True romance pours a warm cup of tea, tells a gentle story, and asks you to stay forever.

If your favourite person treasures quiet comforts — dog-eared paperbacks and mossy forest paths — then a gentle, intimate proposal might be the perfect grand adventure.

Welcome to your step-by-step guide to asking the biggest question of your life inside the cozy sanctuary of the Hazelnut Inn’s Under Hill Suite.

Step 1: Craft Your Story

In the lore of the Hazelnut Inn, the Under Hill Suite belongs to a certain Mr. Burrows, who is currently away on an adventure. Borrow a page from his book and let a custom journal tell your own fairytale:

• The Book: Find a pocket-sized, green leather notebook. Stain the pages with tea for a touch of old-world whimsy.

• The Title: Write “There and Back Again: Our Story” on the very first page.

• The Content: Fill the pages with your intimate milestones, like your favourite quiet evenings or the rainy days you’ve shared.

• The Finale: On the final page, pen this riddle — or craft your own — across the tea-stained paper:

“Of solid gold, a treasure rare,
I speak of love, but have no air.
In shadow still, I wait a cue,
To hear a whispered word from you.
What am I?”

— anonymous

Step 2: Establish Your Sanctuary

A halfling proposal cannot be rushed; it requires complete, unhurried comfort. Once you step beneath the tree roots winding through the suite, steep two mugs of soothing tea to savour with your sweetheart and let the outside world fade away.

Step 3: Present Your Riddle

Settle your partner by the hearth, directly beneath the suite’s massive, twisting ceiling roots. Hand them a plush blanket, a warm mug, and your handwritten notebook.

Sit close and look into their eyes as they read your story and solve the riddle.

Step 4: Bend Your Knee

Once they solve the riddle, reveal your ring and ask your truest love to spend the rest of their days by your side.

In this moment, you have everything you truly need for a beautiful life together: a dedicated companion, a true story, and a quiet corner to call your own.

YOur Proposal Checklist

• The Book: Craft your custom journal ahead of time.

• The One True Ring: Your engagement ring, safely tucked away until the final moment.

• Your Truest Love: The one whose small everyday deeds keep the darkness at bay.

Are you ready to begin your own unexpected journey?

Behold the Copper Crown, a true jewel in the Hazelnut Inn’s coronet — a chateau of kingly splendour.

Upon thy approach, thou shalt cross a bridge over a shimmering moat to find a private courtyard garden, where the air is heavy with the scent of roses and the murmur of bubbling water and offers rest, to the weary knight or lady, beneath the watchful gaze of the heavens.

Step then within, where the craft of many masters is revealed in timber, stone, and light. Above —  a tower bedchamber is draped in such finery as to tempt a weary monarch to sleep and dream of tourneys and triumphs past. And also a deep soaker tub awaits to wash away the dust of the long road.

Below — a galley, well-stocked with fine victuals and refreshing cordials, stands ready to sustain thy strength for the quests of the morrow. And for the scholar, a hidden passage — tucked away like a dragon’s hoard — leads to a secret reading nook, the very place for poring over dusty tomes or contemplating the quintessence of thy soul.

Verily, the Copper Crown is a wondrous sanctuary, where the spirit of romance is breaths from every stone. It is a place where the banners of the heart may fly high, and where one might, for a night or two, forget the ticking of the clock and remember the older, truer rhythm of the world.

Our magical little hotel was originally dreamed up as a one-of-a-kind romantic getaway. For years, we’ve watched couples step through our gates to celebrate milestones like anniversaries, marriage proposals, and romantic birthdays. But this month, we celebrated a major milestone of our own: hosting our very first wedding.

Intimate, Intentional, and Entirely Magical

We have always prioritized a quiet, private experience for our guests, which is why parties and other events are generally not permitted on our property. However, by special permission, couples can reserve the entire hotel to host a storybook micro-wedding.

For our inaugural ceremony, the couple did exactly that. Accompanied by just a handful of their closest friends, they transformed our grounds into their own private fairytale kingdom for the day.

Under Hill, In Love

They chose the secluded garden courtyard of our Under Hill Suite for their ceremony. To mark the occasion, the iconic garden gate was draped in flowing red fabric and woven with delicate bunches of baby’s breath — a striking contrast against our handcrafted ironwork.

It was a day defined not by the size of the crowd, but by the depth of the love filling the space. We are deeply honoured to have played a small part in their love story.