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Guests have the use of the entire North Bundaleer Homestead, including the formal Drawing Room and Library. For conversation, reading, pre-dinner or after dinner drinks, these rooms are the ideal location. Both have open fireplaces and comfortable seating. The decoration in the Drawing Room has been designed around an original hand painted frieze over two columns set in a bay window which contains two curved E F Troy leadlight windows picturing almond blossom, birds and butterflies.
With an antique French Aubusson carpet, fine antiques, original artworks and oil paintings, French Rose marble fireplace, the room is elegant and feminine. The Library has more the atmosphere of a gentleman's club, with William Morris wallpaper and curtain fabrics. The original wood graining of oak, bird's eye maple and tortoiseshell complements the antique mahogany partners' desk and oak break front bookcase, Ethiopian parchment paintings, antique prints and etchings.
The Homestead contains a large and eclectic selection of over 2,000 books. Daily newspapers, magazines and periodicals are provided. Satellite television is available in a separate sitting room.
Guests are encouraged to help themselves from the 'Butler's Pantry'. House wines (from Sevenhill Cellars), beers, soft drinks, tea and espresso coffee are all included in the Tariff. There is also a limited bar containing spirits and fortified wines.
Red Room Suite - With deep red washed
walls, canopy bed, ivory soft furnishings, needle point rugs and antique furniture, the Red Room Suite is restful and inviting. The en-suite bathroom, built into old conservatory with bath and separate shower is contemporary and enjoys a panoramic view of the surrounding hills and gardens.
The adjoining sitting room has archive circa 1740s Chinese Toile wallpaper in deep pink and ivory. Arrangements can be made for those wishing to dine alone, to have dinner served here, in front of the open fireplace. The entire Homestead is centrally heated, and the Red Room Suite also has reverse cycle air conditioning.
Blue Room - Overlooking the formal rose gardens, the Blue Room has a four poster bed, grey and ivory toile soft furnishings and smoke blue walls. The large en suite bathroom occupies what was previously a bedroom, with a centrally placed bath set in front of a working fireplace. With a bidet and vessel hand basin set on antique marble washstand the bathroom has a distinctly European feel.
William Morris Room - Originally the smoking
room with its black and white marble fireplace, the room is named after the William Morris "Fruit" wall paper, and has an antique brass tester bed. The en-suite bathroom is in what was the original bathroom. The "Teapot" brown decorative tile frieze, ivory tiles and original tessellated tile floor continue the theme.
William Morris was one of the most influential figures in the Victorian and Edwardian art world. As a young man at Oxford he became involved with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, mixing with such artists as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt and Edward Coley Burne-Jones.
African Room - Savannah inspired, this room faces east, with a view over the gardens to the blue gum studded hills beyond. Although not entirely 'African' the room contains many African artefacts collected in the 1970s in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Zambia. The King size bed can be converted to two singles. The African room's private, separate shower room is directly opposite the bedroom.
North Bundaleer Information
For those who prefer to spend their day relaxing in their surroundings, we can whisk you to the top of our hill for lunch or a 'sun downer' when a change of scene is required. There are verandas on all sides of the house, so there is always a sunny or shady spot in which to sit and enjoy the view of the surrounding countryside and gardens.
Dining at North Bundaleer
'Dinner Parties' in the dining room are an occasion for relaxed enjoyment of the company, conversation, food and wines. The Irish Georgian table has witnessed plenty of good jokes and laughter, robust debate, and new friendships.
Weather permitting, sundowners can be enjoyed on 'Fred's Knob', which enjoys panoramic views of the surrounding countryside and forest.
Breakfast is served in the kitchen-most opting for the fully cooked option, in spite of declarations the night before of only requiring a little cereal or fruit in the morning.
Location of North Bundaleer
North Bundaleer are in the Mid North region of South Australia two and a half hours driving time north of Adelaide, 40 minutes north of Clare, 10 minutes south of Jamestown, and about half way between Adelaide and the Flinders Ranges. Jamestown has an airstrip suitable for light planes (up to DC3).
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