Royal Mail Hotel
Dunkeld (Southern Grampians)
Glenelg Highway (PO Box 50), Dunkeld Vic. 3294
Ph: 03 5577 2241
Fax: 03 5577 2577
Style: Hotel and historic cottages
Manager: Lok Thornton
Hotel rates per couple:
from $180 to $220
Bed & continental breakfast
Cottage rates: from $200 to $240 Bed & continental breakfast
Suitable for children
AE • CHQ • Eftpos • MC • VI
The Royal Mail was once an unassuming country hotel like many others in small towns across regional Australia. Now, thanks to an incredible transformation, it is a shining example of how premium accommodation, an award winning restaurant and gala events can put a place like Dunkeld firmly on the international map. For all its splendour, the Royal Mail has lost none of its pub-like charm. You can choose between various architect-designed rooms, two-storey apartments or even the four-bedroom Mulberry House – and then have a drink on the verandah, join locals at the bar or relax by the pool. For a different theme, the nearby bluestone Mount Sturgeon Cottages combine rural charm with unexpected urban-chic facilities.
There are nearby walking trails, especially around Mount Sturgeon, which guards the hotel. And with the Royal Mail's sensational restaurant winning the The Age Good Food Guide Country Restaurant of the Year 2009, make sure you book in plenty of time. Location: 260km or three hours west of Melbourne. Melway 926 C4. HEMA RA 44 E6.
Facilities: 22 hotel suites (some with spa); three studio apartments; one four-bedroom house. Eight one or two-bedroom cottages on Mount Sturgeon Station (continental breakfast provisions included for first night in cottages). Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the restaurant or bistro daily.
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Awards:
2009 The Age Good Food Guide 2 Chef's Hats
2009 The Age Good Food Guide Country Restaurant of the Year
2009 Australian Gourmet Traveller 2 Stars
2009 Australian Gourmet Traveller Regional Restaurant of the Year
2008 Australian Gourmet Traveller & Fine Wine Partners 2 Glasses award
2008 Wine Spectator USA Best of Award of Excellence
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