Spicers Canopy
Style Back to nature
Setting Mountain high
Scenic Rim boutique hotel Spicers Canopy takes camping to new heights, thanks to its lofty position in a private nature reserve, indulgent all-inclusive wining and dining, and serene eco-mindedness. So while you may have to hike into the property (it's blissfully a car-free zone), at the end of your stay you'll float home.
Need to know
- Rooms 10 luxury tents.
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Rates
Double rooms from $488.20 (AU$500), excluding tax at 10 per cent.
Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency (AU$500), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
- More details Rates include all meals, drinks and a guided eco walk to the property .
- Facilities Gardens, library, lounge and dining area with stone fireplace, mountain bikes, telescopes, outdoor firepit. In rooms: timber chest, bedside tables, wooden deck with deckchairs, Lather toiletries in the shared bathrooms.
- Poolside There's no pool as such, but you can take a dip in the natural swimming hole, located 200 metres from the camp.
- Check-out 11am. Check-in is 2pm sharp – all guests meet at the gate and are transferred to the camp site.
- Children This is an adults' retreat. Children are only allowed if the whole property is booked by one group.
- Eco-friendly Green to its very core, this eco-certified hotel uses solar power, recycling, rainwater tanks, environmentally friendly cleaning products and natural toiletries.
- Also If you're in need of a spot of pampering after your bush walk, book a spa treatment at neighbouring sister property Spicers Peak Lodge.
Food and drink at Spicers Canopy
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Hotel restaurant
Meals are served in the dining room around a custom-made wooden table and out on the spacious veranda. Watch acclaimed chef Chris Harris whip up dishes with an authentic Australian flavour in the open kitchen, where bush spices and locally grown produce are the stars. Three-course dinners, gourmet barbecues and pizzas and roast meats from an alfresco woodfired oven are all on offer. If you get peckish between meals, help yourself to snacks in the kitchen.
- Dress code This is all about laid-back living. Opt for organic cottons and light linens when the weather’s warm. If it’s cool, throw on a merino-wool jumper.
- Top table In summer, ask to have a table set up under the stars; come winter, bag one of the hotly contested spots by the fireplace.
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Hotel bar
Help yourself to the open bar – pour yourself a wine, beer, champagne or after-dinner port.
Spicers Canopy Gross Road, Tregony, Scenic Rim, 4371
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A bottle of Veuve Clicquot on arrival
In the know
Our favourite rooms
All of the tents feature a choice of king-size or twin beds, timber decks with chairs and lamp-lit bedside tables. The 10 breezy canvas cabins are grouped together, overlooking lawns and bushland, but with its views of Cunningham Gap and the mountains, Tent 6 is the standout.
Packing tips
Boots that are made for walking; books and magazines for idle flipping. This may be a deal-breaker for some, but you'll need to leave your hair-dryer and straightener at home, as the limited solar power makes this a preen-free zone.
Also
This is an eco-chic take on communal living, with shared bathrooms and a cosy living and dining lodge. Forget TV and internet connection (3G is patchy at best) – a stay here is all about being at one with nature.
