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CHATEAU YERING HISTORIC HOUSE HOTEL
Yarra Valley, Victoria
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Chateau Yering is a discreet private hotel in a heritage listed mansion, built in 1854 on 250 acres bordering the Yarra River.   It is luxuriously furnished with antiques giving it a European feel.  The hotel enjoys 2.7 km of river frontage, with distant views to the mountains.  The Yarra Valley is green and lush with well tended vineyards and has over 50 local wineries, including Yering Station winery next door.  Chateau Yering is is about an hour and a half's drive from central Melbourne.
  
About Chateau Yering ... 
Deluxe/5 star rating
The house is set amidst established gardens dating from 1854. The luxury period accommodation has 32 suites  and the lounges and sitting room are a showcase for fine paintings and antique furniture.
  
Facilities include Eleonore's Restaurant which is situated in a conservatory style extension to the dining room and is furnished with comfortable high back chairs, ornate plaster cornices and ceiling roses decorated with gold leaf and old brass light fittings. This room overlooks one of the finest rural vistas in Victoria and offers contemporary cuisine traditionally prepared with Asian and Mediterranean influences. The wine list features a comprehensive selection of Yarra Valley wines. The Sweetwater Cafe, a breathtaking atrium with lovely outdoor views to the garden, is a less formal venue connecting the old mansion with the new wing.

Chateau Yering adjoins Yering Station winery and guests are able to walk a few hundred yards through the grounds from one to the other.
 

A Brief History of the House and Gardens at Chateau Yering ...
The property was bought by Paul de Castella in 1850 and he constructed the present mansion in 1854.  Hubert de Castella described how hand-made bricks were accumulated on site and expensive fittings such as the marble fire surrounds and cedar timbers from NSW were brought by bullock cart from Melbourne. The house became the social centre of the Yarra Valley. Contemporary descriptions involve parties of socialites travelling from Melbourne for weekends which included musical sessions on the piano which had been brought overland for the purpose.   

The original house remains intact in plan form although some alterations have occurred over the years to individual rooms. The main entrance of the house was originally at the rear approximately where the entrance to the Bar from the Sweetwater Cafe now exists.  The Library, Chinese Room and Lounge are in their 1854 form with original fittings, Australian Cedar window, jambs and doors.  Eleonore's Restaurant is partly the original Dining Room, which was connected to the main house by a passage way. This was later extended and widened into what is now the Blue Drawing Room. The cellar predates the house having been constructed in the 1840s and then extended in the 1850s. 

The gardens were originally laid out in simple form by the previous owner Donald Ryrie. They were later extended by Paul de Castella with the assistance of his good friend Baron von Mueller (a world-renowned botanist) who, amongst his many other achievements, founded the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne.
 

Additional Facilities at Chateau Yering ...
Cocktail bar.
Guest lounges - open fireplaces, comfortable lounge suites.
Library - open fireplace, reading material and board games.
Beauty Salon offering massage treatments, facials, full beauty treatments.
24 hour reception  
Guest laundry
Swimming pool
Tennis court
Pentanque (French Boules)
Croquet
Historic landscaped gardens
Conference facilities
 
Accommodation at Chateau Yering ...
River Suites
22 suites
Each River Suite is a spaciously designed room with a king size bed, which can be made into two singles if required, and is individually decorated and furnished with antiques.  The marble en suite has a deep claw foot bath and a separate shower.  Each suite has a stereo television and a DVD player, plus a fully stocked mini bar.  All River Suites have a private verandah or balcony, with views of the distant hills or garden.

    
Prices:  Chateau Yering, Yarra Valley Until 31 March 2009 1 April '09 - 31 March '10 Truly
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Per room per night bed and breakfast Per Room Extra Person Per Room Extra Person
River Suite A$550 NA Request NA 381
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Price includes breakfast and complimentary wine tasting in the adjoining winery
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