Verandah Retreat
Highlights
- Savour morning coffee on the verandah, soaking in the coastal breeze just 200 metres from the sea.
- Drift between beach walks and long lunches, enjoying the relaxed luxury of thoughtfully styled interiors.
- Gather around the wood fire in the evenings, creating cherished memories in a tranquil setting.
- Explore nearby attractions like the Penguin Parade, while returning to your pet-friendly retreat in Cowes.
Verandah Retreat is a luxury pet-friendly accommodation on Phillip Island, just 200 metres from the sea.
It is a boutique beach house in Cowes designed for slower stays – where mornings begin with coffee on the verandah, afternoons drift between beach walks and long lunches, and evenings gather around the wood fire.
Thoughtfully styled with linen bedding, private gardens and warm, layered interiors, the house offers a relaxed form of luxury for couples, families and guests travelling with dogs.
Walk to cafés, the foreshore and coastal paths, then return to a stay that feels quietly removed from everything. Close to the Penguin Parade, wineries and the island’s natural attractions, Verandah is a refined yet unhurried base for experiencing Phillip Island.
A slower rhythm, by the sea. Plan a slower stay at Verandah.
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Verandah Retreat
This beautiful beach house is family, children and pet friendly and is a home away from home offering all the small things such as bed linen, towels, coffee and tea, fully equipped kitchen, WiFi and firewood.
Relax on the large Verandah looking on to a private garden oasis, listen to music in the surround sound, or help yourself to the large collection of books, games and DVD’s whilst you get some rest and relaxation in this Hamptons inspired beach abode.
Only a stone throw from tennis courts, park, Lovers Walk, Cowes Golf Course and the beach and a short 10 minute walk to the main street of Cowes, the position of this property is the perfect place for your next getaway to Phillip Island.
Current offers
Winter Rituals Escape
Stay two nights or more during May and receive two complimentary passes to local traditional sauna and mineral bathing at Wellbeing Elements.
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
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)
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