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Cradle Cave Cradle Mountain

Moina

9.8

Rating

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Max Guests

About this property

This house was designed by Dr Mark Dewsbury, Centre for Sustainable Architecture, University of Tasmania. Mark has designed a house that, on the edge of a World Heritage National Park, aims to capture Tasmania's alpine heartland.

The house is a highly efficient solar passive design, capturing the warmth from the sun and releasing it at night. There is also an air-based heat pump that heats the concrete slab of the house. Insulation is extensive with double glazing throughout.

The 100 acres that the house is on was clear-felled 30 years before purchase and now, 50 years on, the forest is thriving. The house footprint is just 86 square metres yet while compact the design feels spacious.

Cradle Cave features

The house design was inspired by the curved seed pods of native hakea plants. High expansive windows provide extensive views of alpine vegetation creating a sense of being part of the incredible Tasmania mountain high country. While sitting in the warmth of the house you can look out at snow-covered trees, feeling cocooned and protected from the elements.

Various native animals can be spotted day and night with an extensive array of birds, the occasional wombat, possums, paddy melons and wallabies. This is an ideal location for a romantic weekend, family gathering or simply time-out from a busy lifestyle.

'When the sun is shining it's glorious, but even when it's grey, and you're sitting in the warmth with a good glass of red, and looking out at the floor to ceiling nature, it's pretty idyllic',
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No pets

No smoking

Children welcome

No events

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Bathrooms

Towels provided

Hair dryer

Bedroom

Bed sheets provided

Climate Control

Heating

Entertainment

TV with cable/satellite service

DVD player

Kitchen

Refrigerator

Stovetop

Microwave

Oven

Dishwasher

Toaster

Cookware/dishes/utensils

Coffee/tea maker

Laundry

Washing machine and dryer

Location Highlights

In a rural location

Outdoors

Barbecue grill

Parking

Car required

Pets

No pets allowed

Services And Conveniences

Iron/ironing board

Suitability/accessibility

Smoke-free property

Things To Do

Hiking nearby

Property: Bathrooms

1 bathroom

Hair dryer

Shower

Soap

Toilet paper

Towels provided

Property: Bedroom

2 bedrooms

Bed sheets provided

Property: Climate Control

Heating

Property: Dining

Dining table

Property: Entertainment

DVD player

TV with cable/satellite service

Property: Family Friendly

Playground

Property: General

Unit size: 678 sq ft (63 sq m)

Property: Kitchen

Blender

Cookware/dishes/utensils

Dishwasher

Electric kettle

Microwave

Oven

Refrigerator

Stovetop

Toaster

Coffee/tea maker

Property: Langs Spoken

English

Property: Laundry

Laundry facilities

Washing machine and dryer

Property: Location Highlights

In a rural location

In the mountains

Property: Outdoors

Barbecue grill

Property: Parking

Car required

Onsite parking

Property: Pets

No pets allowed

Property: Safety

Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)

Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)