Villa Gusto
Buckland Valley (near Bright)
630 Buckland Valley Road
(PO Box 550), Bright Vic. 3741
Ph: 03 5756 2000
Fax: 03 5756 2500
Hosts: Neal Gregory and Fleur Featherstone
Style: Romantic gourmet escape
Room rates per couple:
from $245 to $325
Bed & full gourmet breakfast
Five course degustation dinners available nightly: $70 per person
CHQ • Eftpos • MC • VI
The glass-fronted Great Room of Villa Gusto has a magnificent view of nearby Mount Buffalo, and it is also the nightly venue for chef Neal Gregory's epic five-course degustation menus. Yet if you imagine that stunning scenery and fine food are the most Villa Gusto can offer, think again: this is a High Country interpretation of an Italian villa, replete with luxurious accommodation, discreet service, areas for elegant relaxation and much more.
The villa is loaded with Italian antiques and artworks, the two acres of verdant garden a discovery trail of Tuscan fountains and urns. The suites are themed in various colours – Cioccolato, Mellanzane, Limone – and drip with rich tapestries, paintings, a decadent marble bathroom and every modern comfort and convenience.
Neal has cooked in fine restaurants around the world, but the emphasis here is on the many regional cuisines of Italy and The Age Good Food Guide agrees, this is la dolce vita indeed. Location: 320km or 3.5 hours northeast of Melbourne. Melway 922 F9. HEMA RA 49 E8.
Facilities: One Grand Spa Suite (king bed); three Deluxe Spa Suites (queen beds); three Cabina Suites (queen bed, Jacuzzi spa bath on the sundeck) all with mountain views, terraces; two Standard Suites. Great Room (open fires, bar); inhouse cinema (extensive DVD collection). Full gourmet breakfast served; dinner available nightly. Available for small group functions and weddings. Visit this property's website
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