If you looking to RELAX, unwind, unplug and get back to nature you can find no better stay than White Cockatoo. The land is simply stunning, the photos just don't do the beauty of the valley justice. The whole of the side of the guest house, the two bedrooms separated by the kitchen/dining look out over the valley. The bedroom I stayed in has floor to ceiling windows/french doors and each night I slept with the blinds open so that I could watch the incredible skyscape at night (the stars are amazing) and watch the sun come up over the valley in the morning. The valley, the trees, the birdlife - it is just incredible. We stayed 9 days and on the first day Monique and Sam kindly gave us a tour of some of the walking trails through the property - this was great so we got used to the tracks and we went for several walks by ourselves. My favourite memory of the trip is of swimming in the largest of the dams (we called it our swimming dam). Words can't describe how beautiful it is, this huge dam with clear water, completely surrounded by trees, completely private. You feel like you are swimming in a sea of green, with the sun streaming through the trees and all manner of crazy coloured dragon flies flitting past you. Just heaven!!! We used White Cockatoo as our base and tripped around the area - Mullum markets, Byron Bay, Christmas Beach, Tweed Art Gallery etc. Monique and Sam are great hosts and although the studio space is shared they were respectful about our space and only used the area once in our stay when they needed to do their laundry. On our last day Sam cleared a track for us in the bottom meadow so that we could see a bower bird's nest - so thoughtful - it was the first time I had seen one with all it's shreds of blue and blue bottle tops. This is not somewhere you stay if you are looking for appliance comforts like dishwashers, TV or even a lounge for that matter - this is somewhere to stay if you want to connect with yourself, whoever you're staying with or connect with nature. We also made use of the art supplies and the sauna. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and will definitely be back.