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Huon Bush Retreats

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Huon Bush Retreats is located in Tasmania's Huon Valley, 50 km drive south from Hobart.


Situated within an extensive habitat reserve, this nature retreat has a range of self contained cabins to suit couples, families or groups.

Old growth forest just metres from your cabin - 60 metre tall, 350 year old trees.

The protected native habitat is home to a wide selection of wildlife. By day, abundant birds and small creatures inhabit the forest and open areas. By night nocturnal mammals go about their lives throughout the site. Please drive slowly at night as wallabies frequently jump in front of moving cars.

RELAX

Relax in one of three comfortable cabins, put your feet up and enjoy the views. Take an individual yoga class or maybe a soothing massage. Indulge in a delicious organic lunch or dinner accompanied by fine local wine or beer. Delight your senses in an open air bath, and feel your cares float away on the clean mountain air.

EXPLORE

Explore shady treefern glades and discover the diversity of life in a mixed forest ecosystem. Meander along a quiet track or take an extended bushwalk to the summit of Mount Misery with views across the Huon Valley. Exploring further afield, there are many attractions within easy driving distance.

EXPERIENCE

Experience the beauty of Mount Misery Habitat Reserve with old forest just steps away from your cabin. Discover Tasmanian flora and fauna in its natural environment. Find yourself amidst a stand of ancient trees, listening to the calls of Mountain Currawongs or the rustling of a tiny beetle. Appreciate privacy, intimacy, the smell of the forest after rain.

NATURE

You'll be surrounded by nature. Huon Bush Retreats is the perfect place to get in touch with your own true nature. Private contemporary cabins are positioned to maximise views and are located around a communal open space. Huon Bush Retreats encourages you to look around and appreciate nature.

Conferences, weddings and other events also catered for in a natural environment. Bushwalks on site. The resort features solar-power and composting toilets. Some tracks and amenities have wheelchair access.

There is no television or 240 volt electricity. Most mobile phones work fine. If you need to charge a mobile phone or computer, we can do so for you at reception.

A typical day at Huon Bush Retreats:

A lazy breakfast on the deck, maybe under the watchful eye of a mountain currawong. A 1/2 hour stroll through the oldgrowth forest to marvel at the lush tree ferns, 60m high eucalypts, fragrant rainforest trees and the tiny creatures scurrying on the moss covered forest floor. Lunch at nearby Home Hill Winery or another nearby attraction. Enjoy wine and cheese at the lookout as the sun sinks behind the hills. Possums, wallabies, bats and owls can be found most evenings. Self cater or enjoy a gourmet dinner served direct to your cabin or the outdoor entertainment area. A glass of fine local wine enjoyed under the stars soaking in the outdoor bath to end the perfect day at Huon Bush Retreats.

On site activities include: A 2 minute wheelchair accessible lookout to a rainforest gully and hidden waterfall. Take the half hour loop track and experience 60 metre tall 300 year old trees in our old growth forest. More challenging options also exist for the fit and experienced outdoors enthusiast.

Nearby are outdoor based activities and destinations such as: Hartz Mountains and Southwest National Parks, Tahune Air Walk, Trout Fishing, Horse Riding, Bruny Island and a wide range of bushwalks. It's one and a half hours drive south to Cockle Creek the southern most road in Australia and a further 5 hour return walk to South Cape Bay. The Huon is home to some fine vineyards, restaurants and cafes, galleries and craftspeople and attractions such as the apple museum.

Please Note:
Huon Bush Retreats lives up to its name: we are a place ideally suited to people who want peace, privacy and/or want to connect with nature.

Pets, damage to vegetation, or annoyance or injury to native animals are prohibited.

FEATURES/FACILITIES

• Privacy with service as desired
• Remedial massage facilities available
• No TV or cabin phones
• CD players provided
• 12 Volt Solar electric, no 240v (charging available at reception)
• Composting toilets
• Quietness from external activities such as traffic
• Range of forest ecosystems - tall trees hundreds of years old
• Examples of magnificent rainforest remnants
• An authentic native sanctuary - day and nocturnal walks from your doorstep
• Walking tracks and lookout - short or longer walks
• Some tracks and amenities have wheelchair access.
• Creeks and streams to explore
• Photographers paradise
• Parks and Wildlife ranger often on site or available by arrangement
• Experienced chef on site - full catering if required or mixed self and onsite catering - plus local and general Australian wines - picnic lunches for walkers
• Huonville/Raneleigh is a gateway to some of the finest food, wine and tourist facilities
• 50 klms south of Hobart
• Accredited Tourism Council of Tasmania

Location:
Towards the end of Browns Road, via Ranelagh in Mount Misery Habitat Reserve.

Huon Bush Retreats Room Information.

Accommodation options range from one large two bedroom house, through studio cabins to luxury tipis. The contemporary, self-contained cabins are set in an extensive habitat reserve.

Each cabin is private in it's own special setting. Choose from the absolute privacy of secluded Streamside Cabin, the spectacular forest gully outlook of  Big Tree Cabin or the easy access and mountain view at Acacia Grove Cabin.

Wallaby Grassland Cabin suits larger groups and has disabled facilities.

The large cabin has full disabled facilities, a large living area, full kitchen, master bedroom (sleeps 4) plus an upstairs second bedroom (sleeps 4). Extra beds can be made available if required.

One wall folds away to make a meeting room suitable for 15 - 30 people.

The studio cabins are open plan with sleeping, sitting and kitchen spaces. Each has a queen sized bed plus a double sofa bed and trundle bed, so can sleep up to 5 people.

The clean lines of the modern furnishings draw your eye through the extensive glass to the spectacular views or intimate fern glades outside.

Stay indoors by the wood fire or soak under the stars in your own outdoor bath.

Twelve volt solar electricity, supplies lights and music, whilst the wood fire keeps the cabin cosy, even under winter snows. Each cabin has a composting toilet an indoor shower and also features an outdoor bath.

Kitchens are well equipped with gas range, utensils and crockery etc. Furnishings are modern and very comfortable: A queen sized bed, a double sofa bed plus a single trundle bed. Also a kitchen table, second sofa plus an outdoor setting.

Self cater in well equipped kitchens or have meals to order delivered to your cabin. We can cater for outdoor functions for up to 60 people under cover.

The tip is are not quite luxury cabins, not quite camping. They are fitted with a double futon bed, wood heater, solar electric lights and a covered deck. The campground showers and toilets and the camp kitchen provide a full complement of facilities.