Nearby Edgehill village has a thriving "cafe life". In particular, The Edge Cafe and fruit and veg shop on the 5 ways roundabout is the magnet for the local bohemian crowd. Also in the village: IGA, bottleshop, newsagent, Post Office, shoeshop, RE agency, Asian food supplies, video rentals, hairdresser, beauty shop, fish and chip takeaway, pub and other cafes.
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Description:
Hillview is a low set timber "Queenslander" with a lush tropical garden. There are two sitting rooms and large verandahs on both sides of the house. The garden sitting room and main bedroom open onto the verandah which overlooks the pool. The house is on a quiet street surrounded by large shade trees.
Notes on price:
Discounts for rentals of 1 month or longer by negotiation
Accommodation
65 Hillview Crescent
Type
Description:
Bedrooms:
Main bedroom with queen size bed and ensuite. This bedroom opens onto its own verandah overlooking the garden and pool.
The second bedroom has a queen bed.
The third bedroom has two single beds.
The garden sitting room has a single sofa bed.
Bathrooms:
The ensuite has a spa bath with overhead shower, loo and washbasin.
The second bathroom has a shower and washbasin.
There is a second separate loo.
Kitchen:
Large fridge-freezer, electric ceramic top stove, electric oven, microwave,dishwasher. Full complement of quality crockery and cutlery. Knife block with good quality sharp knives. Various stainless steel saucepans, good heavy aluminium teflon frypan, casseroles, baking trays, fruit bowls, pyrex dishes,chopping board, toaster, cordless kettle, coffee plunger. Pretty much everything.
Living Rooms:
Front sitting room: TV,video,DVD player,portable tape/CD/radio, bookshelves with wide variety of books, ornaments, pictures, fan, air-con, sofa,2 armchairs,rug
Dining: table and 6 chairs, air-con
Garden sitting room: bar, bar-fridge,sofa, sofa-bed,2 armchairs,ornaments,pictures,rug
Garden verandah: table and 8 directors chairs, armchair,sun lounger, gas BBQ
Front verandah: Cane sofa and armchair
Cleaning/towels/linen/maid Service:
All linen and towels are supplied and spare linen and towels. Laundry is the guests responsibility.
Utility room:
Large washing machine and dryer. Ironing board and iron.
Sleeping capacity:
Sleeps 7
Property Catering: Self Catering
Ammenities/Facilities provided
Sauna, Spa or Hot Tub
Towels Provided
Ironing Facilities
Electric Shaver Point
Garden
pets accepted
private pool (sole use of)
barbecue
high chair
cot
air conditioning
room fans
iron/ironing board
tumble dryer
washing machine
microwave
dishwasher
games/books
fridge/freezer
video
television
cd player
internet access
radio
telephone
dvd player
oven
hairdryer
hob/stove
Etc.
Travel
Cairns International airport is 5km. Hire cars are available from the airport or the city. All the major rental companies are represented plus many others.
Distances
Cairns stretches from Gordonvale 15km south to Palm Cove 30km north. Kuranda on the tablelands is 25km, Babinda which sits below the 2 highest mountains in Queensland is 50km and Innisfail is 80km. North of Cairns, along the beautiful Captain Cook Highway is Port Douglas and Mossman, about 70km.
Further details
Edgehill village has cafes, PO, newsagent, bottleshop etc but the nearest large supermarket is the IGA near the Pease/Anderson roundabout (1km) and the Raintrees shopping centre on McCoombe St (2km).
Booking notes
We require a deposit of A$300 and the full payment at least a month before arrival. At that time the deposit becomes a cleaning/damages bond. Payment is usually by direct deposit. We do take cheques. We also take PayPal but there is a 3% surcharge because we don't have inbuilt fee recovery in our prices. For stays of a month or longer we may require a larger bond.
A full list of booking conditions is available.
Changeover day
Generally, guests can arrive at anytime by arrangement. We meet all guests at the house. Departure is generally 10am but depending on bookings we may allow late departure.
Golf
Cairns Golf club (5 minutes) and Paradise Palms (30 minutes).
Fishing
Fishing is available off the wharf - either at the Marlin Marina (5 min) or the commercial trawler wharf (5 min).
Scuba Diving
Cairns is one of the great scuba destinations in the world. Training facilities for open water up to instructor standard are among the best in the world.
Beach
The beaches are north of Cairns. The nearest at Machan's beach is about 15 minutes. That is the first of many beach suburbs all the way (35 minutes) to Palm Cove.
Cairns city has a huge saltwater pool right on the Esplanade. It is free, there is plenty of parking ($0.80 per hr) and there are countless restaurants/fastfood shops within 200m.
Wine Tasting
There are several wineries in North Queensland which make wines and spirits from tropical fruits. The most well known are: Paradise Estate Wines and Murdering Point Winery near Mission Beach, near Mareeba are de Brueys Boutique Wines, Mt Uncle Distillery and Golden Pride Wines, at Ingham is Pacific Blue Winery and at Mossman is Shannonvale Tropical Fruit Winery.
Accessibility
There are steps into the house and one step within the house.
Outside
Timber decks front and back of the house with seating for 8 people and a gas BBQ on the garden deck. The pool is private and surrounded by plants and palms.
For booking and further information
This advertiser joined Direct Holiday Bookings in 15 July 2008 and has advertised this property with us since 14 December 2008.
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