"It's the height of style and creature comforts - a mountain retreat where a crackling fire and a seven-course degustation menu are part of the daily experience". Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin, March 2008 "Once your at the top its all about you. Charismatic, highly experienced staff have you instantly feeling at ease, welcome and oh so comfortable, and when you're invited to help yourself to the open bar for the duration of your stay, it adds to the impressions you're staying with friends". Brisbane Affair, February 2008 "Peppers Spicers Peak is unlike any other resort I've visited. The silence and peaceful atmosphere envelops you and the emphasis is on relaxation. Sure there’s the heated pool and outdoor spa, the tennis court, bushwalking and mountain bile trails for me but the appeal was in the beautiful wilderness and serenity". Southern Star, February 2008
"Everything was absolutely perfect - the staff, the food...everything. After staying at number of high-end hotels around the world, I'd have to say Spicers Peak ranks as the best". Brisbane Times, January 2008 "It's not just the surroundings but the service that is impeccable at Peppers Lodge, high on Spicers Peak. What strikes you is the care with which everything is done here – from the thoughtfully placed sofas in private corners in the main building, to the telescope upstairs with which to pick out the stars in the clear night sky, to the way candles are set up above the open fire that has been lit just long enough to make the room warm before you collapse between the fine linen sheets". Sunday Mail, May 2006 "From Louise's handwritten welcome that comes with a bottle of French champagne when you arrive, to Ben's keenness to prepare a cordon bleu breakfast – for the record, a duck egg omelette with blue cheese, chilli and rocket – on Sunday morning, a visit to the lodge is like visiting friends. Ben uses fresh Downs produce to create the food, including wonderful seven-course degustation menus, that he matches with stunning Australasian wines, each night. The cuisine's international flavour is adventurous. Like the experience". Sunshine Coast Daily, Febraury 2006 "As the hearth fire crackles, guests sip chilled wines and revel in the solitude and comfort of this lofty retreat.... And after a few days, how do I feel? On top of the world". Sunday Herald Sun, May 2005 "Fresh, fused and unpretentious, the cuisine at Peppers Spicers Peak Lodge reflects the relaxed, cosmopolitan style of modern Australia. After dinner, people drifted off to sofas, firesides, books and the billiard table. It was like staying with friends". Financial Times UK, January 2005
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