Waterfront Retreat At Wattle Point
Highlights
- Savour stunning bush or water views from your private balcony while enjoying a barbecue at Waterfront Retreat.
- Explore the Gippsland Lakes by canoe or kayak, immersing yourself in the region's natural beauty and serenity.
- Relax in the indoor heated pool or unwind in the outdoor mineral spa after a day of adventure.
- Encounter friendly kangaroos and diverse native wildlife right at your doorstep, enhancing your family-friendly getaway.
Waterfront Retreat At Wattle Point is situated on the Banks of Lake Victoria and is only 15 minutes from Paynesville.
Waterfront Retreat offers 19 fully self-contained lodges ranging from one to four bedrooms with private balconies complete with your own barbecue. Lodges have either bush or water views and come complete with linen and fully equipped kitchens. All lodges are equipped with free Wi-Fi and air-conditioning in selected lodges.
Waterfront Retreat has its own family of kangaroos that can be hand fed, and an abundance of native birdlife and other native animals.
Use Waterfront Retreat as a base for your holiday whilst exploring the East Gippsland region, where you can come back to peace and serenity every night.
Waterfront Retreat’s facilities include an indoor heated pool, outdoor mineral spa, canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, push bikes and a large selection of DVD’s. All of this is included in the price.
For those with boats, the retreat has its own private jetty where you can moor your boat during your stay to discover the Gippsland Lakes waterways.
Waterfront Retreat also boasts a conference centre that seats up to 70, that can be used for weddings, functions or conferences.
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Accreditations
- Australian Business Travel Association
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Victoria Tourism Industry Council
Features
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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.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
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 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.).
- 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 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.
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