{"id":11906,"date":"2013-05-27T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/find-yourself-in-the-forest-kick-leaves-kick-old-habits-and-kick-the-winter-blues\/"},"modified":"2013-05-27T10:07:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T10:07:00","slug":"find-yourself-in-the-forest-kick-leaves-kick-old-habits-and-kick-the-winter-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/05\/find-yourself-in-the-forest-kick-leaves-kick-old-habits-and-kick-the-winter-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Yourself In The Forest Kick Leaves, Kick Old Habits, and Kick The Winter Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelbrochures.com.au\/af\/16\/napp\/show\/Bundle_list.htm?id=4\">Save hours on your travel research. Get brochures delivered to your door for free. Digital option too.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The Grand Mercure Forest Apartments, owned by Accor Vacation Club, is a country retreat close to\u00a0<\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Grand Mercure Forest Resort Accor Vacation Club Apartments - Exterior Night\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Grand-Mercure-Forest-Resort-Accor-Vacation-Club-Apartments-Exterior-Night-300x199.jpeg\" height=\"159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Grand-Mercure-Forest-Resort-Accor-Vacation-Club-Apartments-Exterior-Night-300x199.jpeg\" width=\"240\"><span>Daylesford and Ballarat in Victoria, that has been recently refurbished and offers cozy apartments with warming gas fires, adjacent to the integrated Novotel Forest Golf Resort at Creswick, in the heart of Victorian Spa Country.<\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div>The Resort is an easy 60 minute drive from Melbourne\u2019s Tullamarine Airport, or 90 minute drive from the CBD.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Perfect for an autumn retreat and to enjoy the season\u2019s changing colours, these two bedroom apartments all have large bedrooms with modern amenities and are complemented by deluxe living areas, including dining area, kitchen and balconies or terraces.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Heading to Victorian spa country allows guests to relax in a peaceful, rural, pristine or forest environment, visit the mineral springs \u2013 touted to cure all ills, enjoy fresh farmed produce, taste a variety of local wines and visit the winery cellar doors, (the local specialty being Shiraz). The local spa menus boast such treatments as rose-milk baths, organic facials or a hot-rock foot bath.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Grand Mercure Forest Resort Accor Vacation Club Apartments Exterior\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Grand-Mercure-Forest-Resort-Accor-Vacation-Club-Apartments-Exterior-300x199.jpeg\" height=\"159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Grand-Mercure-Forest-Resort-Accor-Vacation-Club-Apartments-Exterior-300x199.jpeg\" width=\"240\"><\/p>\n<div>The nearby Tony Cashmore designed championship Golf Course is also accessible to guests (charges apply).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Planned to suit\u00a0\u00a0and blend in with the local environment the recently re-designed interiors take into account a cooler climate, with apartments featuring gas fireplaces, luxurious freestanding baths, fully carpeted bedrooms, living and dining areas, and furniture conducive to lounging, reading and warm comfort.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Currently on offer, is a great &#8220;FIND YOURSELF IN THE FOREST&#8221;\u00a0package from $372 for minimum two nights midweek (including Sunday night) in a 2 bedroom apartment for up to 6 people. Bedding includes 1 queen, 2 singles and a sofa bed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Valid to book from May 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a02013 \u2013 till 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0August 2013, to book and stay please contact\u00a0<a data-mce-href=\"mailto:resortservices@accorvacationclub.com.au\" href=\"mailto:resortservices@accorvacationclub.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">resortservices@accorvacationclub.com.au<\/a>\u00a0or tel 07 5501 7370<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Picture 156\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Picture-156-300x200.jpeg\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Picture-156-300x200.jpeg\" width=\"300\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save hours on your travel research. Get brochures delivered to your door for free. Digital option too. The Grand Mercure Forest Apartments, owned by Accor Vacation Club, is a country retreat close to\u00a0Daylesford and Ballarat in Victoria, that has been recently refurbished and offers cozy apartments with warming gas fires, adjacent to the integrated Novotel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11906\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}