WOW!!! What a wonderful experience. Just what we needed after the challenging week (36-41 degree temperatures) we had had. We stayed for two days over the Australia Day long weekend. We could have stayed a week in this oasis of peace and quiet, if time had allowed.
John, thank you so much!!! From the very first meeting to the final goodbye, you were the perfect host!!!
John was kind, generous and so welcoming. He greets you and has a chat but then leaves you to your own privacy.
John's local knowledge is great and was very helpful to us.
We had the balcony room for 2 nights. There are no curtains on the wall of glass in front of the bed. This is perfect as there is nothing visually between you and the gigantic mountain ash trees and the massive trees ferns. It is also completely private. Wonderful when all the lights are out at night - shadows and patterns in the sky from the trees - just beautiful !!!.
The room is quite glamorously furnished which juxtaposes nicely with the mud brick walls and cathedral ceilings of the house. The bed was very comfortable and we both slept well. There is a lovely double shower too.
We enjoyed breakfast, which was provided by John, on the balcony both mornings. Each morning, we were greeted by a gorgeous Kookaburra, who came down on to the balcony to eat the morsels John provided. John also gave us seed to feed the parrots - rainbow lorikeets (eastern rosellas), crimson rosellas and king parrots. They are so "tame" they will sit on your arm or shoulder.
When we came back in the early evening from a day out, John brought us grapes, cheese and biscuits and, as it was Australia Day, a glass of bubbly each!!!! Needless to say, we relaxed on the balcony to have this treat.
We felt completely revitalised by the time we left.
We can't recommend "Masquerade" highly enough!!!