About Us
Somewhere nice to stay
Hamlet Downs offers
guests beautifully restored 4 Star accommodation in private suites. There
are no shared internal facilities as guests enjoy their own individual
lounge/dining rooms and entrances.
Hamlet Downs is nestled in Tasmania’s picture perfect Derwent Valley. Beautiful cottage garden favourites intermingled
with natives surrounds the cottage. These melt into a sprawling
vegetable patch, which in turn leads to an orchard and a series of water
ponds and developing water gardens. There is a walking track along our creek and
around extensive ponds where our resident platypus, bird life and other wildlife are often seen.
Hamlet Downs is a no smoking establishment. Smoking is permitted outside of the
building.
Accommodation Details
As mentioned, there are no internal shared
facilities and each group enjoys their own private suite with separate entrance, lounge
and dinning areas for each suite.
1.
The Hamlet Unit can accommodate up to 6 persons. Any vacant rooms in this facility are closed so that the group enjoys a
private stay. It comprises of:
Our bedrooms are named after
common local wildlife:
* Bandicoot room (Queen sized bed with ensuite)
* Platypus room (Queen sized bed)
* Potoroo room (2 single beds)
The Platypus and Potoroo
rooms share a second bathroom. As mentioned only one group would use this
bathroom.
The facility also has a lounge area with TV and games table, dining room and
outside verandah areas. It also has a free standing wood fired heater - great
for those brisk mornings! A kitchen with full sized fridge and stove/oven is
also provided in this unit allowing the option of preparing
your own meals and thus be Self Catered. Cutlery, crockery and pots & pans are
provided.
2.
The second separate unit is the King Room Suite:
*
Possum room with King sized bed
(or 2 extra long singles) with ensuite (shower over 3/4 bathtub). The room also
has a foldout sofa and its own attached dining and lounge area as well as its
own entrance. It has great views of the gardens, fields and ponds.
The King room may accommodate up to
4 persons.
It also has cooking
facilities with twin cook-top, small baking/pizza oven, a microwave oven, kettle, bar fridge & toaster in its
kitchenette. Cutlery, crockery and pots & pans are provided.
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Why cook
when you may enjoy a meal from our extensive menu which may be ordered from on
the night/s of your stay.
Click here to see a sample menu.
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Services Provided
Linen including towels, bedding, tablecloths and kitchen towels are provided to
all our units. Soap and shampoo are of course provided as well as the usual
rations of instant & ground coffee, tea, sugar and milk for hot beverages.
Enjoy a complimentary port during your stay. A selection of DVD's and CD's are
provided as well as some books including those on bird watching and novels.
All beds have electric blankets and bedrooms have electric heating and are
fully insulated for guests' comfort. The King bedroom is air-conditioned. All
the windows may be opened.
A cot is available at extra cost**.
Meals
Of course guests are welcomed to self cater however we do offer
a choice of light continental style breakfasts or full cooked breakfasts (e.g. juice, cereals, seasonal
fruits and cooked to order, you can choose from our farm free range eggs**, bacon,
sausages, toast with jams and plunger coffee and
tea). Espresso is also available at extra cost.
A dinner menu
featuring our own home grown seasonal produce is available. For guests that require
the complete dinner, bed &
breakfast package, Hamlet Downs can provide a great package - see
separate page detailing the inclusions.
For something completely different,
try our Greek dishes or better still have a Greek Feast with 2
or 3 courses of delicious authentic Mediterranean cuisine. Minimum of 2
persons and 24 hours notice required to prepare these special dishes.
We also endeavour to cater for any special dietary needs where possible. This
can be facilitated by advance notice to us.
Hamlet Downs - A Paradise
Our peaceful and beautiful surrounds will leave you feeling rested and refreshed
ready to explore our unique part of Tasmania or
simply relax or take an easy stroll along our
platypus Viewing track. Nocturnal wildlife is abundant with possums,
wallabies and bandicoots often seen. We also have a wide variety of birds for
the birdwatchers (over 30 varieties in Summer).
Why
not take a few days
to explore our diverse and unique local area whilst here. We are
just 10 minutes drive from the gates of Mt Field National Park featuring the world
famous Russell Falls. Perfectly located for day trips to South West National
Park, Lakes Pedder & Gordon and the Central lakes district and close to the historic towns
of Hamilton, Bothwell and New Norfolk. Visit the world's tallest hardwood trees
at the Styx - Big Tree Reserve near Maydena. Whilst there, visit the Maydena
Adventure Hub and have a 4WD tour, ride the rail riders or hire a tricycle.
** When available
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