Rates and Facilities

Rates:

  • Rates from $1499.00 per night – in the extraordinary Tower  Loft Room, including a private leisurely room service  breakfast at a time to suit. Served in your own private dining area or in the garden, or terrace weather permitting.
  • Suites  from $1699.00:
    • Observatory Suite $1699.00pn
    • Castle Chambers 1st Floor $1799.00pn
    • Castle Chambers Ground Floor $1799.00pn
    • Queens Chambers $1899.00pn
  • Kings Chambers, rate on request

Social distancing principles always apply with totally private guest areas and private dining.  No shared or communal spaces.

Check-in is from 3.00 and check-out 11.00

Not suited for the mobility impaired, or those unable to climb stairs with ease.

Thorngrove is designed specifically for adult couples and does not accept group bookings. There are no communal areas.  Babies under 6 months are able to be accommodated  with their parents  and children  over 12 years can be accommodated on the same basis as adults in the Castle Chambers, by arrangement only. Should you have a specific request, outside these guidelines, please enquire for consideration.

Obsessed with quality; exquisite luxury fabrics, the finest carpets, with silk passmenteries  selected  from the best European design houses.

Due to Thorngrove’s intimate  and  petit boutique size, and limited accommodation, we necessarily have a cancellation policy.  A non-refundable 50% deposit is required to confirm all bookings.  We will endeavour to re-book your suite if you need to cancel your booking and refund your deposit if  successful.   If unwell, your booking is able to be transferred with no additional penalty.  The deposit and full payment will  be credited for another date.   For peace of mind we advise all guests to have travel insurance to protect them against unexpected  changes to travel plans and to cover any cancellation fees. No refunds or credits can be provided in the event of a no show.

Facilities

The Tower Room – 2nd Floor, Loft Room – $1499.00pn

Ascend a spiral staircase in a crenellated tower to this classically inspired room with sophisticated, flamboyant and creative décor with rare, signature antique and bespoke furniture and objet d’art, including an antique life-size Auguste Moreau bronze statue. Divided into sleeping and living zones, an exotic Queen size  ornately hand carved Ebony bed creates a stunning centrepiece , with French carved and gilded antique bedside cabinets. En-suite with opening gable roof window, deep porcelain spa bath/separate rain shower, walk-in wardrobe/luggage storage.   Luxurious bespoke velvety Axminster carpet made by Brintons, especially for Thorngrove.   Hand worked crewel embroidered wool curtains.  A richly carved circa 1880 antique dining setting for private dining is located by the bay window.  Antique gilded French Bergere chairs. Access to private balcony with outdoor dining. Uninterrupted and sweeping treetop views to the rich sunlit horizon.

  • Air-conditioning
  • Spa Bath
  • Free Wifi
  • Queen size bed
  • Smoke detectors
  • Plush Thorngrove signature bathrobes
  • TV/widescreen with integrated DVD
  • Nespresso and tea making facilities
  • Direct dial telephones
  • Complimentary mini bar
  • Bose Wave/Bluetooth/CD Player
  • Slippers
  • Hairdryer
  • AM/FM radio
  • Crystal glasses and Portmeirion Botanic garden crockery
  • Safe in room

Queens Chambers – 1st Floor, split level 2-room suite-$1899.00pn

A rich tapestry to delight the senses. Fantasy and romance with intricate refined plaster detail, artistry and design.  Captivating rooms adjoin a large open terrace for alfresco dining with expansive tree top views and sunset vistas beyond the battlements. A majestic King sized  four-poster English Elm bed with carved heraldic lions draped with GP&J Baker  fabric, French Houlés tassels  and French Bureau de Dame. Luxurious plush Brintons Axminster carpet. French tapestries provide harmony of colour, richness and texture, highlighted by a rare Aubusson, signed French embroidery, dated1835and an antique Raingo Freres French bronze and marble ormolu silk suspension mantle clock, circa1820.  Antique  Meissen and Sevres C18th porcelain, antique marble and gilt Cassolettes and Waterford crystal display on a 1840 carved oak cupboard.  C18th Dutch candelabra. Mood lighting. 1880 Scottish stained ecclesiastic window panels   An ambience of calm with exquisite detail with sweeping views. 1

  • Air-conditioning/ hydronic heating
  • Free Wifi
  • King 4 poster bed
  • Smoke detectors
  • Plush Thorngrove signature bathrobes
  • 1xSmart TV widescreen/ TV with integrated DVD
  • Nespresso cappuccino and tea making facilities
  • Direct dial telephones
  • Complimentary mini bar
  • Bose Wave/Bluetooth/CD Player
  • Slippers
  • Ensuite shower room
  • Dyson hairdryer
  • AM/FM radio
  • Crystal glasses and Portmeirion Botanic garden crockery
  • Safe in room

The Observatory – 3rd Floor, 2-room suite -$1699.00pn

A stone spiral staircase entry leads to a unique tree top retreat. Golden painted stars shine like jewels in the sky above a circular semi-sunken spa bath. Dramatic architectural features embellished with golden stenciled and hand painted friezes. Wooden shutters in the lounge/ dining room, with Georgian oak table /dining setting with antique gilded chairs. Enclosed kitchenette with a granite benchtop with mini-bar. Leather sofa and arm chairs.Whimsically carved C18th English Oak timber King size bed and cupboards. Polished timber floors with Hali wool and silk rugs. Bedroom panoramic windows take advantage of the peerless vistas, with uninterrupted views over treetops to the horizon. Sweeping hill and valley views from the unique hilltop location. A steeply vaulted timber beamed ceiling radiates from a collar beamed pinnacle in the tower bedroom.

