Echidna on Bruny
Highlights
- Meet wallabies and quolls on the deck, enjoying the tranquil evenings of Bruny Island.
- Gather family in spacious accommodation, featuring three bedrooms and a well-equipped kitchen for memorable feasts.
- Listen to the bush's silence while searching for native orchids and experiencing vibrant bird calls.
- Explore North and South Bruny's stunning coastline, renowned for one of the world's top adventure boat rides.
Meet the resident wallabies and quolls while you sit on the deck enjoying the peace of the evening. You may be lucky enough to meet one of the resident echidnas. Listen to the silence of the bush. Search for orchids and other special native plants. Allow the calls of the many birds to waken you.
Gather family and friends, using the three bedrooms, bunkroom, bathrooms, and spacious lounge and decks. A maximum of eight people. Prepare family feasts in the well-equipped kitchen, or head out to enjoy sampling the speciality cheeses, oysters, fudges, wine, whiskies, gin, and nearby cafes and hotels. Or barbecue on the Weber on the front deck.
Relax inside with the well-stocked library and video collection, or play one of the board games provided. Gather in front of the wood heater if you’re cool, all wood is provided. Explore the treats that North Bruny and South Bruny offer from this comfortable and convenient base. Find a beach or a bushwalk nearby for some personal time or to share with friends and family.
Enjoy the adrenaline rush on seeing the magnificent coastline on one of the top 100 adventure boat rides in the world.
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- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
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Holiday House
Echidna is a spacious modern, and luxury fully self-contained accommodation featuring three bedrooms and three bathrooms (one with a spa bath).
The upper floor is the main bedroom with a lounge, plasma screen television and DVD player, ensuite and private deck. There is a double bunk in an alcove off the main bedroom. The ground floor has two double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a spacious open plan living area with a cosy wood fire (cut wood is provided). The living room has a plasma screen television and DVD player and reverse cycle heating and cooling. A modern kitchen features an induction cook-top and dishwasher.
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).
- 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)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Staff are trained in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- A low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music) is available.
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
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
- Uses organic (chemical and fragrance free) cleaning products.
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