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Outstanding luxury accommodation that
will have you thinking you are waking up
in a hotel. The only thing missing is
room service! Breakfast can be had with
unrestricted views over Newcastle Bay.
The only problem you will have is trying
to decide what to do next. Stay and
enjoy or exercise your senses further? A
couple of flights of stairs lead you
into the Sip tearooms where you will
have difficulty passing through without
stopping for a nibble. The best solution
is to order and then nip to the main
desk to book your treatments. Again
choice is your biggest dilemma: try the
UK's only seaweed baths or a
massage? Easiest thing to do is to
spread them all out over your stay. For
more details go to the Soak Group
website, details under the book cottage
section.
What about
the apartment? As you open the door to
this first floor apartment, you find the
bedrooms to the left and straight ahead.
As you turn to your right you pass by
the bathroom before you enter the open
plan sitting and dining area with the
kitchen to the right in an open yet
contained alcove. What hits you as you
walk in are the large bay windows
containing panoramic sea views. When you
have managed to peel your eyes away you
notice how tastefully and modern the
decor is. There is a dining table with
four chairs nestled under the panoramic
views. The
contemporary lounge offers a spacious
seating area with a stunning Victorian
fireplace making an impressive focal
point (not in use). The L-shaped leather
sofa makes the perfect place to stretch
out while you catch up on some holiday
reading or watch digital television (freeview)
or even put on a DVD in the integrated
DVD player. The kitchen is fully fitted
and has a small balcony which also offers panoramic
views over the sea with an added bonus
of some fantastic fresh sea air.
Both
bedrooms are fully carpeted with a
couple of steps down into one. There is
ample storage for unpacking. Bedside
lights provide extra ambience. The main
bathroom with tile flooring includes a
shower bath.
Snooze is
close to all amenities such as the
Granite trail, Donard Park, a variety of
mountain walks, Tollymore and
Castlewellan forest parks, the Royal
County Down Golf club, the award winning
promenade, contemporary coffee houses,
bars and boutique shops.
The
historic Newcastle Harbour is on your
doorstep here. In the 1820’s Lord
Annesley created a new pier here
primarily to function as a loading point
for the famous Mourne granite, which was
extracted from the overlooking hills.
Blocks of this granite were used to
build docks in Belfast and Liverpool, as
well as help construct the Albert
memorial in London.
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