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Property Information
Huonville
Huon Valley Escapes
Huon Valley Escapes operates several properties throughout Tasmania's Huon Trail. Prices quoted here are for self service online bookings. Prices might be different for phone or email bookings.
HUON BUSH RETREATS
Located in an extensive private habitat reserve, Huon Bush Retreats is central to all the attractions of the Huon Valley just 50 minutes drive south from Hobart. A multi award winning, carbon positive (green globe light accredited) retreat offering guests a choice of contemporary, self contained cabins, deluxe tipees and private campsites against an inspiring backdrop of Tasmanian native forest.
*Huon Bush Retreats is a true retreat; Access is via 4km winding gravel road with a steep 500-meter section. Electricity is 12-volt solar power: phones and cameras can be charged at reception. A c.d. player and radio is provided, accommodation is TV. free. You will be surrounded by wildlife of all sorts, including birds, mammals, arthropods and reptiles. Water comes from natural sources and can be tannin coloured to varying degrees at different times of year. Tannin is the same natural chemical that makes tea brown.
BUTTONGRASS RETREAT
The southernmost accommodation in Australia, this self contained eco cabin is set in a native grassland with stunning views in two directions. 15 minutes from Dover, 90 minutes south from Hobart. A great base for exploring Dover, Southport, Hastings Caves, Ida Bay Railway and Cockle Creek.
IDA BAY CABINS
A budget self contained cottage and a bunkroom adjacent the Ida Bay Railway, 15 minutes from Dover, 90 minutes south from Hobart. A great base for exploring Dover, Southport, Hastings Caves, Ida Bay Railway and Cockle Creek.
Property Features
- BBQ Area
- Disabled Access Rooms
- Camp Kitchen
- Fresh linen supplied
- Conference Facilities
- Non-Smoking Property
- Fire Place
- Viewpoint
- Free Parking
- Wheel Chair Access
Accommodation Details
Huon Valley Escapes
Medium Term Rental (Request)
Medium Term Rental (Request) Book
Heavily discounted rates for stays over 30 days. Subject to move in conversion fees, security bond and other charges. These fees are charged once only, so the longer you stay, the more nights the fees get averaged over.
On receiving your request, we will check availability. If available, we will allocate a cabin suitable for your group size, change your card and advise confirmation.
- 2 Queen Beds
- Linen and Towels Provided
- Tea/Coffee Making
- Verandah
- Fridge - Fullsize
- Kitchen
- Bath
- CD Player
- Views
- Non-Smoking
- Shower - separate
- Lounge Area
- Heating
- Cots Available
- Outdoor Setting
- Balcony
- Bunk Beds
- Oven
- Stove top
- Queen bed
Huon Valley Escapes
Emergency accommodation Covid19 Approved
Emergency accommodation Covid19 Approved Book
Request this special discount deal for a multi night stay, provide your personal and payment details. We will check our availability against your group size and allocate a cabin with the required beds, charge your card, then send you confirmation.
Huon Bush Retreats has been Government approved as an emergency accommodation location during the Covid19 Coronavirus emergency. Our well separated, self contained, cabins ensure complete separation between guests. This is available to people required to isolate after returning to Tasmania and also to people who have nowhere else to go such as travelers who have become trapped here.
Note: This is an eco-retreat, not a city hotel. Be sure to read and accept our property special eco-facilities. Once confirmed, this special discount rate is no refunds, no changes, though extension might be possible. 12 volt solar electricity runs the lights and music. access to 240 volt electricity is limited. Cosy wood fire to keep you warm, gas hotplates, oven, hot water. To increase your safety, we are taking extra disinfection precautions after each departure. There is an extra $150 charge for each stay to cover our extra costs for coronavirus disinfection. You might notice chemical smells when you arrive at your cabin.
- Non-Smoking
- Rollaway Beds Available
- Barbeque
- Stove top
- Linen provided
- Outdoor Setting
- Fridge - Bar Fridge
- Single Bed
- CD Player
- Views
- 2 Queen Beds
- Fully equipped kitchen
- Bath
- Large Balcony/Terrace
- Cots Available
- Oven
- Shower - separate
- Stairs
- Linen and Towels Provided
- Lounge Area
- 2 Single Beds
- Balcony
- Kitchen
- Verandah
- Dining Setting
- Queen bed
- Heating
Huon Valley Escapes
Covid19 Virus Isolation (Request)
Covid19 Virus Isolation (Request) Book
Request this special discount deal for a minimum 14 night stay, provide your personal and payment details. We will check our availability against your group size and allocate a cabin with the required beds, charge your card, then send you confirmation.
