Bells at Killcare Boutique Hotel, Restaurant & Spa

The lodges We were met by Caine and Amy with a welcoming smile on arrival at reception. Let me start by saying how amazing our stay at the bells “lodges” was in particular banksia lodge, From the moment you walk in you are met with an opulent setting of the highest of standards, the finishes are extremely divine, the attention to detail is amazing with beautiful timber fixtures complimented by the warmth of travertine throughout Two extra large master suites with huge beds and beautiful quality linen leading to incredible bathrooms with freestanding baths and the tiles and tapware are simply stunning, each of the master suite bathrooms leads out to large private daybeds. There is a fully equipped kitchenette downstairs leading out to the alfresco dining table and high end quality bbq and all met by a magnificent heated pool, with a beautiful integrated water fall and warm ambient lighting at night, there’s also a fully equipped laundry in the lodge if needed. Then after a walk up the grand timber staircase seeing bold lighting fixtures you are met with huge timber trusses that are a statement piece to be seen. The kitchen fit out is amazing with stone, marble and copper and fully equipped with beautiful crockery and stocked with everything that you could possibly want or need. The lounge room is warm and inviting and sitting back and taking it all in with the log fire place and all of the most modern technology that you could ever need, you are amazed at the attention to detail. What a surprise to walk out on to the balcony to then discover a staircase up to a private observation outdoor lounge area with beautiful views over the stunning coastline and looking across the ocean at the northern beaches. It’s truly breathtaking We spent the afternoon by the pool whilst enjoying the complimentary canapés and welcome drinks, one could truly forget where one is in this beautiful setting. It was hard to leave this setting but we were off to dinner at the bells restaurant where we were met by Michael with a warm smile and led to our table overlooking an amazing garden with lush green expansive lawns and gardens. It was a hard decision to choose what to eat as everything sounded scrumptious. We started with fruits der mer, followed by steak tartare which is a performance in itself as Michael prepared it all in front of us and described all the ingredients as it unfolded And it was delicious. It was then onto the main course of wagyu rump cap which was cooked to perfection with sides of green beans and sauté potato’s and as we were so excited to return to the lodge we had a selection of cheeses beautifully prepared and displayed in a hand crafted wooden box to take with us. Also to mention we received a call from Caine while in the lodge on arrival to ask us what newspaper we would like and if we would like a loaf of freshly baked sour dough or focaccia from the bells bakery baked and delivered to our lodge in the morning. We started our second day with

We have just left Bells at Killcare after a 2 night stay with our very close friends visiting from London. We booked the two bedroom cottage. We are fussy travellers having been fortunate enough to stay in some beautiful hotels including many of the Luxury hotels in Australia. Our travelling companions own a successful restaurant in London so food is always an important consideration in our travel choices. Bells of Killcare exceeded our expectations in every aspect. Rooms were comfortable, private and very spacious. Staff were excellent with no exceptions! Food was excellent. Overall they were very generous in what they offered

Beautiful property and service but everything was a little expensive.