  • Air-conditioning/ hydronic heating
  • Spa Bath-circular 2 person in tower
  • Free Wifi
  • King antique carved bed
  • Smoke detectors
  • Plush Thorngrove signature bathrobes
  • 1xSmart TV/widescreen/1xTV with integrated DVD
  • Nespresso and tea making facilities
  • Direct dial telephones
  • Complimentary mini bar
  • Bose Wave/Bluetooth/CD Player
  • Slippers
  • 2 Hairdryers
  • AM/FM radio
  • Crystal glasses and Portmeirion Botanic garden crockery
  • Safe in room

Castle Chambers -$1799.00pn – first floor 

Imagine knights and fair damsels, fortified stone walls, dragons and dungeons. A stone spiral newel staircase joins the two levels. French hand loomed  tapestries,  luxurious handmade French Declercq silk tassels, antique furnishings, colourful hand painted centrally vaulted ceilings, a grand, ornamental stone working hooded fireplace and an ensuite spa bath feature. Private lounge/ dining room with generous tapestry covered down-filled winged armchairs. Bedroom with Continental King size C19th carved bed-head; walls are adorned with tapestries and opulent silk tassels.  Separate granite benchtop kitchenette area and Juliet-style balcony. Lancet and mullioned windows provide subtle lighting.  With absolute privacy, this atmospheric romantic castle escape is- “the stuff dreams and fairy-tales are made of”. 

  • Air-conditioning/ hydronic heating
  • Open wood burning fireplace
  • 2 person corner spa bath
  • Free Wifi
  • King antique carved bed
  • Smoke detectors
  • Plush signature Thorngrove bathrobes
  • 1xSmart TV widescreen/ TV with integrated DVD
  • Nespresso cappuccino and tea making facilities
  • Direct dial telephones
  • Complimentary mini bar
  • Bose Wave/Bluetooth/CD Player
  • Slippers
  • Hairdryers
  • AM/FM radio
  • Crystal glasses and Portmeirion Botanic garden crockery
  • Safe in room
  • Kitchenette with granite benchtop,microwave and sink

Castle Chambers -$1799.00pn -ground floor 

Experience the magic of enchanted forests. Dream peacefully in a K S carved oak four-posted bed adorned with playful squirrels, oak leaves and draped in exquisite European fabrics. Down topped mattress. Rustic and romantic,  fortified stone walls are hung with French heraldic tapestries. Artisan embellished  wooden shutters and enchanting and whimsical feature wall panels in this “storybook castle’. Private underground cellar inspired private lounge/ dining room with  Georgian Gothic oak chairs, circa 1740 and carved refectory  table; bedroom, and kitchenette.  Rustic flagstone paved private courtyard/terrace with  English Box hedging and topiary.

  • Air-conditioning/ hydronic heating
  • Open wood burning fireplace upstairs (wood supplied)
  • 2 person corner spa bath
  • Free Wifi
  • King 4 poster bed
  • Smoke detectors
  • Plush bathrobes to use
  • Smart TV/widescreen with integrated DVD
  • Nespresso and tea making facilities
  • Direct dial telephones
  • Complimentary mini bar
  • Bose Wave/Bluetooth/CD Player
  • Slippers
  • Hairdryers
  • AM/FM radio
  • Crystal glasses and Portmeirion Botanic garden crockery
  • Safe in room

The Kings Chambers – ground floor 2-room suite  (on request)

Inviting and reassuringly traditional. Private gate entry, driveway and entrance, portico with scrambling  banksia roses. Private entry hall, lounge/ dining room and bedroom. The romance of dining at an antique oak trestle form table with cruciform feet in front  of a spectacular ornamental baronial style fireplace with a blazing log fire in winter.  Antique German piano, resplendent carved European antique oak cupboards; rare James Ballantyne &Sons, Scottish antique ecclesiastic stained glass windows circa 1890. Impressive 23ct hand gilded heritage timber beamed ceiling.   Antique clocks c1820 and Napoleon III gilt cushion mirrors, marble cassolettes and French antique bronze sculptures.  Restored antique Continental King Size hand painted half canopy bed with the finest Italian cotton and silk bed linen.  Liberty & Morris & Co linen fabrics and Scottish leather. Brintons  finest plush  Axminster carpet.  Bay window overlooking picturesque and colourful hedged gardens with ancient elm trees.  Dramatic glass walled ensuite heritage and antique tiled  bathroom with natural lighting, overlooks a tranquil pond and terraced Box hedged parterre garden.

  • Air-conditioning/ hydronic heating
  • Open wood burning fireplace (wood supplied)
  • Free Wifi
  • King (continental) Antique canopy bed
  • Smoke detectors
  • Plush bathrobes to use
  • 1xSmart TV/widescreen/1x TV with integrated DVD
  • Nespresso and tea making facilities
  • Direct dial telephones
  • Complimentary mini bar
  • Bose Wave/Bluetooth/CD Player
  • Slippers
  • Hairdryer
  • AM/FM radio
  • Crystal glasses and Portmeirion Botanic garden crockery
  • Safe in room