We were the first guests in this new apartment. The location is magnificent, with elevated views to the west down the Tamar River. Frank and Karin were very generous hosts and allowed us to harvest some bounty from their organic garden and their extensive apple orchard. Over the weekend, we also met their golden retriever (Elmo) and their friendly black cat.

The apartment is spacious and very private because the hosts' main residence faces in the opposite direction with even more wonderful views up the river to the east. The neighbouring houses are quite a long way from the apartment.

The property is close to Rosevears Drive, a quiet road used by cyclists and walkers and a few cars. One could walk to the cafe or the tavern for meals (although we did not), and there are several vineyard cellar doors nearby. The location is very quiet and we had a great view of the milky way from the patio at night.

Breakfast supplies were provided in the fridge located in a covered patio area just outside the back door of the apartment. This worked really well. We were contented with the continental style breakfast from the fridge, supplemented by freshly picked apples and hazelnuts from the orchard (seasonal of course). Kettle and toaster were supplied.

The main windows are double glazed and face west, opening onto a paved area where we had breakfast. The apartment is very spacious and has a separate bathroom. The floor of the apartment is tiled and some of the furniture has been made by Frank from his collection of local timber. The timber was newly finished and still had a nice fresh timber perfume that we enjoyed.

We enjoyed a conversation with Frank about his experiences with forestry in Tasmania and his current passion for bio-char as a sustainable resource that offers great results as a soil enhancer.

In summary, we greatly enjoyed our stay!