Tathra Cottage

* Tathra Cottage is essentially romantic.

* The cottage was designed for a couple: it is secluded, open plan and stylish and tastefully fitted out with antique and modern furnishings

* The timber cottage tucks into the northern slopes of a wooded property in the hills of Berry, with distant views through the trees to the ocean at Seven Mile Beach.

* The fuel stove, French doors and high verandahs allow full climate control in all seasons and the timber and textures of the interior offer warmth and comfort, day and night.

* Stylishly furnished and fully self-contained, providing the ideal romantic escape.

Tathra cottage, nestled on a hillside of the Bundewallah Valley, is stylishly furnished and fully self-contained, providing the ideal romantic escape for couples.

Tathra is five minutes from Berry. Details of location are supplied on booking. This ensures your retreat is private and undisturbed, and prevents people driving onto the property when paying guests are staying.

Tathra is close to Berry Village and all the amenities of the South Coast for those who want to move around and explore, but is also secluded and peaceful for those who would prefer to recover and recuperate.

Tathra is hidden away and relaxing. The only disturbance might be the squawking of black cockatoos in the tree canopy or the frogs at dusk by the dam or the ducks landing at dawn. A good book and a glass of red might be enough "to do". If you must get in a car, Berry township, Kangaroo Valley, Seven Mile Beach and Jervis Bay with all their attendant antiques and coffee shops, bushwalking and surfing, horse riding and wine tasting, are only a short drive away.

The Tathra Cottage property was once dairy country but since the cows have gone and the privet, lantana and blackberry have been cleared, the original rainforest is regenerating. The cottage is now surrounded by both native and exotic trees and shrubs with a very active bird population.

The dam below the cottage is home to hundreds of frogs, dozens of wild ducks which fly in at dawn, and a resident tortoise which floats in the middle of the water on the hottest of days.

Echidnas bumble about during the day and at night wombats explore around the house, invariably leaving their spoor on the top of rocks or logs.

The design of Tathra Cottage took its inspiration from Arthur Boyd's Music Room at Bundanon on the Shoalhaven, 40 minutes south through Cambewarra. The vertical timber lining boards and high ceilings create a sense of space, reinforced by the views to the outside. French doors open to the cool verandas in summer and aheater keeps things warm in winter.

The cottage is fully self contained, comfortably furnished and complemented with fine linen and towels. The setting is very private and, because the property is up the end of a closed valley, there is no traffic. One falls asleep listening to the croaking of frogs and wakes to the calls of the birds.

Fresh linen and towels, video and sound system are provided.

**** Please notewe accept one night bookings mid week only and there is a minimum two nights over a weekend ****