Category Luxury Hotel

14 Dec

Luxury hotel near Hobart a unique glamping lodge

Blogger, Emma Shaw, was looking for a luxury hotel near Hobart. She wrote: Recently we were looking for somewhere special to celebrate our eleventh anniversary. We .. really wanted it to be somewhere where we could actually stop and relax for a moment. They were looking for ‘A little bit of peace […]

2 Dec

Luxury Hotel Unique Tasmania Devil Experience

Visiting journalist, Penny Hunter, recently stayed at our luxury hotel and had a unique Tasmania devil experience. She wrote: It’s one of the most important rules of camping: always zip up your tent securely when bedding down for the night. You don’t want any undesirable critters sneaking or slithering into your quarters […]

28 Jul

Tasmanian Lamb Truffles and Hazelnuts

Truffle Lodge is named after the truffle orchard on the property. It was one of the first truffieres established in Australia. When we purchased the property, the truffle orchard was a mess. Overgrown with blackberry, weeds and gorse, the orchard had been non-productive and untended for many years. It took many years to reclaim it. […]

29 Jun

Exclusive Use Groups

We have hosted some fabulous Exclusive Use groups at Truffle Lodge. What is particularly satisfying is the variety of groups for which Truffle Lodge is an ideal retreat. We have welcomed celebrity families. Extended family groups have come together from all over the world. We have hosted groups of friends who regularly get away together and […]

4 Apr

Weddings & Functions

Our open function tent, the Canopy hangs over the river bank commanding lovely river and valley views. It is net to the lodge and the firepit, and is the first of our planned facilities for weddings and other functions. Over the winter closedown, additional facilities will be added, including marquee sites, dance floors and lighting, everything […]

4 Apr

Comparing other Glamping Resorts

I remember the reference to Rum Wadi in the movie Lawrence of Arabia, and I jumped at the chance to go there to stay in a Glamping hotel. Of course, my rationale is that I was benchmarking Truffle Lodge against yet another Glamping retreat, and indeed I was doing that. But just being in that […]

20 Mar

8 Luxury Tents

We have finished all 8 of the riverfront tents, connected them to the Lodge and the function tent, the Canopy, by boardwalk, and compketed the plantings around them. The last three tents have been named Tanglewood, Black Stump and Top Gum. We now have 6 tents with Large King Beds, and 2 tents with Super-wide […]

13 Feb

Tasmanian Weather

Truffle Lodge is a stunning property. It takes people’s breath away. One tends to take most photographs in the sunlight, when the colours are striking. But is it just as beautiful when it is raining, with an overlay of mystery that is enticing. This summer has had some record temperatures, with some days of extreme […]

2 Jan

Vinyl Magic

There is a school of thought that claims that no matter how good the music, it always sounds better on good old stylus on vinyl. I don’t know about that, but I do know that our guests are loving playing all our old LPs from the 60’s on our retro record player. The oldies remember […]