Flinders Island, Palana, Tasmania, accommodation, beach house

Fact – People travel the world looking for somewhere special like
Flinders Island. And yet, we have it all right on our doorstep.

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> It’s right on the beach (You can see it on a www.googleearth.com Type in Palana TAS, Australia search - house closest to the beach!)

> Private, peaceful, tranquil, a special beach house holiday feel that can only be described by those who have stayed there

> Under cover balcony for outdoor relaxation in comfy padded deck chairs whilst admiring the superb views...

Palana Beach House is right on the beach. The views of the ocean and islands out to sea are stunning (And that’s Not exaggerating). All you can see is a beautiful long, wide beach, sand dunes, unspoilt coastal vegetation and nothing else… That’s right… Nature at its best. All you hear is the sound of waves to send you off to sleep at night, or any other time you choose.

To say it’s peaceful is an understatement. Yet it's not isolated, but very private.

What else? The beach directly in front of Palana Beach House is a beautiful flat, safe beach with hard sand and great to walk on or have fun. Walk it like we do looking for exotic shells. At low tide it can be up to 100 metres wide. Not a care in the world when you are here!!!

Anything else? Palana Beach House faces north, and subsequently gets the sun as well as light, making it thermally efficient. There is an open fire for those inclined to watch the flames licking away on dusk whilst also admiring the sea. From inside the house you can also see the sea. Palana Beach House is protected from the prevailing weather, which is a big plus.

Palana Beach House has 2 very comfortable queen size and 2 single beds (with excellent quality linen supplied), has a large open living area which is all beautiful timber with rare celery top pine cladding on the internal walls and ceiling. There are numerous lounge chairs, suites and sofas to choose to lie on to relax!!!

Tony & Linda have furnished the house to ensure all modern comforts are on hand. A BBQ outside is there for your snags and chops. Modern conveniences allow cooking with ease as well as the domestics catered for (Washing machine, fridge, bread making machine, etc, etc.).

Out the front is an undercover balcony where you can relax and read a book or sip a red wine (As we do!!) whilst marvelling at the ocean and the inner and outer sisters (Islands). Time and the rest of the world seem to melt away when you are captured by the serenity of this lovely location.

At night the wallabies come around to quietly do the lawn mowing, whilst during the day you often see echidnas and frequently sea eagles flying low over the front deck looking for their meal!!!

To get to the beach you simply take about 65 steps from the gate and you are likely to find that most times, it's all yours… Several kilometres of near private beach, even during the “busy” times. Hard to imagine isn’t it?

The north end of Flinders Island is renowned for fishing. Or if you like, you can simply buy a cray from the locals. Out the front is where the crays are!!!

There are numerous walking tracks around Flinders, all featured in a book at Palana Beach House. One starts right at the gate.

Flinders Island is about 70 x 30 kilometres, is surrounded by 52 other islands (Some big) and has some spectacular scenery with Strezlecki Mountain to climb over 2,500 feet high near the southern end. As one of the first areas settled in Australia, there is quite a bit of history around, with a new museum not far away as well as old cemeteries and landmarks.

You can even e-mail your shopping list to walkers@vision.net.au at Flinders IGA and pick up your food on arrival! All with a friendly smile. The pub opposite the supermarket has delicious meals if you are in town. Fresh seafood is usually the order of the day!!!

One thing is for certain, the feel of peace and tranquillity on Flinders Island is difficult to describe. It can only truly be appreciated by experiencing the beauty of nature and the rugged outcrops of headlands as you drive or walk round.

You will go away feeling like you have come to somewhere special in the world, as international tourists who have come to visit and stayed to live can attest to!!! Nearby us there are Austrian, French and Italian neighbours!!!

Come on, try something different, and somewhere where you don’t have to join queues, no security issues here (Compulsory to wave to the locals as you drive around), nor any stresses of modern travel to holiday destinations. You often get to see spectacular scenery as you fly into Flinders.

There are several ways to get to Flinders from either Launceston (Tasmania) or Essendon airports. Airlines of Tasmania fly from both destinations and can be contacted on 1800 144 460.

Southern shipping operates some “basic” ferries from Bridport in northeast Tasmania or Port Welshpool in southern Victoria. They can be contacted on 03 6356 1753.

TGS Air Charter at Tooradin aerodrome operate charter flights to Flinders Island and can be contacted on 03 5998 3733.

Recent testimonials to Palana Beach House

May, 2008

Hi Tony,

Found the beach house first class and no negatives to report.

We ran most mornings along to the boat ramp and then to the end of Palana beach and then had breakfast on the balcony, brilliant.

Overall, a top experience and will come back again. The waves crashing on the beach at night and the sheer isolation is hard to beat.

Am getting out of the habit of waving to oncoming motorists but it's taken a while!

Barry & Stephanie.

April, 2008

Dear Tony and family,

We wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed our stay at your marvelous beach home. The view was spectacular and the house so comfortable and cozy - we could not have had a better time. We spent many happy hours walking on the lovely beach. Flinders Island is a real treasure and we look forward to returning. Once again, thanks very much.

Yours sincerely, Susan, Jane and Jo.

April, 2008

Dear Tony and Linda,

No question, Palana Beach House was exactly as you described it: a wonderful and peaceful place on an amazing island. The house is very well equipped. We found really everything we were looking for. And the bedding was just a dream. We all slept in heaven. As there's so much to do and see on Flinders Island, we unfortunately didn't have enough time to appreciate the house enough. But we enjoyed having a bbq, sitting on the terrace and observing the wildlife in front of the house.

Something else: The Killiecrankie Cafe serves very nice coffee - our first stop every morning before we went hiking and observing the island.

Thank you very much for letting us stay at your house.

Kind regards, Petra.

January, 2008

Dear Tony and Linda,

We loved Palana Beach House - it's a great house and a stunning location. We had a very relaxing time and really enjoyed the pace of the island and the beauty of the scenery.

The house is really comfortable and feels like a home away from home which is very nice. We found the information you left for us easy to follow and didn't have any problems with anything.

The full moon emerging from behind the sand dunes was pretty spectacular over the last few nights. It really is a magnificent spot and we loved staying there.

Kind regards, Julie and John.

September, 2007

Tony & Linda are happy to provide more advice and answer questions.
Email: griggsys@gmail.com

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