Note: This is an eco-retreat, not a city hotel. Be sure to read and accept our property special eco-facilities. Once confirmed, this special discount rate is no refunds, no changes, though extension might be possible. 12 volt solar electricity runs the lights and music. access to 240 volt electricity is limited. Cosy wood fire to keep you warm, gas hotplates, oven, hot water.
- Non-Smoking
- Rollaway Beds Available
- Barbeque
- Stove top
- Linen provided
- Outdoor Setting
- Fridge - Bar Fridge
- Single Bed
- CD Player
- Views
- 2 Queen Beds
- Fully equipped kitchen
- Bath
- Large Balcony/Terrace
- Cots Available
- Oven
- Shower - separate
- Stairs
- Linen and Towels Provided
- Lounge Area
- 2 Single Beds
- Balcony
- Kitchen
- Verandah
- Dining Setting
- Queen bed
- Heating
Huon Valley Escapes
Discount Cabin Short Stay (Request)
Discount Cabin Short Stay (Request) Book
Request a discounted rate. Best discounts are Sunday through Thursday nights. On receipt of your request, we will check our availability, allocate a cabin appropriate for the number of people in your group, charge your credit card, then send you a confirmation. Your request is not confirmed until payment is successful on your card. (If you want a specific cabin, you can chose one below at a slightly higher price).
Various cabins have differing bedding arrangements:
- As standard, this rate includes one queen bed for every two people.
- If the booking is for more than 2 people, we will provide either a second queen bed and/or bunks depending on which cabin is allocated.
- You can request extra beds at $40. eg 4 people using one queen and two singles is $40 extra)
On discounted rates, full payment at time of booking, then no refunds, no discounts.
- 2 Queen Beds
- Linen and Towels Provided
- Tea/Coffee Making
- Verandah
- Fridge - Fullsize
- Kitchen
- Bath
- CD Player
- Views
- Non-Smoking
- Shower - separate
- Lounge Area
- Heating
- Cots Available
- Outdoor Setting
- Balcony
- Bunk Beds
- Oven
- Stove top
- Queen bed
Huon Valley Escapes
Two-bedroom cabin $10 second night (w)
Two-bedroom cabin $10 second night (w) Book
Discounted Mystery Cabin. Pay full rate for the first night and just $10 per person for the second night. The rate shown here assumes 4 people in a 2 bedroom cabin. We will allocate one of our 2 bedroom cabins but exactly which one will be a surprise.
Huon Valley Escapes
Two-bedroom cabin (C) 1 night
Two-bedroom cabin (C) 1 night Book
- Kitchen
- Lounge Area
- Bath
- Heating
- 2 Queen Beds
- Shower - separate
- Stairs
- Stove top
- Oven
- Bunk Beds
- Balcony
- Non-Smoking
- Fridge - Bar Fridge
- Verandah
- Dining Setting
- Linen and Towels Provided
- Views
- Tea/Coffee Making
- Cots Available
- Mountain View
- Sofa Bed
- Rollaway Beds Available
- Outdoor Setting
Huon Valley Escapes
Two-bedroom cabin (C) Multi nights
Two-bedroom cabin (C) Multi nights Book
When you stay more than 1 night, we save on cleaning so pass this onto you as a discount.
- Kitchen
- Lounge Area
- Bath
- Heating
- 2 Queen Beds
- Shower - separate
- Stairs
- Stove top
- Oven
- Bunk Beds
- Balcony
- Non-Smoking
- Fridge - Bar Fridge
- Verandah
- Dining Setting
- Linen and Towels Provided
- Views
- Tea/Coffee Making
- Cots Available
- Mountain View
- Sofa Bed
- Rollaway Beds Available
- Outdoor Setting
Huon Valley Escapes
Two-bedroom cabin (W) 1 night
Two-bedroom cabin (W) 1 night Book
Generous two-bedroom cabin with gas cooking facilities, kitchen/dining/lounge area, mobility impaired bathroom and toilet, wood heater, a large deck and upstairs balcony. A contemporary, spacious eco-cabin situated in an open Silver Wattle forest with outdoor space for children to play. Treat yourself to an outdoor bath under the stars in a private setting, just a short walk away on the edge of the forest.
