Mr & Mrs Smith

Pretty Beach House

Central Coast, Australia

Surrounded by ancient angophoras and with views through silver-green eucalypts to Brisbane Waters, Pretty Beach House is a super-sophisticated private guesthouse in a magical setting, just 100 kilometres north of Sydney. Throw in all-inclusive hospitality, food from the nearby kitchen of Stefano Manfredi, and walks on the Central Coast's Bouddi Peninsula and you'll never want to leave.

Need to know

• Rooms Three one-bedroom pavilions.
• Rates Double rooms from $1508.54 (AU$1,545), excluding tax at 10 per cent.
  Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency (AU$1,545), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
• More details Rates include all meals and snacks, non-alcoholic drinks, and guided bushwalks. There is a minimum two-night stay.
• Facilities Free WiFi throughout, CD/DVD library, infinity pool. In rooms: pre-loaded iPod and dock, flatscreen TVs and DVD players, Li’Tya toiletries, private decks and day-beds.
• Poolside A communal outdoor infinity pool overlooks Brisbane Waters; all pavilions have private decks, day-beds and heated plunge pools.
• Check-out 12pm, but later subject to availability. Check-in, 2pm – also flexible.
• Children Under 12s are only permitted with exclusive use of all three pavilions. Free cots and extra beds for older children can be provided, and babysitting with a local nanny can be arranged. More...
• Also Don’t miss the day-bed perched high out of sight on the edge of the property. Smoking is allowed outside only.

Food and drink at Pretty Beach House

• Hotel restaurant Vintage leather chairs, fine Belgian linen, chic Riedel glassware and a huge Arthur Boyd await you in the main dining area. Chef Stefano Manfredi’s menu is classic modern Italian – fresh, seasonal, elegant, hearty. Expect bread baked daily, local crayfish with garlic mayonnaise and veal shank with farro. Meals can be served à deux on your private deck, anywhere in the three-hectare grounds, or communally in the main house.
• Dress code Well-pressed linens, outsize resin jewellery and designer clogs.
• Top table Eating on the timber deck by the infinity pool offers dress-circle views.
• Last orders Food is served all day 'casalinga' style, with a more formal evening dinner available, but staff will always try and accommodate the needs and whims of guests if earlier or later grazing is required.
• Room service Fruit, biscotti, cakes, tarts and antipasto can be brought to your room 24 hours a day.
• Hotel bar An intimate cocktail bar sits tucked away on a mezzanine level off the main living area, and has a white mini grand piano if you fancy tickling the ivories. There’s also a great wine cellar for quaffing the older stuff. We recommend the signature apéritif, with campari, gin, fresh lime and cranberry juice.

Pretty Beach House 83 High View Road, Pretty Beach, Central Coast, 2257