Ori Room @ Sherwood Loves

Sherwood Loves Tasmania is a stunning sandstone farmstead, built in the late 1830s. Architecturally re-imagined and rebuilt over 4 years, it fuses rustic with industrial, and a lashing of eclectic art and design elements. The skies, views and wildlife will take your breath away. You wake each morning smiling about life! A perfect deck to meet the morning sun as it rises, to meditate, or just to make merry. Sherwood Loves is a unique and beautiful place to chill, contemplate, create and connect. The space (TIP: Tap the '1/54' / 'Show all photos' box on photo for easy Photo Tour.) THIS LISTING IS ONLY FOR THE DOUBLE BEDROOM IN THE HOMESTEAD, called ‘ORI ROOM’ (DOUBLE BED = Max. 2 pax). This room is called ‘ORI’ because this room is the ORIGINAL room, the cottage, built in 1840s. ‘ORI’ in Latin means ‘rise’, ‘begin’, ‘appear’; or in Hebrew, it means ‘my light’ and therefore, this is the original light that rose, the beginning of Sherwood Loves Tasmania almost 200 years ago. This bedroom has a comfortable double bed. Price is for a maximum of two. This room has its own little lounge to relax in, complete with a 65 INCH SMART TV with complimentary Netflix included. It has views into the valley facing south… on occasion, we do see the aurora from the south. Two artists contribute to ORI that adds to the meaning of the space… Ruth Lange’s ‘Wall Spirit’ is a painting of a sandstone wall in Sydney’s The Rocks. Magically painted into the wall are our First Nation Peoples, the original first people, the AbORIginals of Australia. The second artist, Jane Bennett, is a prolific, well awarded Australian artist who focuses on painting places and scenes (even trees!) that are vulnerable to disappearing because of urban development. Both Ruth and Jane’s works in The ORI Room are Sydney themed. The bathroom nearest The ORI Room is the downstairs bathroom in the main homestead – it is shared with Gidget the caravan. If busy, there is a bathroom and two toilets in The Pavilion building for your use, too. OTHER ROOMS YOU CAN BOOK SEPARATELY: There are six other rooms that you can also book on the Estate: PINK Room, YELLOW Room, BLUE Room, YIN Room, YANG Room, and GIDGET the Caravan. MORE ABOUT SHERWOOD LOVES: Sherwood Loves - an estate surrounded by nature - has kept much of the original sandstone work, but added an industrial feel to the rustic, with the fusion of ‘The Homestead’ with two new, high ceiling buildings - ‘The Pavilion’ and ‘The Stable’. So much beautiful detailing in the architecture – as an example, we have kept the convict stones and lovingly reinstalled the 1840s hand-hewn beams and plinths back into ‘The Stable’ (Yin and Yang bedrooms). Sherwood Loves is situated on Sally Peak; it has its own road coming into the property. When driving in and out of Sherwood Loves we often see wallabies, sheep, possums and rabbits scuttling, parrots and eagles greeting us... once we saw a stag jump over the fence! The drive in and out sometimes feel like a scene from Bambi... so if you do come to stay, drive slowly and carefully - we do love our wildlife. The views will literally and metaphorically take your breath away! You wake up each morning smiling about life! A perfect deck to meet the morning sun as it rises (we have yoga mats and blocks), to meditate (we also have meditation seats and blankets), to contemplate or just to make merry! Sherwood Loves - the estate surrounded by nature - is a wonderful place for chilling and connecting, or for that peaceful romantic getaway that gives you isolation from the harried life (there is only one house nearby, about 300m away, out of sight!), or having a small party of friends to connect with in a social getaway...we’ve built fun outside spaces – a spectacular large scale rock garden, a walking labyrinth (that sparkles at night!), stepping stone pathways, some grounding firepit areas, and meaningful handpicked sculptures and love seats scattered, some in secret places. Within the buildings, we love art and design, and decades of collecting eclectic pieces that are now curated in every room, nook and corner. And so, Sherwood Loves is filled with tasteful splashes of colour and eclectic, high end furniture and furnishings for one to enjoy! We have dedicated some rooms to our favourite artists and have their works in them. And there are lots of playful quirks too – there is almost a story in everything because it’s all personal; it’s our home after all *smile*. Sherwood Loves looks out across the valley of the 'Brushy Plains Rivulet'; a spectacular high up 270-degree mesmerizing view! Nine days was all it took us from seeing the advert in Sydney, to buying this place in 2018; we gasped - feeling the magic of the universe when we first stepped onto the deck. We now wish to share this amazing experience! Sherwood Loves is owned and loved dearly by Philamae & Stephen. It is a sacred space – it is our intent that guests come to share this heart stirring experience of a place, with respect and love. We are keen to share our home with people who wish to connect, commune with nature, or just contemplate over a cuppa. Guest access ‘Sherwood Loves’ was built on the premise that human connection is important and so guests have shared access to the following: • Relaxing lounge in ‘The Pavilion’ – make small or large groups, with 3 full chests of games to enjoy. • Nourishment with stunning views from ‘The Dining Room’ – two long tables of 8, and bar chairs… or if you prefer some space, there’s outdoor nooks. • Gathering on ‘The Deck’ – outdoor lounge, outdoor dining, outdoor nooks. • Doing your sun salutations on ‘The Deck’ – we have yoga mats, blocks, meditation chairs, blankets. • Grounding outdoors with firepits at ‘Pine Point’ and ‘The Rock Garden’. • Walking 'The Labyrinth' by day or fairy-lit by night, in contemplation. • Hot beverage bar available during your stay. • An everything-and-the-kitchen-sink kitchenette for your use. The kitchenette is stocked with an array of teas, coffees, light and soy milks, sauces, spices, oils and condiments and it has a dedicated fridge just for guests. NB. The main kitchen is a chef kitchen and is only used for catering purposes, or if a guest books out the whole place. • There are 4.5 bathrooms scattered amongst the 3 buildings; 3.5 bathrooms are for guests to share. • Parking, wifi and chit chats are free. • On request, guests can borrow a book from a vibrant stash from Philamae’s private library. • Optionally detox from technology by parking your cell/mobile in special safe lockers (free). • The lovely walks surrounding our two acre, the expansive views and gorgeous skies! There is a large wood fire in the lounge if it gets cold, all rooms are stocked with electric blankets, electric heaters, doonas and throws, and when it's scorching outside (which is about 2-3 weeks a year) the thick sandstone walls help to keep the inside cool. On water, whilst you don't need to carry water from the river (chuckle), water at Sherwood Loves is via rainwater tanks – sadly, we have had to buy lots of water because it has been so dry... we do conserve water where possible and we ask the same of our guests. Sherwood Loves was created with love, with respect and with playfulness, for we wish those who stay to enjoy her as we do. We look forward to your staying with us and enjoying this beautiful sanctuary we call our home. NB. Bookings for The ORI Room do not include access to the other bedrooms, or access to The Stable, The Caravan, nor the private pantry in The Dining area. Other things to note Treat wildlife with love - we are sharing their space! Except for gatherings from people who have booked in to stay, no parties or events to be held in Sherwood Loves (it’s a different offer; this is a BNB offer). Registration Details DA2025-066