From the moment we saw the photos of Clifftop online we knew that we would be staying somewhere extraordinary. The experience itself exceeded our expectations. For five days we were able to leave our busy lifestyle behind and immerse ourselves in absolute luxury. On arrival wonderful Dave was passing by and popped in and showed us how to put on the music - my absolute passion. The acoustics in that space...oh yes! The day bed in one of the floor to ceiling windows was way too inviting and within 15 minutes of arrival my stressed out 'corporate world' boyfriend was fast asleep and I was enjoying a book and the view. And what a view. While the lovely large television might have beckoned elsewhere we spent our nights and days looking out the window at the magnificent drop to the cascading drop to the creek and gentle rise of the hill on the opposite side. The light on the magnificent snow gums changes their appearance as the sun rises and falls, changing their colour ever so subtly from incandescent white, to pink, to yellow, to dust. We savoured each moment of this view. My boyfriend and I discussed that we would have to return for each of the seasons to see the deciduous English trees in autumn, watch storms make their way over the hills, to watch the rain and snuggle up near the fire, and to take in our view on a moonlit night.
Our days were spent wandering Hepburn and Daylesford to return to a bed that I swear was made out of clouds and bedding and linen that made sleeping an experience rather than an every day task. And normally I wouldn't talk to about the bathroom of somewhere I have stayed. I'm not sure if this can be called a bathroom - a double spa, double shower heads bigger than my hands! My boyfriend and I had no excuse to be apart from each other. And I have to mention the bathroom tiles that look like fine linen and lace.
Evenings take the extraordinary architecture in this space to another level as you can spend time experimenting with the beautiful lighting that brings to life different elements of the space.
We fell in love with Clifftop the moment we walked through the door and stayed until the very last minute that we could, sitting on the couch and taking in the view one last time. I kind of don't want to tell anyone how exquisite it was as I want to make sure we can return time and time again whenever we can. And return we shall.