Ashdowns of Dover Bed and Breakfast
Highlights
- Savour a cooked-to-order breakfast featuring local ingredients, ensuring a delicious start to your day in Dover.
- Relax in stylish en-suite rooms with plush carpets and modern amenities, providing comfort during your stay.
- Contemplate the night sky by the outdoor fire pit, enjoying the tranquil atmosphere of Tasmania's Far South.
- Recharge your electric vehicle at no cost, making your travel convenient and eco-friendly while exploring the region.
Inducted into the Tasmanian Tourism Awards Hall of Fame in 2021 and awarded Bronze in the 2021 and Gold in the 2019 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in the Hosted accommodation category; Ashdowns is a 4.5-star hosted Bed & Breakfast situated in the centre of Dover, a pretty fishing village on Port Esperance Bay in Tasmania’s Huon Valley.
Offering three en-suite guest rooms with king, queen or twin beds, television, DVD player, tea and coffee making facilities, mini-bar and heating.
The house has been modernised in consideration of less able travellers and is wheelchair friendly without any steps. Guests with electric vehicles can re-charge at no cost.
Relax in the guest lounge overlooking the splendid view of Reeves Hill and the meandering sheep and curious chickens or warm yourself by the outdoor fire pit and contemplate the wonder of the night sky.
Breakfast is cooked to order along with continental breakfast goodies and is included in the tariff with many ingredients sourced locally or grown or produced on the property. Specific dietary requirements such as vegetarian or vegan preference or lactose or gluten intolerances are catered for.
Whether you choose to see the many sights on offer in Tasmania’s Far South or just relax and enjoy our facilities and gardens, we trust your stay will be worth leaving home for.
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Accreditations
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EcoStar Accreditation
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
Features
Activities
Available experiences
King or twin en-suite room (accessible)
This room is 22 square metres in size and features contemporary styling and amenities, plush carpets, comfortable pillow top beds and ensuite wet room with walk-in shower.
Relax with the in-room entertainment system featuring 32-inch flat-screen LCD television with DVD player. Enjoy our large, well-ventilated bathroom and Ecossential bathroom treats.
When required, work away at a writing desk with additional power points for laptops, mobile phones and iPods, plus bedside radio alarm clock.
There is an option to split the comfortable king size bed into two generous singles.
A range of pillow types are available to choose from.
In room mini-bar contains delicious snacks and local beers, wines and ciders.
All our room rates include Wi-Fi , tea and coffee making facilities, electric vehicle charging and breakfast cooked to order.
Superior Queen en-suite room (accessible)
This room is 20 square metres in size and features contemporary styling and amenities, plush carpet, a comfortable pillow top bed and en-suite wet room with walk-in shower.
Relax with the in-room entertainment system featuring 32-inch flat-screen LCD television with DVD player. Enjoy our large, well-ventilated bathroom and Ecossential bathroom treats.
When required, work away at a writing desk with additional power points for laptops, mobile phones and iPods, plus bedside radio alarm clock.
The comfortable bed is queen-sized. A range of pillow types are available to choose from.
In room mini-bar contains a range of delicious snacks and local beers, wines and ciders.
All our room rates include Wi-Fi , tea and coffee making facilities, electric vehicle charging and breakfast cooked to order.
Queen en-suite room
This room is 18 square metres in size and features contemporary styling and amenities, plush carpet, a comfortable pillow top bed and en-suite shower room.
Relax with the in-room entertainment system featuring 32-inch flat-screen LCD television with DVD player. Enjoy our large, well-ventilated bathroom and Ecossential bathroom treats.
When required, work away at a writing desk with additional power points for laptops, mobile phones and iPods, plus bedside radio alarm clock.
The comfortable bed is queen-sized. A range of pillow types are available to choose from.
In room mini-bar contains a range of delicious snacks and local beers, wines and ciders.
All our room rates include Wi-Fi , tea and coffee making facilities, electric vehicle charging and breakfast cooked to order.
Current offers
Winter fires and Southern Lights
Winter in Tasmania’s far south is made for slow escapes. Settle into a two-night stay at this award-winning B&B in Dover. Sip red or mulled wine by the outdoor cast iron chiminea, share rich chocolate cake and gaze at starry skies – maybe even see the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights). Wake to quiet paddocks with meandering sheep and curious chickens and tuck into a tasty cooked breakfast. Pure Tasmanian winter magic worth leaving home for. Minimum two-night stay.
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A doorbell or intercom at an accessible height and display a contact number (accessible height is 900mm-1100 mm)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- A wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location is available.
- Step free access to room (Entrance to the room wheelchair accessible with step free greater than 5mm or has a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm length).
- A lever handle on the door (easier to use).
- Grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
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