The Artists' Cottage. In the heart of Port

The Artists' Cottage is the perfect one bedroom retreat in the heart of Port Douglas just a short walk to the marina, Main Street and beach. It will lure you into holiday bliss the moment you walk through the door. Spacious, breezy, luxurious, chilled out sanctuary, fully air conned, filled with books, art, king bed, and everything you need. Voted: 'best summer escape', 'BEST holiday rental in Port Douglas. If the conventional and bland is not your style, the Artists' Cottage is for you. The space The Port Douglas Artists' Cottage is spacious, contemporary, eclectic and fully self contained with all that you need for the perfect holiday. The cottage has been designed to capture the essence of the tropics and your imagination - filled with art, soul and creative vibes. The cottage features classical Queensland architecture, timber louvres and sash windows to capture the sea breezes - taking in the luscious gardens and looking outwards to towering paperbark eucalyptus. The Artists' Cottage epitomises the classic North Queensland holiday experience. Breezy, contemporary, luxurious and chilled out. Known as the largest one bedroom apartment in Port Douglas, it features one large bedroom, sunroom with two built in daybeds, bathroom with free standing bath and seperate shower, kitchen and dining and living room opening to verandah with built in daybed, weber bbq and dining table. It is tropically designed to make the most of sea breezes, but is also fully airconned if needed. The Cottage has a smart TV so you can catch up on your netflix, and unlimited high speed internet. The spacious bedroom with queen size bed has french doors opening to the sunroom with two built in daybeds and bespoke writers desk. The sunroom is filled with old sash windows opening to the sea breeze. The fully contained, new kitchen has a bespoke kitchen bench, is perfect for cooking up delights. There is a kitchen bar for casual eating, and a dining table as well. The kitchen has a 4 burner hot plate, oven, microwave, blender, quality china, cutlery, glassware, saucepans and fridge and freezer. The spacious bathroom features a glorious free standing bath, separate shower, toilet, bespoke bathroom cabinets and sink and laundry with washing machine and dryer. The living room has a leather three seater couch, two sofa chairs. There is a 40 inch smart TV and unlimited high speed internet. This leads to french doors opening to tropical outdoor dining area with weber bbq. On ground level there is deck to enjoy the colourful gardens. The tropical landscaping and sparkling pool, the cottage finds the perfect balance between comfort, and cool artistic contemporary style. On most nights the verandah doors are left open, for the fresh sea breeze to cool off. Their are also a ceiling fan and it is fully airconditioned. The cottage also is filled with timber louvres providing further airflow. The gardens are filled with colourful tropical plants and vines. 20 metres away from the cottage is the pool, with sun lounges, tables and chairs - the perfect area for lazing about in the sun. The cottage is a standalone structure tucked away in the local residential block of "Full Moon Terraces", both quiet and secluded. Situated on the second story (with garage and storage below), it takes full advantage of the breeze and light. The cottage is owned by artist, Tina Gonsalves and chef, Matthew Wild who have been based in Port Douglas for many years, and are extremely familiar with the region and its diverse tours and attractions and we love to share this info with our guests. Guest access Guests have access to the entire cottage. We like to greet the guests and be available if they need anything during their stay. Other things to note In early 2016 there was construction next door resulting in some disappointing reviews discussing noise complaints. However, this was finished in early 2017 - so the Artists' Cottage is once again a quiet haven. Please do get in touch before booking, or booking flights, as the calendar is often not up to date. We do take back to back bookings. If there is a smaller gap in the calendar, also just get in touch! We would love to fill it.