Mr & Mrs Smith

1860 Luxury Lodge

Beechworth, Australia

Charming bush cabin 1860 Luxury Lodge was constructed in the 1860s, just east of Melbourne, then dismantled and painstakingly reassembled in gourmet getaway Beechworth in 2004. Carefully restored to its former glory, it still retains the atmosphere of a simple 19th-century settlers’ hut, without skimping on 21st-century luxuries. This rural retreat bursts with character; the decor is simple yet elegant and the owners have made a pioneering effort to provide everything you could possibly need for a stylish self-catering stay.

Need to know

• Rates information AU$275 a night from Monday to Thursday and AU$310 a night from Friday to Sunday, with a 10 per cent discount if you stay for four nights or more, excluding Christmas and Easter.
• Ideal for Romantic weekend escapes, keen cyclists, lovers of fine food and wine, and impassioned prospectors.
• Sleeps 2
• Property style Charismatic cattleman’s cabin.
• Grounds The hut sits on a well-kept lawn and is fringed by a wooden picket fence. It overlooks a grassy paddock, lined with mature trees, and the crystal clear Spring Creek. A wide veranda with a comfy couch runs along one side of the hut.
• Minimum hire Two-night breaks, apart from Christmas and Easter holidays when the minimum hire is three nights. Occasionally, one-night stays are possible with a 20 per cent surcharge.
• Children No.
• Booking process Smith deposit taken when you book.
• Also Pets are not allowed and smoking is only permitted outside.

Floor plan

• Bedrooms

  This spacious room has a kingsize bed and a view of the garden and paddock. Timber panelling conceals the reverse-cycle heating and air conditioning unit and a recycled timber cabinet houses a TV and DVD. In the bathroom, the deep bath is framed by a multi-pane antique window and has a separate shower.

• Kitchen

  The dazzling white timber kitchen area has native-timber work surfaces, marble splashback, Smeg dishwasher, microwave/convection oven, washing machine, dryer and espresso machine.

• Living room

  The open-plan kitchen, living and dining space is the epitome of simple yet luxurious comfort with a squashy leather sofa and club chair, flatscreen TV and a stone-clad fireplace topped with a reclaimed railway sleeper mantelpiece.

• Dining room

  This open-plan living and dining space has a simple wooden table, which comfortably seats six.

• Private parking The hut is located at the end of a quiet dirt lane with ample free parking.