Spicers Clovelly Estate to Launch New Range of Luxury Boutique Properties

Flight Centre founder and managing director Graham Turner has spread his wings to a new business venture, launching luxury accommodation brand Spicers Retreats, Hotels and Lodges.

The first in the range of boutique properties, Spicers Clovelly Estate, will open in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland on July 25th with others to follow in South East Queensland and the Hunter Valley in the near future.

The new range is in addition to Mr Turner’s existing award-winning retreats, Spicers Peak Lodge on Queensland’s Scenic Rim and Hidden Vale in South East Queensland Country, which will continue to be marketed by Peppers.

Mr Turner, who in conjunction with the Queensland Government has established some 5500 hectares of high conservation land as perpetual nature refuge surrounding his other Queensland retreats, said he was delighted to see his dreams for a unique, low impact getaway on the Sunshine Coast come to fruition.

“We are very excited to be launching Spicers Retreats, Hotels and Lodges with such a high-calibre property which epitomises what the new brand is all about,’’ he said. “We are looking forward to introducing an intimately unique retreat experience that will bring new business to the area while being something that locals can enjoy and be proud of as well.”

Set on nine hectares of lush country land and within easy reach of the beaches of Noosa and Mooloolaba and just 90 minutes from Brisbane, Spicers Clovelly Estate will be one of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland’s most luxurious and intimate accommodation experiences.

Comprising just 10 suites to ensure the highest levels of individual service are maintained, Spicers Clovelly Estate offers old world charm in a contemporary setting where guests can be swept away in the romanticism of a European escape.

Guest accommodation combines state of the art fittings such as huge plasma TV screens and pampering spa baths in select rooms with modern French furnishings and luxury linens setting new standards for style and casual elegance for the region.

Spicers Clovelly Estate will also be home to a pampering day spa and a fine dining restaurant specialising in old-fashioned service, an innovative four or seven course degustation menu utilising fresh and simple local ingredients and an extensive wine list.

Spicers Clovelly Estate is located just five minutes from the village of Montville regarded as the creative heart of the Sunshine Coast. The charming township is home to a range of quality art galleries, craft shops, fashion boutiques, restaurants and gift shops stocked with affordable, locally made items.

To celebrate the launch of Spicers Clovelly Estate, guests can enjoy special opening rates from A$199 per night for two people including breakfast, valid until 31 October, 2009.

The Sunshine Coast Hinterland will be the setting for another Spicers property when Spicers Tamarind opens near Maleny in late 2009.

Others to operate under the brand will include Spicers Balfour Hotel, Brisbane opening in spring 2009, Spicers Vineyards Estate in the Hunter Valley wine country and Spicers Canopy, a luxury safari lodge campsite on Spicers Peak Station on Queensland’s Scenic Rim.

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