BALINESE RETREAT
Balinese bliss-out that's extravagantly yours
TOUCH DOWN IN BALI just 45 minutes from downtown Melbourne. Arguably Victoria’s most exotic escape, Balinese Retreat in the Dandenong Ranges is made just for two.
Enter a silk-draped pavilion furnished with exotic daybeds to reach your quarters via a walkway lit by 24 Balinese lanterns. There’s a waterfall tumbling in the background and tropical water gardens complete with huge ferns. Draped in white gossamer nets, a hand carved opium tree bed dominates your private sleeping pavilion, with folding doors drawing back to reveal a teak deck above the water. The bathroom comes complete with a sunken jade mosaic-tiled spa pool where you can soak with the louvred doors flung wide open to bring nature inside.
Sounds dreamy? You'll also enjoy a Thai banquet served in the Bale – a private thatched pavilion by the water. For yet more indulgence, book a personal chef to prepare a Thai-inspired dinner just for you.
Hit the spot
In the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, 35km from Melbourne.
Bedtime
A huge hand-carved opium bed dominates your private pavilion.
Be savvy
Push the boat out and order a private chef.
Be smitten
Heavenly nights – Balinese style.
His-and-hers massage
A menu of spa treatments is the icing on the cake. Sign up for some Sodashi spa therapy – whether a his-and-hers Shiatsu massage or herbal makeover and body wrap. Then open the doors to your lantern-lit water garden, and the night is yours.
It’s dress optional for breakfast at Balinese Retreat – just dip into your well-stocked pantry. Do get dressed for dinner, when it’s exotic Thai-inspired dining on the water's edge.
Balinese Retreat was reviewed by Room for Romance
Enter a silk-draped pavilion furnished with exotic daybeds to reach your quarters via a walkway lit by 24 Balinese lanterns. There’s a waterfall tumbling in the background and tropical water gardens complete with huge ferns. Draped in white gossamer nets, a hand carved opium tree bed dominates your private sleeping pavilion, with folding doors drawing back to reveal a teak deck above the water. The bathroom comes complete with a sunken jade mosaic-tiled spa pool where you can soak with the louvred doors flung wide open to bring nature inside.
Sounds dreamy? You'll also enjoy a Thai banquet served in the Bale – a private thatched pavilion by the water. For yet more indulgence, book a personal chef to prepare a Thai-inspired dinner just for you.
Hit the spot
In the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, 35km from Melbourne.
Bedtime
A huge hand-carved opium bed dominates your private pavilion.
Be savvy
Push the boat out and order a private chef.
Be smitten
Heavenly nights – Balinese style.
His-and-hers massage
A menu of spa treatments is the icing on the cake. Sign up for some Sodashi spa therapy – whether a his-and-hers Shiatsu massage or herbal makeover and body wrap. Then open the doors to your lantern-lit water garden, and the night is yours.
It’s dress optional for breakfast at Balinese Retreat – just dip into your well-stocked pantry. Do get dressed for dinner, when it’s exotic Thai-inspired dining on the water's edge.
Balinese Retreat was reviewed by Room for Romance
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Dining in
Dip into your gourmet breakfast provisions in the well-stocked pantry, then be ready to enjoy a Thai-style dinner in the evening. For the ultimate extravagance, have everything prepared to order by your own personal chef. Your banquet is served either in a little thatched pavilion over the water, or in your exotic day room.
Dining out
For a night out, try the Wild Oak Cafe and Bar in Montrose.
Where?
Balinese Retreat
What’s cooking?
A Thai inspired banquet prepared by your personal chef
Dress the part
Sarongs and sandals would be perfect
Top table?
In your own private waterside thatched Bale
See & Do
You're just 15 minutes from the Yarra Valley wineries here, so make time for some tastings or set off on one of the Dandenong Ranges walking trails.The big sights of Melbourne are less than an hour away, but we'd be inclined to sprawl on that exotic daybed and be as indolent as possible.
Shop
Pick up a liquid souvenir of your visit at one of the showpiece wineries or rustic family-owned cellars in the Yarra Valley.
Spa
Submit to some indulgent Sodashi spa therapy here: a Red Flower Hinoki soak and ritual Japanese massage, a Zen Vitality treatment starting with a Jojoba body polish, or a muscle-tone and facial.
After dark
Sip champagne while watching the lanterns glowing around the water, then head for bed.
Dates
February
Join foodies and wine buffs at the Yarra Valley's week-long Grape Grazing Festival.
Dip into your gourmet breakfast provisions in the well-stocked pantry, then be ready to enjoy a Thai-style dinner in the evening. For the ultimate extravagance, have everything prepared to order by your own personal chef. Your banquet is served either in a little thatched pavilion over the water, or in your exotic day room.
Dining out
For a night out, try the Wild Oak Cafe and Bar in Montrose.
Where?
Balinese Retreat
What’s cooking?
A Thai inspired banquet prepared by your personal chef
Dress the part
Sarongs and sandals would be perfect
Top table?
In your own private waterside thatched Bale
See & Do
You're just 15 minutes from the Yarra Valley wineries here, so make time for some tastings or set off on one of the Dandenong Ranges walking trails.The big sights of Melbourne are less than an hour away, but we'd be inclined to sprawl on that exotic daybed and be as indolent as possible.
Shop
Pick up a liquid souvenir of your visit at one of the showpiece wineries or rustic family-owned cellars in the Yarra Valley.
Spa
Submit to some indulgent Sodashi spa therapy here: a Red Flower Hinoki soak and ritual Japanese massage, a Zen Vitality treatment starting with a Jojoba body polish, or a muscle-tone and facial.
After dark
Sip champagne while watching the lanterns glowing around the water, then head for bed.
Dates
February
Join foodies and wine buffs at the Yarra Valley's week-long Grape Grazing Festival.
GETTING THERE
Location
Mountain Crescent, Montrose, VIC 3765
Parking
There is free guest parking
Trains
Lilydale station – ten minutes
Taxis
AUD 15 from the station
Airport
Melbourne Tullamarine – 50km
Rooms and suites
One luxurious suite
Special features
A sunken mosaic-tiled jacuzzi to soak in, and a huge hand-carved opium bed to have fun in.
Also…
You'll find Bulgari toiletries, robes, slippers, a CD player and an exotic daybed.
ESSENTIAL INFO
Rates guide
AUD $800 - 2,500
Open/closed
Open all year
Check-in
3pm
Check-out
Midday
Minimum night stay?
No
Breakfast
Eat it whenever you like
Room service
No
Children
No
Pets
No
Air conditioning
Yes
Languages
English
Wedding license?
No
Eco conscience
Recycled Jarrah wood timber is used throughout
Your contact
Deborah Quitt – owner
Location
Mountain Crescent, Montrose, VIC 3765
Parking
There is free guest parking
Trains
Lilydale station – ten minutes
Taxis
AUD 15 from the station
Airport
Melbourne Tullamarine – 50km
Rooms and suites
One luxurious suite
Special features
A sunken mosaic-tiled jacuzzi to soak in, and a huge hand-carved opium bed to have fun in.
Also…
You'll find Bulgari toiletries, robes, slippers, a CD player and an exotic daybed.
ESSENTIAL INFO
Rates guide
AUD $800 - 2,500
Open/closed
Open all year
Check-in
3pm
Check-out
Midday
Minimum night stay?
No
Breakfast
Eat it whenever you like
Room service
No
Children
No
Pets
No
Air conditioning
Yes
Languages
English
Wedding license?
No
Eco conscience
Recycled Jarrah wood timber is used throughout
Your contact
Deborah Quitt – owner
