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Hidden away in a quiet residential pocket of Broome is Serendipity, only a 5 minute drive into town and the airport, or even better, a 10 minute walk in the opposite direction over the dunes to get to the westward facing Cable Beach. (westward facing = spectacular sunsets)
Serendipity is a large two storey Bali style house where the owners live at one end and we, the guests get to have the other end, you choose when booking wether you want either upstairs or downstairs.
We were downstairs as upstairs was already booked, being April 2022 and the Western Australian hard border had just been recently re opened after a two year Covid-19 closure, so most accommodations in Broome were pretty fully booked at the time.
In the downstairs accommodation we had a large bedroom with louvre windows on two sides and a bi-fold glass door on the front overlooking the pool and gardens, so on the hot humid nights there is good air circulation helped by an efficient and quiet ceiling fan. There’s a small fridge/freezer, a spacious veranda overlooking the pool, and then there’s your own toilet and a semi outdoor bathroom/shower facility with twin basins, accessible via your veranda.
Around the pool there is plenty of space, including your veranda, a very large day bed, wooden table and chairs (4) suitable for meals and a small efficient gas bbq, plus an outdoor shower all surrounded in beautiful lush tropical gardens.
Hosts Jan and Dave were wonderful, very accommodating, so thoughtful, communicative, and very knowledgeable on all major local attractions, plus they know many more hidden gems here that they are willing to share with you, but…you’ll just have to make a booking here to discover more about them.
If you are a bit “over” resort style accommodation, feeling a bit like you are just another boarding pass number disembarking from a plane and then receiving the “generic” tourist style hotel greetings, then I can definitely recommend getting away from all of that and spend a generous amount of quality time here.
Sometimes you can start to feel disconnected from frequently visited favourite destinations, but after 7 nights spent in this fabulous location with hosts that have lived in the area for a number of years, we do feel now, like we have become a bit more a part of this community and region that we have taken the time out to visit many times in the past, a region that we have loved for a long time, but in recent years, have felt a bit like we have drifted away from.
You are meant to come away from these experiences rejuvenated and spiritually refreshed…
We have.
Thank you Jan and Dave so much🙏🏼.
Sunrise garden view from the bed, tropical northern morning birdsong, 2 minutes to coastal bushwalks, Kimberley colours right outside the gate, friendly local area, wifi, Telstra 4G, TV in the room but absolutely no need for TV, loved it.