Raptor Refuge

Snug Beach Cabin and Caravan Park offers beachfront holiday accommodation at Snug, in southern Tasmania. Snug is a 30 minute drive from Hobart and a 10 minute drive from Kingston or from the Bruny Island ferry at Kettering. The Snug Beach Cabin and Caravan Park overlooks North West Bay on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. The property has 19 self-contained cabins, 40 powered sites and 20 unpowered sites, set among landscaped gardens. The one and two bedroom ensuite cabins can accommodate up to seven guests and have well-equipped kitchens and a comfortable lounge area. Some of the level, grassed camping sites have beach frontage. Some of the powered sites are drive-through. There is a well-equipped amenities block, coin-operated laundromat and a camp kitchen with undercover barbecues. Snug has two general stores, a butcher, post office, tavern, pharmacy, service station and a restaurant. You can swim, fish or launch your boat at Snug Beach, or catch the nearby ferry to Bruny Island where you can bushwalk, take a wildlife cruise or drive to the Cape Bruny lighthouse. Snug is ideally located for exploring the Huon Valley and Channel Regions with their wonderful scenery and many attractions.

Stay at Harmony Hill Wellness and Organic Spa Retreat in Margate, just south of Hobart. The two-storey cottages have beautiful water and mountain views. Upstairs you will find the king-size bedroom with walk-in wardrobe, while the living and dining areas along with a kitchenette are downstairs. You can take a soothing spa in the glassed-in sunroom and then relax on the private, personal deck. During your stay, you may wish to enjoy a wide range of spa and healing therapies in beautifully appointed private spa pavilions. You can also book a one day or multi-day spa retreat package, ideal for couples. Harmony Hill uses only certified organic Harmony Harvest spa products created in Tasmania. The spa is eco-friendly using only rainwater, solar heating for most of its hot water and a wetland for recycling wastewater. A special spa cuisine menu is provided with retreat packages. You can spend your whole day at Harmony Hill or combine treatment with visits to other attractions in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon areas. Harmony Hill is 30 minutes drive south of Hobart.

Waterview Gardens bed and breakfast sits in beautiful gardens with stunning views over North West Bay to Bruny Island; a 20-minute drive south of Hobart. The first-storey rooms offer guests the chance to relax in a cosy casual setting and to explore the peaceful and tranquil gardens with views across the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. Waterview Gardens sits on 2.5 hectares (six acres) of land, and guests are invited to wander the garden and walkways and watch the reflections of changing cloud patterns over the water. The rooms are well appointed with luxury bed linen, and modern ensuite bathrooms with floor heating, and have tea and coffee facilities, reverse cycle air conditioning, LED LCD televisions and free Wi-Fi. Waterview Gardens has views to North Bruny Island and is a gateway to the Huon Valley Trail and Bruny Island itself. Waterview Gardens is also well situated for access to wineries, restaurants and all local attractions.