Paperbark Camp

Style

Barefoot bush luxury

Setting

South Coast sanctuary

Escape the concrete jungle for the Australian bush: Paperbark Camp eco-retreat, only two hours from Sydney, awaits. Glamp it up in tree-fringed tents toting indulgent comfort and take advantage of all that Mother Nature has to offer – bush walking, creek kayaking, swimming, snorkelling and surfing; or simply lounging on a day-bed spotting kangaroos.

Facilities

Номера

Twelve.

Checkout

10am; check-in, 2pm, but both are flexible subject to availability.

Больше сведений

Rates include breakfast and use of bikes and canoes.

Also

Unfortunately, this tented stay isn't suitable if you have reduced mobility. Tents are named after local wildlife and intriguing in-room guides give lots of info about your namesake animal. No need to worry about insect encounters, though; full screens and mozzie repellant keeps unwelcome guests at bay. Paperbark Camp is closed during winter from the Monday of the June long weekend and reopens on the first weekend of September.

Hotel Closed

Paperbark Camp is closed during winter from mid July to mid August each year.

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At the Hotel

Free WiFi in communal areas, library, canoes, kayaks and bikes for exploring the local area. In rooms: bespoke Dindi Naturals bath products made in Victoria, free bottled water, Organic Tea Project tea and Single O coffee bags, hot water flask and fresh milk (delivered each morning). In-room spa and beauty treatments on request. Laundry service is also available for $18.00 per small bag.

Our Favourite Rooms

Surrounded by soaring eucalyptus and paperbark trees, all 12 canvas-clad tents offer laid-back luxury, with comfy beds, ensuite showers (with a freestanding bath in Deluxe rooms) and cool sea breezes thanks to raised hardwood decking and wraparound verandas. Roll-up walls allow you to dictate just how much of the great outdoors you let in (leave tent flaps open to wake up with the sunrise). We love Kookaburra for its privacy and prime creekside location for dawn kayak forays from your doorstep.

Poolside

There’s no pool at Paperbark, but who needs one when the jaw-dropping beaches of Jervis Bay are just four kilometres away?

Spa

There's no Spa, but in-tent massages can be arranged, though advance booking is recommended.

Packing Tips

Warm layers for evening, a stack of great reads and a notepad for penning masterpieces en plein air. As well as amplifying the back-to-nature experience, packing light gives you more room in your tent. While a luxury camp stay is the perfect excuse to tune out to the cyber world (we say the only things tweeting out here should be the myna birds), digital devotees are catered for with free WiFi and plug sockets in communal areas.

Also

A minimum two-night stay applies at peak periods or weekends if including a Saturday night. Over Australia Day and Easter long weekends, there's a four-night minimum stay. Smoking is allowed on outdoor decks, but be aware of bushfire risks.

Дети

Paperbark Camp caters for juniors ages ten over, but they must be supervised at all times. Extra beds for kids are $75 per night for those aged ten to 17 and $110 for older teens and adults. Rates include breakfast and use of bikes and canoes.

Галерея

Food & Drink

Top Table

Settle back at a candlelit table out on the deck, where sugar gliders (think cute mini possums) fly through the trees around you.

Дресс-код

No need to dig out that vintage safari suit! Carry daytime relaxation on into the evening, with casual layers for keeping warm once the sun goes down.

Hotel Restaurant

Check all notions of camping fare at the canvas door: you’ll find no straight-from-the-tin spaghetti or singed sausages here. Hotel restaurant the Gunyah is a treetop testament to gourmet dining. Chilean chef Emilio Erazo (formerly of Melbourne hot spot Mamasita) uses local produce to create a modern Australian menu with a Central American accent. Must-try dishes include local Jervis Bay mussels, yellowfin tuna tartare, the Wobbly Knees (mixed beer-based jellies finished with sabayon) and five-texture chocolate cake. Be sure to sample the gob-smackingly good granola at breakfast (so popular Paperbark now provides printed-out copies so you can recreate bush breakfasts back home) and book for dinner, as the restaurant opens to non-guests come evening and is a hit with locals.

Hotel Bar

The Gunyah (an aboriginal word meaning 'meeting place' or 'place of shelter') is the social heart of the camp and home to the restaurant, bar, communal kitchen and lounge. Savour a glass of local wine on a comfy sofa in the outdoor area or perched on a bar stool on a nearby deck (perfectly placed for pre-supper wildlife-spotting).

Last Orders

Breakfast is served from 8am until 10am; dinner from 6pm until 9pm. Afterwards, take a nightcap to the campfire and cosy up under the stars.

Planes

The closest international airport is Sydney's Kingsford Smith (www.sydneyairport.com.au). Paperback Camp can arrange airport transfers on request for $190 per person each way. Alternatively, take a domestic flight to Canberra Airport (www.canberraairport.com.au), connected to most of Australia's state capitals and around 240 kilometres away.

Trains

Taking in sweeping views of the New South Wales South Coast, the train ride from Sydney is gorgeous. City Rail (http://www.cityrail.info) operates the South Coast Line service from Central Station to Bomaderry (Nowra), 25 minutes from Paperbark Camp. Paperbark staff are happy to arrange transfers from Bomaderry Station to the hotel on request at $90 one way for up to 4 people.

Automobiles

The easiest way to get to Paperbark Camp is by car (although Paperbark encourages guests to use more eco-friendly transport). The scenic two-and-a-half-hour drive from Sydney takes you along the Grand Pacific Drive, dotted with dreamy spots for lunch or a swim along the way. If you're coming from Canberra, you can either head through Goulburn, Moss Vale and Kangaroo Valley (just under three hours' drive) or take the Kings Highway via Batemans Bay. The camp has free on-site parking.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

It’s easy (and encouraged) to do absolutely nothing but indulge in lost sleep and a long reading list at Paperbark Camp. You don’t even need to leave the comfort of your room for a massage or beauty treatment set to the soundtrack of the bush.

To appreciate everything on offer at the camp, take a bush trail from the hotel through the paperback forest and mangroves. Go for an early-morning walk to spot kangaroos or rug up for an after-dinner stroll by torchlight to see possums in their natural habitat.

The free guests bikes, canoes and kayaks are a fun, eco-friendly way to explore the local area. If you’re feeling game, take up the ‘Paperbark Challenge’ and canoe to nearby town Huskisson on the shores of Jervis Bay and back, then chalk up your efforts on the communal blackboard that lists the record time (currently set at one hour 20 minutes). Let the Paperbark staff pack you a basket filled with locally-sourced treats so you can stop off for a picnic and a swim on the return journey.

You've got three national parks on your doorstep, including Booderee, Jervis Bay and the Jervis Bay Marine Park, offering pristine bush and ocean habitats. Booderee sports kilometres of walking trails, the Botanic Gardens, aboriginal bushtucker tours, and oodles of kangaroos and birdlife. For the best local beaches, make for Caves Beach (a rated surf spot), Murrays Beach (for spectacular blue water when you burst from the bush), Green Patch (for wildlife by the shore) and Hyams (famous for its super-pale sand, best approached via the White Sands Walk from Huskisson).

Aquatic adventures include whale- and dolphin-watching, guided sea-kayaking, deep-sea fishing and diving. The area is Australia's most popular diving zone after the Great Barrier Reef, and is famous as a whale pit-stop on their annual migration route. Golf at Vincentia Golf Club and horse-riding are also up for grabs for teeing or trotting off.

En route from or to Sydney, the nearby town of Berry makes a good stopping-off point for antiqueing, interiors boutiques and stylish delis and cafés.

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