What are the best romantic getaway spots in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland? The three main hinterland villages Mapleton, Montville and Maleny each offer a different flavour of romantic stay. Montville is the most visited, with galleries, cafes and cottage accommodation clustered along its main street. Maleny has a similar village feel with a stronger food and wine scene, including nearby wineries like Flame Hill. Mapleton, a little further north and quieter than both, is where

There is a particular problem with dinner at Spirit House. It is not the food, and it is certainly not the setting. It is the drive home. Spirit House is the kind of restaurant you want to linger over a long lunch that drifts into afternoon, or a dinner under lantern light where nobody is watching the clock. Which is a shame if you are heading back to Brisbane afterwards. We are twenty minutes up the range. A restaurant built around a pond Helen and Peter Brierty opened Spiri