Peppers Springs Retreat & Spa
Set in Victoria’s picturesque Spa Country, the stylish and serene Peppers Springs Retreat & Spa is perfect for a stress free break, weekend away or romantic escape. It’s your complete getaway with an exquisite restaurant and award winning day spa at your fingertips.
Peppers Springs Retreat & Spa is a grand 1930’s guest house that has been transformed into a deluxe retreat with stylish art deco reception areas, leafy gardens and stunning courtyards.
Situated in Hepburn Springs, just over an hour from Melbourne and three minutes from Daylesford, Peppers Springs Retreat & Spa offers superb accommodation following in the warm art deco theme that characterises the retreat. There are 40 luxurious rooms to choose from including a self contained 1864 Villa Parma with four exquisite bedrooms.
Onsite you are spoilt for choice when it comes to leisure pursuits. DECO restaurant located within the retreat will tantalize your tastebuds as chef Clinton Camilleri looks to the season and local produce for inspiration including produce grown on the owners nearby property. The Retreat Bar & Guest Lounge offers a friendly, relaxed environment for beverages and bar snacks either inside by the warm fires or outside in the garden.
The multi award winning Mineral Spa is located behind the retreat is one of the great pleasures of a stay at Peppers Springs Retreat & Spa. They’re the current Australasian Spa Association Best Hotel and Best Day Spa winners as well as the current Victorian Tourism Award winners for Health and Wellness (Hall of Fame) and the Spa Life magazine reader’s choice for Best Destination Spa. Offering a range of massage therapies, including relaxation, aromatherapy and signature facials the spa houses a relaxation room, three open air mineral pools, sauna, steam room, 11 treatment rooms and the only operating soft pak float beds in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Daylesford-Hepburn Springs region is full of interesting places to visit and sights to see, all easily accessible from Peppers Springs Retreat & Spa. Explore the Wombat State Forest, the many galleries and shops of Daylesford, the historic Hepburn Springs Mineral Reserve, the heritage listed Pavilion café, the restored 1920s Palais bar, the Hepburn Golf Club and Lucini's Macaroni factory, the oldest pasta factory in Australia. The region is also rich in arts and entertainment with a number of events and festivals held annually.
Awards
Best Health and Wellness Tourism - Melbourne Airport Victorian Tourism Award 2008 (Hall of Fame)
Best Spa Facility - Li’Tya Spirit of the Spa Awards 2008
Best Wellness Tourism – Hepburn Regional Tourism Association Awards 2008
Best Hotel Spa - Australasian Spa Association Awards of Excellence 2008
Best Day Spa (Rural) - Australasian Spa Association Awards of Excellence 2008
Best Destination Spa - Spa Life magazine readers’ choice award 2008
Best Destination Spa Experience in Australia - Australian Travel and Tourism Awards 2007
Best Health and Wellness Tourism - Melbourne Airport Victorian Tourism Award 2007
Best Destination Spa Experience in Australia - Australian Travel and Tourism Awards 2006
Best Health and Wellness Tourism - Melbourne Airport Victorian Tourism Awards 2006