Eight Willows Retreat
Highlights
- Discover luxury in 27 spacious chalets, designed for families and groups amidst 30 hectares of natural bush.
- Savour local gourmet delights from nearby wineries, enhancing your stay in the heart of the Margaret River Wine Region.
- Unwind in the Lakeside Function Centre, perfect for weddings and events with stunning photographic locations.
- Experience tranquillity with birdwatching and scenic walks right at your doorstep, connecting you with nature.
Eight Willows Retreat is a self-catering, luxury retreat set amidst 30 hectares (75 acres) of beautiful natural bush and parkland. Located midway between Busselton and Margaret River in the heart of the renowned Margaret River Wine Region, Eight Willows Retreat is surrounded by world-class wineries and local producers of gourmet delights.
The retreat offers a total of 27 chalets: Ten Two Bedroom rammed-earth queen chalets, 14 beautifully appointed one-bedroom king studios and two two-bedroom king chalets, spaciously designed to suit your whole family and the beautiful four-bedroom house “The Residence”, that can comfortably sleep ten guests.
The Lakeside Function Centre is the perfect venue for weddings and corporate events, being able to cater for up to 275 guests. With stunning ceremony and photographic locations, catering and beverage packages, it boasts the perfect setting for your next event.
Take the worry out of designated drivers with the bonus of being able to offer luxurious chalets for your guests to stay and enjoy.
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- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- WA – Australia's South West
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One Bed King Spa Chalet
Find both luxury and retreat in a one-bed king chalet. A luxuriously appointed living area is furnished with a two-seater sofa, dining table and chairs, and a digital Television. Hear the sounds of the bush from the king-size bed or the spa bath.
The European-style kitchen has modernity at its heart, with appliances and equipment suited to cosy nights in. If a meal seems like too much, the private deck is sundowner-set with an outdoor setting and a small barbecue.
Two Bed King Spa Chalet
Urban luxury in a natural setting means you can unplug from city stress and plug into bush tranquillity in the luxuriously appointed self-contained, Bed King Spa Chalet.
The master bedroom of this self-contained accommodation includes an en suite. A second open-plan king bedroom accesses a spacious bathroom with a walk-in shower and spa bath.
Modern appliances and a medium-sized fridge complement the open-plan European-style kitchen. A comfortable living area with a dining table has a flat-screen Television and opens to the veranda furnished with an outdoor setting, barbecue and stunning views.
Two Bedroom Queen Bed Chalet
The two-bedroom rammed-earth Chalets have a bushland/forest outlook of the adjoining Yelverton National Park. They are self-contained with two separate bedrooms (queen-size beds), a lounge (with queen-size sofa bed) and a dining area, kitchen and bathroom with separate toilets.
These Chalets offer an open-plan style kitchen, furnished with modern appliances and equipment for your self-contained stay. The spacious living and dining area comes with a flatscreen smart TV’s.
Additional guests can be accommodated on a pull-out sofa bed facility in this area.
The bathroom facilities offer a separate lavatory and family-sized bathroom with a corner spa bath and a separate shower (three Chalets) or a shower over the Spa bath (seven Chalets).
If required, they can provide the option of one chalet with the configuration of one queen and twin beds.
Each Chalet has a romantic gas log fire, spa bath, reverse cycle air-conditioning and an outdoor barbecue, and fresh linen is supplied.
The Residence
The beautiful four-bedroom Residence is a fully-equipped house for you and your family consisting of three bedrooms with king beds and an additional bedroom with queen beds and bunk beds. The Residence can sleep a total of 10 guests comfortably. It can accommodate an additional two people with the use of the pull-out sofa bed (additional fees apply).
All bedrooms contain either a walk-in robe or wardrobe, and the Master Bedroom comes with an en suite bathroom with a walk-in shower, spa, vanity and lavatory.
The Residence comes with a large family-sized kitchen featuring granite work-tops and all the amenities to compliment your stay.
The comfortable living area comes with a modular sofa and a large flatscreen television with Foxtel. With a separate dining room and a 12-seat dining room table, it is perfect for family or private dinners.
The Residence also comes with a laundry with a washing machine, a tumble dryer and storage. There is a private balcony and a small garden with an outdoor setting and a large barbecue.
One Bed Accessible Chalet
Chalet 8 is the One Bed Accessible King Chalet. It contains all the features of the One Bed King Chalets, with a separate wheelchair-accessible bathroom.
The shower has a fold-down shower bench and rails. The toilet is wheelchair accessible with rails. The hand basins are configured to be wheelchair accessible. Please note that this chalet does not feature a spa bath.
A luxuriously appointed living area is furnished with a two-seater sofa, dining table and chairs, and a large flat-screen Television.
The European-style kitchen has modernity at its heart, with appliances and equipment suited to cosy nights in. If a meal seems like too much, the private deck is sundowner-set with an outdoor setting and a small barbecue.
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.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
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)
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- 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)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- 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.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- A choice of wheelchair accessible accommodation rooms (Guest may wish to know if you have a choice of wheelchair accessible rooms, such as single room / studio apartment / apartment / cottage / quality / views, etc. Wheelchairs require a 1600mm x 2200mm width area to turn around and require step free access.).
- A wheelchair accessible bathroom (Entrance to bathroom must have step free greater than 5mm or a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm. Bathrooms dimensions must be no less than 2000mm X 2500mm. Have a hobless (step free) shower recess. Shower recess must have at least 1100 x 1100mm clear area for wheelchair access (no door). Have a slip resistant fold down seat or fixed seat in shower .Seat must be at least 900mm long.).
- Allows space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
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