THE QUARTERS
THE QUARTERS You only need to drive by The Quarters to be impressed by the stylish new look of the main building in sophisticated black, with large white-framed arched windows. Alongside it, the contrasting fresh-white building houses a weddings and conference venue. The Quarters will stop you in your tracks (if it wasn’t for the line of traffic also rubber-necking behind you). Warren and Donna Hughes’ vision for the potential of this property shines through. Donna provides the bespoke coastal resort-style designer touches in crisp whites, with décor touches, and wainscotting that differs from room to room in the accommodation section, from eucalyptus greens to soft greys and sand colours. ‘Every piece of crockery, every paint colour, paver, chair, curtain, tap, tile, floor finish – that’s all Donna,’ says Warren with more than a touch of pride. Warren, too, was hands-on during the renovation phase as the site manager, where more often than not he could be found pitching in as well as project managing. ‘When you have 50 tradies on site – all locals of course – you need to be there,’ he says. He brings the practical experience of having worked in operational facilities for pubs, clubs, shopping centres and even military camps ‘These days, what we most enjoy is buying a “distressed” site and bringing the value and love back into it and into the
local community,’ Warren says. ‘What we particularly like about The Quarters is that it is bringing a much needed, good quality venue into the Forries area.’ The Quarters is the Hughes’ biggest venture, having invested over $10 million in it to date. ‘We’ve done things like installing a $100,000 solar panel system, a 30,000-litre water tank, and we have our own freshveggies patch,’ says Warren. There are four main quarters: the accommodation buildings with 34 rooms and 100 beds; the ballroom able to seat 150 guests for weddings, conferences and events; and the 500 sq metre-square restaurant, cafe and commercial area. Through the main entry you’ll find yourself transported into a tropical paradise where lush plants and trees mingle with a waterfall that tumbles into the guests’ pool. Here too, the Pantry Café spreads out into a large peaceful courtyard, while the nearby Gilded Anchor restaurant and bar offers fine dining in a relaxed holiday mood. You By Dr Shauna Watts has opened a boutique clinic and beauty salon offering cosmetic medicine and consultations with scientifically proven skincare, wrinkle injections and fillers, micro-peels, thread lifts, body contouring and more. Close by, Grace Taylor’s Something by Grace Hair Salon offers a boutique salon in chic, earthy tones and brass finishings where you’ll be transported from your everyday world with a relaxing head massage, morning coffee or an afternoon glass of wine while Grace and her team transform your hair into a fresh, ‘new you’. tqfb.com.au
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Located at The Quarters. A bespoke retail, accommodation, wellness and events destination at Forresters Beach.
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