Penguin Beachfront Apartments

Penguin Beachfront Apartments

Apartments
8 rooms — 24 persons
$200 – $250
For stays over 3 nights,a better tariff will be negotiated.

Highlights

  • Savour stunning views of Bass Strait from large outdoor terraces in fully self-contained apartments.
  • Stroll along the beachfront promenade to discover local cafes and shops in the heart of Penguin.
  • Enjoy secure undercover parking and easy access to two wheelchair-friendly apartments for all guests.
  • Explore nearby attractions like Cradle Mountain National Park, just an hour's drive away.
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Google Rating
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Penguin Beachfront Apartments is a complex of five fully self-contained apartments built in 2012 located directly opposite the beach. All apartments have large outdoor terraces, fully equipped kitchens, laundries, and secure undercover parking – all in the Heart of Penguin.

Offering a range of bedding configurations among the five apartments, to suit families, couples or large groups.

Including two ground-floor purpose built wheelchair friendly apartments, with stunning views along Bass Strait. Complete with easy access, these apartments are also ideal for the frail or elderly. Leave your car in our secure undercover parking. Stroll along the beachfront promenade to cafes, restaurants, bottle shops, banks, supermarkets, post office, newsagents and so on. Everything in the Heart of Penguin.

Cradle Mountain National Park is an easy one-hour drive away. The property is centrally located for day trips to Stanley, West Coast, The Tamar Valley wineries, Mt Roland, Sheffield and Launceston. Both the Burnie and Devonport airports and the Spirit of Tasmania ferry terminal are only a 20-minute drive from Penguin.

Penguin, the “Sound of the Waves”, a great place to relax and unwind.

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Accreditations

  • Quality Tourism Accreditation
  • Tourism Accommodation Australia (Division of AHA, TAA)

Features

  • Carpark
  • Family Friendly
  • Laundry
  • Non Smoking
  • Outdoor Dining Area
  • Outdoor Furniture
  • Pet Friendly – Enquire
  • Secure Parking
Accessibility

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).

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)

  • Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)

Hearing

  • Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.

  • TVs with captioning option 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
  • Grab rails in the bathroom

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)
  • 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 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.).
  • 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).
  • Enough space for a wheelchair to move around three sides of a double king sized bed (A pathway of 1200mm minimum width is required for wheelchair access).
  • A kitchen area and desk which is accessible for a person at seated height or is height adjustable.
  • 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.).
  • A shower curtain (no door).
  • Grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable).
  • A handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm 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.

Physical – High support needs

  • Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.

  • Twin beds available on request.
  • Rooms which are interconnecting.
  • Room for hoist under the bed (minimum 100mm required to store a hoist).

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