The Old Pottery, Etty Bay

Etty Bay - Cairns 105km (1½ hrs), 3 bedrooms, sleep 6 from $258 per night

The present owners have been coming here since their parents bought the property in the 1950s. Their mother was the potter and the ground floor of this extensively modernised house was her studio. Family members mostly use the upstairs apartment and mainly come at weekends. The whole house can sometimes be rented for stays of a week or more by special arrangement with the owners.

Many locals consider Etty Bay the most beautiful beach in the area - simply because it is not well known to tourists and so is one of the hidden gems of North Queensland. Etty Bay has a white sand beach well sheltered from the south-easterly.

The two front bedrooms are shown with single beds but convert to doubles very easily. The main bedroom has a queen bed.

This is an escape artist's dream home - fully modernised with a fantastic kitchen but the atmosphere is still that of a simple pottery studio over-looking a beautiful bay. There is nothing like falling asleep to the gentle sound of the waves or waking to a spectacular dawn and the strange calls of the orange footed scrubhens .... and don't be surprised if a Cassowary comes calling - it's that sort of a place. We recommend forgetting the rest of the world for at least a week.    

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 Location - hillside beachfront, panoramic Coral Sea views - Innisfail 16km (15min drive), Mission Beach 49km (40min)

• Nearest main shopping in Innisfail - Coles, Woolworths, KMart
• Paronella Park 23km, Mamu rainforest canopy walk 43km, Johnstone River Crocodile Park 19km
• Mission Beach for Skydiving, Blokarts and Sea kayaking
• Easy day trips to Atherton Tableland, National Parks, good bird-watching areas and great swimming holes

Holiday retreat - all bedrooms have sea views

Etty Bay is a beautiful quiet retreat tucked into the base of the Moresby Range National Park with two dazzling white sandy beaches. The rainforest grows right down to the waters edge. There is a small caravan park, a shop/cafe and Etty Bay Surf Life Saving Club whose member's patrol the beach and look after the swimming net. This is a true away-from-it-all holiday escape where you swim, walk the beach, relax in a hammock, read books, listen to music, cook great food and entertain yourself. There are some books and games in the house but you might want to bring some of your own.

• The two front bedrooms have single beds with trundles that rise to full height to make double beds
• The main bedroom has a queen bed
• All bedrooms are air-conditioned
• Fully insect screened
• 2 front verandah hammocks with easy set-up hooks 
• New bathroom with separate loo
• High chair, travel cot and baby bath

Amenities

• All bed linen, towels and beach towels supplied
• Extremely well equipped kitchen, small herb garden
• Electric oven, electric 4 ring ceramic hob, large convection / microwave oven, outdoor gas BBQ
• Large fridge, dishwasher
• High quality cutlery and dining setting for eight
• Basic kitchen supplies: oil, condiments, tea, coffee, sugar
• Cleaning supplies, vacuum cleaner
• Washing machine, drier, iron and board, powder provided
• Large LCD TV, DVD/CD/BlueRay player, stereo, USB/ iPod connection
• Office nook, ADSL2+ (ordered, ...waiting)
• Books, games, local tour info

Rates: The Old Pottery

This is the place for the slow holiday - the complete wind down. Swing a hammock, beachcomb, watch the dawn break over the Coral Sea or maybe meet a Cassowary.   

Call or email us now for a heaven made break.

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