• Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa offers a “Bring your dog” package
• Overnight accommodation in a Deluxe Resort View Room
• Room service breakfast served in the privacy of your own room
• Dog bed and bowl for your dog plus a free dog treat from “Love-em”

About 90 minutes’ drive from city centre of Sydney, the Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa is a renowned haven for relaxation. Escape to the award-winning Blue Mountains resort with your four-legged family member and discover the natural beauty of the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park in NSW, one of Australia’s most beautiful parkland wilderness regions.

Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa is situated within the grounds of the historic homestead and original summer residence of Sir Frederick Darley, the sixth Chief Justice of NSW. Set amidst two acres of manicured gardens adjacent to Echo Point, this 5 star resort, which is heritage listed overlooks the most spectacular scenery of the Jamison Valley and was built over 100 years ago.

The resort was designed to celebrate its Victorian origins and the romance of a bygone era. Guestrooms and suites are uniquely themed with sumptuous silk and organza fabrics, handcrafted wallpaper and cosy open fireplaces offering luxurious accommodation for you and your pets.

There are two different restaurants serving delightful gourmet meals with an extensive wine list. Darley’s Restaurant offers modern Australian cuisine in a romantic setting. It features beautiful stained glassed windows, original ornate fireplaces, crystal chandeliers and breath-taking views of the gardens.

A haven of relaxation in one of Australia’s most beautiful destinations, you can also indulge in the spa rituals in the sanctuary of the resort’s beautiful day spa.

If you’re keen to venture out and explore the area’s natural beauty the famously celebrated “Three Sisters” is only about 500m from the hotel. You can also visit the Leura Cascades, Leuralla New South Wales Toy and Railway Museum, the Everglades Historic House & Gardens or the Dryridge Estate Wines are also worth visiting. If you fancy a spot of golf, then the Leura Golf Club is within the vicinity.

Looking back at the fascinating history of the original owner of Lilianfels homestead, Sir Frederick Darley was born in 1830 in Dublin, Ireland and married in December 1860, to wife Lucy Forest Brown, who born in Melbourne. They met while she was travelling with her brother to England.

He arrived in Australia in 1862, on the advice of the Chief Justice of NSW who convinced him that he would further his career in the colony. Sir Frederick was knighted in 1887, and served five times as Lieutenant Governor of NSW, one such term spanning of the Commonwealth of Australia of 1901.

In August 1888 Sir Frederick Darley purchased over 11 acres of land adjacent to Echo Point in Katoomba. He built a summer residence for the family over the year of 1889, designed by architect Varney Parkes (son of Henry Parkes). The Darleys had seven children, five daughters and two sons, and it was Lilian, who died of tuberculosis at age 22, for whom the Katoomba property was named.

The property was used for a summer residence and nearly every noted visitor to Australia accepted the Darleys’ hospitality enjoying the magnificent outlook. Royalty, Vice Royalty and Princes of Statesmanship, Jurisprudence, Science and Art came in to view the Mountains from the magnificent vantage point at Lilianfels.

Before his death, Sir Frederick sold Lilianfels to George Begg Vickery in 1908, and again over the next 4 years Lilianfels was used as a summer residence only. In 1912 Mr Albert A Kemp of Sydney purchased Lilianfels and for the first time the house was used as a permanent residence. Mr Kemp was the first to subdivide the original land parcel, and sold the property in 1920.

It is assumed the house was named Lilianfels is in honour of Lilian, coupled with the German fels for high land.

Check in: 3pm

Check out: 11am