Wallaby Grassland can sleep up to 8 people: the main bedroom has a queen-sized bed and bunks, while the large upstairs bedroom has a queen-sized bed, two single beds and an optional trundle bed. Base tariff includes up to 4 people using two beds. Extra beds $40. Infants (less than 1 year old) are free of charge provided you are bringing your own bedding. A portacot and bedding can be requested as an extra $40 cost. However we only have 2 portacots, so a request does not guarantee a cot.
This cabin can be reconfigured as a large open plan meeting space.
With level access and wheel-in bathroom with grab rails, shower seat and raised toilet, Wallaby Grassland meets mobility disability standards.
Huon Valley Escapes
Two-bedroom cabin (W) Multi nights
Two-bedroom cabin (W) Multi nights Book
When you stay more than 1 night, we save on cleaning so pass this onto you as a discount.
Terms & Conditions
Thank you for booking your Huon Valley Escape.
- As eco-retreats, Buttongrass Retreat and Huon Bush Retreats are very different from a city hotel. We have limited solar electricity, gas cooking, composting toilets and wood fired heaters. You will be surrounded by wildlife of all sorts, including birds, mammals, arthropods and reptiles.
ยท By law all of our accommodation is non-smoking indoors. Additional cleaning charges will apply at $50 per hour for evidence of smoking indoors.
- Reasonable cleaning times are considered to be 20 minutes per cabin plus 10 minutes per person. Unreasonable cleaning is charged at $35 per hour. Damage or breakages greater than fair wear and tear are charged at replacement cost.
- Prices shown include two people in one bed or four people in two beds. Infants under 1 year old are free only if we do not provide any additional bedding for them. Extra people, extra beds or cots are added at $40/nt.
- Late checkouts can often be agreed for $10 per hour. Non-agreed late checkouts are charged at $50 per hour.
- If you have paid full rate, we guarantee the specific unit that you have booked. On all discounted rates, we will usually provide the specific unit but we might accommodate you in another unit, which will be same size or larger than your original unit.
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With medium term rentals a $200 conversion fee and a $500 bond will be added. The bond will be returned on departure according to the bond conditions.
Payment Policy
- Full payment required at time of booking. If a card is declined due to insufficient funds, we will periodically attempt to charge the card. Bookings are only confirmed once payment has successfully been received.
- By law all of our accommodation is non-smoking indoors. Additional charges will apply for evidence of smoking indoors, candle wax removal, excess or deliberate damage or breakages greater than fair wear and tear.
- Prices are calculated for two people in one bed or four people in two beds. Extra people or extra beds are $40/nt.
- Direct bank deposits to ANZ Bank BSB 017531, Swift ANZBAU3M, Huon Bush Retreats Pty Ltd, Account Number 108248366
Cancellation Policy
When you book with us, we hold the accommodation for you and turn away other booking requests, so if you cancel we have to charge you. Getting to our property is your responsibility. You should take into account travel delays and restrictions.
On discounted rates, full payment at time of booking, then no refunds, no changes.
On full price bookings, cancellations will incur a minimum $50 administration fee. We will try to resell. The earlier you advise us, the better the chance that we can resell. If we resell at a lower price, we additionally charge you the difference.
Full price cancellations over 1 month in advance, we charge you:
- a flat $50 administration charge.
Full price cancellations less than 1 month but more than 7 days, we charge you the lower of either:
- 50% of reserved services if unable to resell, or
- the $50 administration fee plus the difference if we resell for a lower price.
Full price cancellations less than 7 days, we charge you the lower of either:
- 100% of reserved services if unable to resell, or
- the $50 administration fee plus the difference if we resell for a lower price.
No Show, we charge you:
- total cost of reserved services.
We may use third-party service providers to process your personal information on our behalf for the purposes of this booking. For example, we may share some information about you with these third parties so that they can contact you directly by email (for example: to obtain post stay reviews about your travel experience).