaway within the stunning Southern Highlands of NSW.
Proper within the thick of the Nice Dividing Vary, some 100km south of Sydney, the Southern Highlands of NSW is residence to some startlingly stunning nation cities.
And inside these village-like cities are some great locations to remain.
The perfect instance of that is absolutely Moss Manor, the grandest home of Moss Vale, about midway between Bowral and Sutton Forest.
From its origins because the mayoral residence in 1890, this splendid Georgian mansion now operates as a boutique resort. Its eight rooms provide explorers of the Southern Highlands an excellent but homely place to put their heads.
Try our fast tour via this stunning home and its eight rooms right here.
This stunning stately manor home was developed by proprietor Louella Grattan-Smith, and labored on by among the finest inside architects, decorators, artwork designers and collectors within the nation.
Every room has been uniquely designed and appointed, and every has its personal bespoke luxurious really feel.
We’re fortunate sufficient to have the ability to take a look at every of the eight rooms throughout our keep. There’s no finish of element in each room we go to. From fastidiously chosen materials for every bedhead to neat vignettes of vases and flowers to 1 somewhat daring (however very cool) fully black and brass ensuite, it’s clear a lot thought has gone into this resort.
We’ve put a video collectively exhibiting every of the rooms in additional element, so you possibly can see how simply particular person each:
Nearly each wall all through the home is adorned with tastefully chosen and mindfully hung artworks.
Louella Grattan-Smith has labored intently with Campbell Robertson-Swan of Defiance Gallery in Sydney to curate a rolling line-up of works by eminent and rising artists.
Curiously, every bit is on the market for buy, although Moss Manor doesn’t revenue from the sale. As an alternative, the resort has labored out a really good system with Defiance Gallery, whereby the artwork wouldn’t usually show within the Paddington location as a consequence of restricted area now will get airtime right here within the Southern Highlands.
The return is that Moss Manor is consistently embellished with stunning authentic items, and this additionally suits with Louella’s love of artwork very properly.
It’s a win-win-win.
The Eating Room
However absolutely the actual showstopper of Moss Manor is the eating room. It might be impolite to name this piece of structure ‘an extension’, however it’s nonetheless an addition to the unique constructing.
Seamlessly connecting the again of the heritage home to its fairly landscaped gardens, this magnificent room of glass and black metal appears to drift away from the home in direction of the foliage past.
Certainly, the gorgeous tree within the backyard as soon as stood in the course of the place this new room now’s. However architect Luke Moloney was capable of relocate the tree, the place it’s thriving.
An extended elegant banquet desk traces the window and factors to a lounge space the place you possibly can calm down. There’s additionally a tea station with totally different brews on provide all through the day. Right here, you’ll additionally discover an open hearth crackling via the winter, and likewise breakfast every morning.
Beginning with yoghurt, honey, house-made granola and a fruit compote, our first breakfast then strikes to hot-smoked salmon fillet, seasoned avocado, soft-boiled eggs, fetta and toasted sourdough.
It’s greater than sufficient to maintain us going until lunch. Actually, I take the chance to have a fast meals nap in our room earlier than we head out exploring.
Within the eating room, you’ll additionally discover afternoon tea do you have to want it. Count on issues like Eaton mess, and heat house-made chocolate brownies and cream.
However Louella’s hospitality doesn’t finish there.
After a day of adventures after which dinner, we come residence within the night to search out supper has been neglected for us too; a glass cloche retains dainties like scrumptious cookies and fudge protected for us, and subsequent to it a bottle of home port.
What Was Our Room In Moss Manor Like?
Our room—Sophia—is the largest within the resort. Primarily a collection, this grand area, with its double top ceiling and two chandeliers, Sophia can be the flagship room of Moss Manor.
Squashy twin sofas and an vintage espresso desk separate the king mattress from the lavatory behind the room the place an unlimited mirror wall hides the separate bathe, and bathroom and self-importance.
Nonetheless, it’s what’s in entrance of the mirror that makes this room.
Holding court docket on this spectacular room is the largest stable marble Roman bathtub we’ve ever seen. It takes about 20 minutes to fill, however the marble maintains the warmth fantastically. This tub just isn’t solely a decadent addition to the room, it’s an asset to the entire resort.
Our solely misgiving with the room, which is so near a ten/10, is that there’s no door to the bathroom. Even when there have been a sliding display for a contact of privateness, that will be sufficient.
That apart, this might make for the best romantic escape into the countryside for anybody.
It’s additionally potential to rent the entire of Moss Manor out for occasions like weddings, bridal showers and many others, and I believe having seven of your finest friends staying right here with you for a giant birthday could be unimaginable.
