Casa Beckahontas

Take it easy at this unique and tranquil getaway with both indoor hot tub and a spacious soaking bath. The 7 star energy rated home is passive in design and for every booking a tree is planted by 15Trees. Charge your electric vehicle in the garage while you relax with a coffee in the massage chair and enjoy the bush views. Explore the Camp Hill bush and beyond. A stones throw from the train station, on the Melbourne line. Beaufort has great cafes and is within the renowned Pyrenees wine region.

The space

The home is on the southern face of Camp Hill with bush trails accessible via a pedestrian gate at the rear of the property.
The house is thoughtfully decorated with art I have collected from across Australia and the world and includes many vintage furnishings.
There are 3 bedrooms-
1) Master bedroom with king size bed, television and ensuite including toilet, basin, shower and hot tub
2) Guest bedroom with king bed and massage chair
3) Guest bedroom with double bed, single bunk and dedicated workspace
The guest bedrooms have use of the main bathroom which includes spacious soaking tub, basin, shower and separate toilet

PLEASE NOTE: If you require more than 4 beds please contact me to advise, I can provide an additional single mattress and a blow up queen size mattress (with in built air pump).

The large kitchen overlooks the views to the south and the township of Beaufort, you can watch the train coming and going with Yam Holes Creek in between. There is a separate butlers pantry which features espresso coffee machine, 4 slice toaster, kettle and dishwasher. There is a picnic hamper and picnic rug in there available for your use.

There is a European laundry located in the kitchen with a front loading washing machine, dryer and a clothes horse. Cleaning implements including mops and brooms are also located here.

The living area looks to the north of the property with stunning views of the bush. You can watch an ever changing array of wildlife including rosellas, magpies, fire tails and kangaroos, there are binoculars underneath the coffee table for your use. This area features a dining table, reading corner with peacock chair well appointed bookcase and a spacious leather couch. There is a television with chromecast (you will need to connect your device to the wifi to use the chromecast) and a DVD player with an assortment of DVDs. There is also a retro gamestation with two controllers, it is preloaded with over 500 games. Please note because the technology is rather old the audio quality when playing this is not great. Underneath the coffee table are some games and magazines. In front of the television is a sound bar that you can connect to via Bluetooth for playing music. There is a nook which contains the wifi modem and a telescope. You are welcome to use the telescope to look at the stars outside please clean and return it to the nook.

The outside of the the property features an outdoor dining area at the back and a dining area and hammock at the front. One of the kitchen windows opens fully on gas struts to serve drinks and food from the kitchen to the front of the house.
There are various edible plants and herbs in the garden including kale, mint, sage, rosemary, parsley, strawberries and spring onion. Please help yourself without over harvesting the plants.
At the rear of the property is a hills hoist clothes line (pegs can be found in the laundry) a fire pit area with bench seats and the outdoor hot tub that is heated by a thermosiphon. The gardens are illuminated at night by solar lights.

PLEASE NOTE the outdoor bath is not a spa, it is an outdoor soaking tub heated by a thermosiphon. You will need to bring firewood with you to heat this bath. Heating times are weather dependent but vary from 1.5-4 hours

Phone number: 0437831882