Hazards Escape – the Top Shack & the Short Stack
Highlights
- Explore the vibrant Kangaroo Paws lining the gravel drive for a warm welcome to your tranquil escape.
- Relax in the Short Stack’s garden view, offering a peaceful retreat for couples seeking intimacy.
- Unwind on the furnished decks of the Top Shack, soaking in stunning views of Great Oyster Bay.
- Experience blissful stillness with double-glazed windows and expert insulation in both dwellings.
Located on a large internal block five minutes’ drive from the township of Coles Bay, the property is home to 2 dwellings they’ve affectionately dubbed the Top Shack & and the Short Stack.
The two can be booked either separately or together. Each has their own easily accessible parking spaces; arrival is via a longer-than-average gravel drive, most memorable for the long row of vibrant Kangaroo Paws lining it.
The Short Stack is built into an inclined block & offers a garden view, sleeps 2 people in a queen bed, and is equipped with a bathroom, living area, kitchenette, deck & parking. The Top Shack sleeps up to 6 people in 3 bedrooms. (2 x queen,1 x double) & features a full kitchen, 1.5 bath, 2 furnished decks & BBQ. Outlook from the main living areas is pleasing, lingering over Great Oyster Bay, from the Hazards, down the Freycinet Peninsula & across to Swansea.
In both places, the most frequent comments we hear from guests are about the quiet. The short stack is built into the earth, the Top Shack windows are double-glazed & both buildings are enthusiastically insulated, which creates a sense of blissful stillness. A place to feel like you’ve truly escaped.
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Hazards Escape – the Short Stack
Hazards Escape is located on a large internal block five minutes drive from the township of Coles Bay and is comprised of two separate dwellings (side by side) which we’ve affectionately dubbed the “Top Shack” and the “Short Stack”.
The Short Stack is the original Hazards Escape, a tidy, fully self-contained little unit that sleeps two guests and has been a popular choice with visitors for about 15 years. Built into an inclined block, it is beautifully quiet, offers a garden view, sleeps a maximum of 2 people in a queen bed, and is equipped with its own bathroom, living area, kitchenette, deck and off-street parking.
Located just a few minutes drive from the entrance of Freycinet National Park, the Short Stack is a perfect base for a single person or a couple to explore the wonders of Freycinet
Hazards Escape – the Top Shack
Hazards Escape is located on a large internal block 5 minutes drive from the township of Coles Bay & consists of 2 separate dwellings which we’ve affectionately dubbed the “Top Shack” & the “Short Stack”. The Short Stack is the original Hazards Escape, a tidy, fully self contained unit that sleeps 2 & has been a popular choice with visitors for about 15 years. The Top Shack is a brand new listing.
The Top Shack & the Short Stack can be booked either separately or together. The Top Shack, our home, sleeps up to 6 people in 3 bedrooms. (2 x queen beds & 1 x double). The outlook from the main living areas is serenely pleasing, lingering out towards Great Oyster Bay, from the Hazards, down the Freycinet Peninsula & across to Swansea. Featuring a full kitchen, 1.5 bath, furnished front & back decks & BBQ, it is definitely more a home than a holiday unit.
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
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