Historic Angaston Masonic Lodge

Hello & welcome to Angaston (Crown of the Barossa) & home to one of South Australia's most prized architectural listing. The near 180yo lodge is located within walking distance to everything Angaston. Local cafes, restaurants, award winning produce, wineries, bikeways/walkways, historical points of interest & surrounded by beautiful scenery. Affordable luxury. The space Architectural brilliance at its best. The overwhelmingly large space with impossibly high ceilings offer overwhelming spaciousness while the half metre thick stone walls are a great natural insulator. Nature sometimes needs a little help. The air-conditioning will keep you cool in summer while the oversized combustion heater & individual space heaters will keep you warm in winter. Natural light streams through the well appointed windows and offers glimpses of the historic walk and surrounding trees outside. Naturally beautiful & well appointed collectable furniture complements all the modern amenities, including a full size pool table, large wall mounted smart tv, karaoke style DVD player and chess table set. The marble hearth is set at just the perfect height to sit by the fire with your wine while contemplating how fluffy are those sheep skin mats? Your bedrooms are separated by the oversized grande entrance hallway preceding through the generous sized double doors and onto the formal dining space. Complete with antique dining table, Chesterfield lounge to sit and read the newspaper or listen to someone tinkling on the ivory of the ornate 100yo piano. A separate smart tv is available for the teens or vice versa, parental zone. The kitchenette is complete with full sized oven, microwave/convection oven, fridge, coffee machine, kettle, smart fridge and dishwasher. The separate bathroom is complete with spa and is just ideal for a long aromatic soak. The scented candles are perfectly paired to ignite the romantic senses. Bubbles, soft fluffy bathrobes and wine. Hmm just perfect. Guest access You will be in awe of this State Heritage listed space. You will have exclusive acces to level 1 (7 steps from street level) with approximately 180 square metres and 5 1/2 metre height ceilings devoted entirely for your comfort. The property has been listed by the State of South Australia for its grand design and unique prominence above the Murray Street, Angaston. Travellers and locals alike, often seek a photo opportunity on the steps with the bluestone and slate building in the backdrop, while the 145 year old State Heritage listed Moreton by fig trees create a frame for the building in the foreground. You will have exclusive access to two diverse areas, the formal dine with 145yo piano, Chesterfield daytime reading area and smaller smart television. This area adjoins the separate kitchen and leads onto the entertainment room. We encourage book exchanges. The kitchenette is complete with all modern basic amenities, dishwasher, bar fridge, full size electric stove, convection microwave cooker, kettle, toaster, fill size smart fridge and we have introduced a coffee pod machine..Additional pods are available for purchase. We provide a hearty full country style breakfast basket. Full of farm fresh eggs, barossa bacon, baby spinach, haloumi cheese, tomotoes, mushrooms, onion and (subject to seasonal availability), asparagus and avocado and thick bread for toasting. Fresh strawberries and plain yoghurt are included for that healthier option. All items are sourced from local suppliers. And of course, orange juice and milk and an assortment of flavoured teas and pod coffee or brewing coffee. During our cooler months we'll provide hot chocolate, marshmallows and dunking biscuits. The raised marble hearth offers additional seating directly next to the fire. No one will know if you choose to slip onto the floor and stretch out along the thick oversized sheepskin mats. Be impossibly captivated by the dancing flames. Recommendation, simply add wine. Every booking receives a bottle of complimentary world famous Barossa wine to be enjoyed with your cheese, fruits and crackers. A bottle of filtered water is already chilling in the fridge. Other things to note We live on site, please let us know if this will impact on your stay. With the 990 millimetre tapered stone walls, noise and temperature is well regulated. Blue tooth your favourite music to the karaoke style CD player and "crank out some tunes". Or maybe you prefer to settle back into the textured chesterfield lounges and download a movie to enjoy with wine and cheese, or weather permitting, we will set you up outside under the winter creek lined tree canopy. Sufficient wood for the combustion heater will be provided during your stay, please let us know if you need assistance to fill the fire. We'll provide you with some education if you have never filled a fire before. General maintence to clear ash from the fire will be required during longer stays. Please nominate a suitable time of day for this routine procedure to occur, together with restocking of the wood supply for your use. Please enquire about our laundry facilities and additionally for longer stays, linen changes and house cleaning, please discuss when this will be suitable for our staff to enter the premises. Additional fees may apply. Please enquire about packaged items. Through our partners we are able to organise a dozen roses, massages, full salon hair and nail care & spray tans. We will help make a reservation to dine at our local restaurants and pubs or for that extra special event, have a chef come and prepare your evening meal onsite from local seasonal world class produce. (subject to prior bookings and partner t's & c's). During winter months, we can provide a slow cooked meal with crusty bread sticks. Please let us know if you are interested and specifically whether you have any food allergies. If you are thinking of food wine and touring, why not let someone else do the driving. We'll link you with our partner, Barossa and Beyond, chauffeur driven wine tours. Please explore the Barossa and Beyond website for tailored touring experiences, airport and vruiseship transfers and more. Barossaandbeyond, private hosted epicurian experiences. Perhaps you'll prefer to capture your very own unique experience, book a moped style scooter. We'll equip you with your Australian legal, open face helmet, a quick induction and assist you to plan out your very, Barossa exploration. Please pre-book the scooters for hire. Separate hire fees, terms and conditions will apply. Please ask and we will endeavor to deliver.