Beach retreat or country getaway?

Waters Edge, beautiful beachfront luxury at Forresters Beach

Principal architect and founder of Architexture Darren Tye took the original Australian beach cottage and, together with the team of builders from Central Coast Construct, redesigned ‘Waters Edge’ into one of the area’s most sought-after beach houses. With its floor-to-ceiling glass and sweeping 180-degree views from the clifftops of Wyrrabalong National Park and across the ocean, Waters Edge at Forresters screams understated luxury. The luxury oceanfront getaway is made for entertaining, with modern, contemporary lines, set amid landscaped gardens with a private, sandstone paved walkway to the beach.

Upstairs, an airy lounge and dining area opens onto a large, covered deck and barbecue area. Downstairs are three coastalinspired bedrooms, each with ocean views, and a fourth bedroom with garden views. A large al fresco space with glass bi-folds completely opens up onto the grassy beachside garden.

Facilities include air conditioning and gas fireplace, coffee machine, linen, laundry, and stylish kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances.

The four bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms accommodate up to eight guests.

Forresters’ cafes are close by, and Terrigal’s cafes, restaurants and shops are just seven minutes away.

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Escala Luxury Suites at Wyong Creek. Bespoke country luxury tailored for the most discerning guest

As soon as you enter Escala’s long, curved driveway lined with tall murraya hedges you instantly feel you’ve left the outside world and its cares behind.

Escala Luxury Suites is certainly one of the most prestigious private getaways on the Central Coast, designed to the owners’ own exacting standards. The two self-contained suites more than live up to their ‘Luxury’ tag, furnished with the style and personal touches you’ll wish you were accustomed to. Each features a king-sized bed with fine French linen, en suite bathroom (of course), flat-screen TV, kitchenette and dining area. The kitchenette is stocked with all the essentials, a coffee machine, Royal Doulton crystal glasses, Noritake dinnerware and silverware for fine dining.

Guests have access to the entire property with its eight hectares of lush, rolling countryside to explore and each suite also has private access to an outdoor swimming pool, heated spa, sun loungers, as well as an alfresco dining area, Weber barbecue and fire pit.

So private is the property, that only one suite is booked at a time, unless of course you want to book both for yourself and friends or family (discreetly separated by the length of the swimming pool).

Relaxing, rejuvenating and calming though your stay may be, the most difficult thing will no doubt be having to leave it all behind.

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Little Valley Guest House, MacMasters Beach, where beach meets bush

Can’t decide between a beach holiday and somewhere surrounded by trees and nature? And by nature, we mean the sound of bellbirds, deer on their daily visit to the garden, or a shy wallaby or two.

Little Valley Guest House provides the perfect answer. This small boutique accommodation is located on a four-hectare property bordering Bouddi National Park in the beautiful coastal suburb of MacMasters Beach.

You can walk or drive to the beach or enjoy any number of beautiful bushwalks in the national park.

Little Valley has a barn loft-style farm-stay feel mixed with an unmistakable beach house vibe. It’s been thoughtfully styled throughout with a spacious, modern interior and all the luxury inclusions you’d wish for. It’s ideal for couples (there’s one bedroom, with an additional two floor mattresses). Outside, you’ll find a leafy courtyard with barbecue, seating, a fire pit and lots of places to chill out and relax. (The property’s creek and unfenced dam make the guest house unsuitable for children under 12 years.)

Facilities include air conditioning, kitchenette with microwave, coffee pod machine, as well as the all-important Internet, wi-fi and Netflix.

Popular local cafe LooLoo’s is at the end of the street and there are restaurants and cafes within a short drive, for fine dining or takeaway. Tudibaring Farm roadside stall is a short walk from LooLoo’s and is usually well-stocked with homemade preserves, fresh eggs and local honey.

Although the owners live in the homestead on the property, you have full and private access to the guesthouse and grounds of the property if you wish to explore.