Tag glamping

8 Feb

Best Aurora Australis Tasmania at Truffle Lodge

I was talking to my brother this week. He said that the Aurora Borealis was high on his bucket list. I suggested that the Aurora Australis was just as good, and far more accessible. You could have knocked me over with a feather when he asked, “What’s that?” My brother is not […]

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 […]

6 Sep

Wood Fire Cooking on a Fire Pit – what an experience

Wood fire cooking on a fire pit is very trendy at the moment. However, it has been part of camping out for forever. Nothing new about that. What is new is that people now watch cookery shows on TV. Therefore, wood fired cookery is no longer about simply throwing a sausage on the […]

9 Aug

Unique Experiential Hotel

Over time, we have watched luxury travel changing. It has changed in many fundamental ways, and our challenge has been to embrace that change. Indeed, Truffle Lodge glamping was a nod to these changes because travellers were wanting more than mere luxury accommodation. They were wanting their overnight stay to be an experience in its […]

25 Jul

Forget Africa’s Big 3, meet our Tiny 5 Safari Lodge

Everyone has heard about Africa’s Big 3. Let’s face it, it has been done to death! Ordinary is overrated! Instead delight in the Tiny 5 at Truffle Lodge – platypus, echidna, pademelon, possum and the elusive wombat. The platypus can be seen at any time, but best spotting is morning, evening, or when overcast. The […]

2 Jul

Luxury Lodge Fire Pit

As the autumn arrives and the fire danger of high summer passes, we can start firing up of the fire pit. This always brings a sense of excitement. However this year, nature itself seemed to celebrate the return of our very first outdoor fire. The lighting of the fire pit was accompanied by this spectacular […]

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

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 […]

23 Mar

Attention to Detail

Guests often compliment us on our attention to detail, commenting that we seem to have “thought of everything”, and asking how we get the ideas for the detail. In my experience, the detail is easy once you have two fundamentals in place – the design concept, and the colour palette. Deciding our concept for the […]