Granite Belt Retreat
Highlights
- Arrive at Granite Belt Retreat, nestled in 30 acres of natural bushland for a serene escape.
- Savour a delicious continental breakfast featuring freshly baked bread and local jams at the onsite restaurant.
- Unwind in rustic cedar cabins with log fires and private verandahs, perfect for any season.
- Enjoy craft brews daily at the Granite Belt Brewery, enhancing your stay with local flavours.
At the end of a beautiful tree-lined drive you’ll arrive at Granite Belt Retreat. Set on 30 acres of natural bushland, the Retreat features 19 rustic cedar cabins, a microbrewery and restaurant.
Step inside your cosy cabin with its log fire for cold nights and private verandah for cool summer days. Select from Timber Cabins, Family Cabins, Spa Cabins and Timber Suites. The self-contained Hidden House can cater to 10 guests. There’s also a number of cabins that are dog friendly.
Guests receive a delicious continental breakfast in the restaurant that includes freshly baked bread, locally produced apple juice, local jams, cereals and fruit.
The onsite Granite Belt Brewery is open daily between 10.00am and 5.00pm for tastings and sales. In house guests and day visitors can savour chef-prepared meals for lunch and dinner in the Granite Belt Retreat Restaurant.
Granite Belt Retreat look forward to welcoming you.
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Accreditations
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- QLD – Granite Belt
- QLD – Queensland Country Tourism
Features
Available experiences
Timber Cabin
Scattered amongst granite boulders and bushland on their 30-acre property, their 16 rustic cedar cabins are perfect for a relaxing and romantic escape.
Comfortably sleeping up to 3 adults, timber cabins feature a queen bed, single bed, full bathroom (with hairdryer), log fire and air-conditioning.
Their timber cabins offer a verandah; a lounge area with TV and DVD player; a toaster; a fridge; and tea and coffee-making facilities.
Relax on your timber cabin’s private veranda with a glass of wine or beer from the onsite brewery as you recount the day’s activities. In the cooler months, you will love snuggling up in front of your log fire. For the warmer summer months, their cabins feature air conditioners and ceiling fans.
Their famous Granite Belt Retreat breakfast basket is the perfect start to your day of exploring the large number of Stanthorpe wineries and the Granite Belt. Featuring fresh baked bread, butter, house-made muesli and jam, milk, local fruit, Summit Coffee and local apple juice.
With an onsite bar, restaurant and brewery, Granite belt Retreat’s timber cabins are the perfect choice for those wanting Stanthorpe accommodation with a difference.
Timber Cabin (Family)
Granite Belt Retreat’s family cabins are the perfect choice for those looking for Stanthorpe family accommodation. Equipped with everything your family needs for a relaxing and enjoyable stay in the Granite Belt, each family cabin features a queen bed and bunk beds, as well as a full bathroom, including a hair dryer.
All family cabins offer a verandah and a lounge area with a TV and a DVD player, as well as a toaster, fridge and tea and coffee-making facilities. The log fire and electric blankets are sure to keep you toasty warm, even on the chilliest of Stanthorpe nights. For the warmer summer months, our cabins feature air conditioners and ceiling fans.
Start your day the right way, with a scrumptious Granite Belt Retreat breakfast basket. Featuring fresh-baked bread, butter, house-made muesli and jam, milk, local fruit, Summit Coffee and local apple juice. On Sunday mornings guests are invited to enjoy a hot cooked breakfast in the restaurant.
Imagine relaxing on your timber cabin’s private veranda with a glass of wine or beer from their onsite brewery as you watch the kids explore the granite outcrops and adjacent field.
Timber Suite
The ground-level timber suites provide easy access for those with prams, or reduced mobility. Set on the flat adjoining main homestead, and with parking at your door, they provide easy access to the onsite restaurant, bar & brewery.
Comfortably accommodating 3 adults, the 4 timber suites each contain a Queen bed and single bed, log fire, air-conditioning and a full bathroom (including a hairdryer). They also feature a lounge area with a TV and a DVD player, as well as a toaster, fridge and tea and coffee-making facilities.
Relax on your timber suite’s private balcony with a glass of wine or beer from the onsite brewery as you recount the day’s activities. In the cooler months, you will love snuggling up in front of your log fire. For the warmer summer months, your cabin features air conditioners and ceiling fans.
Their famous Granite Belt Retreat breakfast basket is the perfect start to your day of sightseeing. Featuring fresh baked bread, butter, house-made muesli and jam, milk, local fruit, Summit Coffee and local apple juice. On Sunday mornings guests are invited to enjoy a hot cooked breakfast in the restaurant.
Timber Spa Cabin
Granite Belt Retreat’s Spa Cabins are the perfect setting for your next romantic Stanthorpe or Granite Belt getaway.
The spa cabins offer everything you need to make your romantic getaway unforgettable, including a 2 person spa, queen bed, log fire, full bathroom (with a hairdryer) and air-conditioning. They also feature a verandah and a lounge area with a TV and a DVD player, as well as a toaster, fridge and tea and coffee-making facilities.
Why not unwind in the 2 person spa and soak your stresses away, before snuggling up in front of your cabin’s cosy log fire?
Prefer to kick back on your timber cabin’s private veranda with a glass of wine or beer from their onsite brewery as you take in the tranquillity of the natural surroundings? The choice is yours.
Wake up to their famous Granite Belt Retreat breakfast basket. Featuring freshly baked bread, butter, house-made muesli and jam, milk, local fruit, Summit Coffee and local apple juice it is the perfect start to your day.
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Grab rails in the bathroom
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- A wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location is available.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
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