The Royal Mail Hotel Is Making Winter Stays Cosier with a New Outdoor Magnesium-Salt Hot Tub and a Finnish Sauna
Between high-end dining and hillside treks, this outdoor wellness suite will provide the ideal addition to a peaceful weekend away.
You don't have to look north when planning a winter escape. Though the sunny weather and warmer temperatures are undoubtedly tempting, Victoria is home to an enviable array of top-notch stays rich in winter-warming experiences. One of the best is Dunkeld's Royal Mail Hotel, which has just unveiled a brand-new outdoor wellness suite.
Available exclusively to hotel guests, this is your chance to slide into a spacious magnesium-salt hot tub or sweat it up in a Finnish-inspired cedar wood sauna. And if you get too hot, there's also a refreshing openair cool-down shower. Following a strenuous trek up into the Grampians, you won't find a better spot to soothe your weary limbs.
Beyond the suite's amenities, this outdoor addition to the Royal Mail Hotel offers uninterrupted views of Mount Sturgeon (Wurrgari). Meanwhile, the surrounding property is dotted with century-old river red gums and rolling lawns speckled with wildflowers — a bustling thoroughfare for roaming kangaroos, wallabies and emus.
You're also invited to shelter from the chill inside a cosy lounge area, where hot tea is brewed fresh using ingredients plucked from the property's famed kitchen garden. If you're unfamiliar, it's Australia's largest organic kitchen garden at 1.2 hectares and provides up to 80 percent of the produce for Wickens and the Parker St Project — the hotel's acclaimed fine-diner and relaxed alternative.
During your stay, you can partake in daily chef-led garden tours or enjoy cellar visits and premium wine tastings guided by the restaurant's sommeliers. You're also invited to link up with the conservation team, who present a feeding time tour to raise awareness for the region's native and endemic species, such as eastern quolls and fat-tailed dunnarts.
With the outdoor wellness experience complementing the Royal Mail Hotel's accommodation, you can choose a deluxe suite with Mount Sturgeon views, a refurbished bluestone cottage or the six-bedroom homestead for something extra special. Priced at $190 per session for two, the outdoor wellness suite is available for 90-minute bookings from 9am–7pm, Thursday–Saturday.
The Outdoor Wellness Suite at the Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld, is available for guest bookings from 9am–7pm on Thursday–Sunday. Head to the website for more information.
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