"An Australian icon where the beautiful rhythm of life
is emphasised and honoured."
— Luxury Travel Magazine
Book our exclusive Mother’s Day overnight getaway and we’ll return her feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and pampered.
✦ Overnight accommodation
✦ Country-style breakfast
✦ A four-course Mother’s Day lunch or dinner
✦ Late check-out of 12pm
✦ A ½ bottle of Champagne
✦ A 64-piece selection of chocolates
✦ A $100 credit
✦ And many more indulgences
Starting from $663 pp
"An Australian icon where the beautiful rhythm of life
is emphasised and honoured."
— Luxury Travel Magazine
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Lake House
Six acres of country gardens extend down to the waters of Lake Daylesford and provide guests with immediate access to the lakeshore and the Wombat State Forest beyond.
Exploring the property is in itself an adventure. Guests may like to have a hit of tennis followed by tea and refreshments in the tennis pavilion, a glass of wine by the fire in the Argyle Library Bar. Given the opportunity to explore the gardens you will come upon significant trees, a myriad of sculptures and artwork from many of the region’s top artists, extensive outdoor terraces overlooking the lakeshore and established country gardens with everything from koala-loved stringy barks to lilac, Daphne, quince, plum and apple trees.
The renowned restaurant draws appreciative foodies from Australia and around the world. In the kitchens, a talented team under the guidance of co-owner and Culinary Director Alla Wolf-Tasker AM work from the ground up producing cutting edge, modern Australian cuisine with an emphasis on seasonal and regional ingredients.
The Award Winning Cellar and its list with over 1000 references keeps wine buffs happy with its edgy and interesting selection of wines from around the world and of course closer to home.
Co- founder Allan Wolf-Tasker (1949 – 2022) was a renowned artist. His work (much of which depicts the landscape in and around Daylesford) hangs in private and public collections around the world as well as throughout the Lake House main hotels areas, studios and suites. Some are available to purchase alongside works from other regional artists.
In amongst the cool fern gully and surrounded by waterfall fed streams and springs – The Spa is an oasis of tranquility.
Over the years Lake House has prospered and reinvented itself. Scarcely a year goes by without some enhancement or change. And according to Alla "It remains always, a work in progress".
Driving into Lake House it’s hard to imagine the resilience, energy and stubborn determination that was needed three decades ago, to undertake the building of a destination restaurant in rural Australia – especially on a gorse infested paddock in a down at heel and largely forgotten little town.
“Two youngsters with barely a bob between us and not being able to take no for an answer” is how Alla portrays her and husband co-owner Allan Wolf-Tasker, as they launched into their dream project that everyone told them was doomed to fail.
The successful development of Lake House and the resurrection of Daylesford, the village that the Wolf-Taskers put on the global culinary map, has been the subject of many magazine articles, documentaries and also Alla’s book “Lake House – A Culinary Journey in Country Australia”.
Allan’s contribution to the evolution and success of the Lake House operations was enormous. His skill in design and drafting made plans for renovation and redevelopment possible over the years, and with the help of long time collaborator and friend architect Edgard Pirotta and later daughter Larissa Wolf-Tasker, they continued their plan to be seen as one of the best hotel and restaurants in Australia.
Alla remains in the thick of things, shaping successive generations of Lake House teams with her own uncompromising ideal of hospitality and excellence in service. She still oversees the food, unwavering in her philosophy.
The Lake House Team; hospitality professionals from all over the world, are brought together through ongoing work with the family, daughter Larissa and son in law Robin to create truly exceptional hospitality experience. United by their passion for the industry and a commitment to seeing Lake House shine in the decades to come.
