Meet Jane
Open minded, Adventurous, Friendly
I love sharing my home with guests allowing them to experience what its like to live like a local but have their own privacy as the retreat is seperate to my living area.
On a typical day...
I’m mostly at home/work from home.
When I host guests...
I can answer questions but let my guests do their own thing.
Family Hobbies
Bird watching, Photography
Hosting guests since
2012
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Boutique accomodation half a house very private and free wildlife experience. Immerse yourself amongst the wildlife in the beautiful retreat. Overlooking the river from both bedrooms, the living area, and the gorgeous deck, you'll forget you are just 15 minutes from Launceston city centre. To view the visiting wildlife go to: http://motion.launcestonbandb.com.au/visiting-wildlife/
(The retreat used to be called Launceston BNB Retreat)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_7YiHCiK40&t=4s
Relax whilst you watch the myriad of birds which visit the deck, for night viewing there is video cameras with infrared lights, this footage of the wildlife antics streams live onto the guests TV in their lounge.
The retreat provides educational material about Tasmania's flora and fauna, or just enjoy viewing the wildlife from your private balcony with the best views of the South Esk River, the longest river in Tasmania, which eventually ends up in the Cataract Gorge.
This is a non smoking retreat although you can smoke in the garden.
Complimentary Wi Fi, movies, I Pod, parking, huge balcony to relax on.
My Pets
3 Others
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Blackstone Heights is in an upmarket outer suburb of Launceston Tasmania right on the river with wildlife visiting. Town is a 12 minute drive or there is so many places to visit within a 5mins to an hours drive away.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Bowling
- Cinema
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Horse Stables
- Fishing
- Airport
- Bus Stop
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
Guests can book for one - four people, rates differ depending on number of guests. The apartment only takes one booking at a time therefore you get the space to yourself, whether its for one person or four people. No smoking property but you can smoke in the garden.
No events or parties
Your rate includes: Complimentary Wi Fi, off street parking, Netflix, movies tea, coffee, herbal teas, and the best coffee beans for self grinding.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
1 Review
November 2019
Jane is absolutely helpful for giving advices concerning the surroundings. The room is enough big for 2 or 3 people, and the view is amazing !
You can see all sorts of animals (opossum, kangaroo, parrots.....).
A wild experience.
ThanksHost reply
It was a pleasure meeting you Loig, I enjoyed out chats about places to visit in Tasmania and I'm please you enjoyed the wildlife, mother possum is bringing her baby now onto the balcony so she is busy being protective and bossy. The white sulphur crested cockatoos are still very cheeky. I hope we meet again one day. Travel safe
How do I book?
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When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
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