Overview
Bliss comes in many forms. One such dose of happiness: waking up to glistening water right at your doorstep, after sleeping in a cabin perched over a lake and with your very own heated plunge pool on hand for a dip. Normally that scenic vision would have you thinking of overseas holidays — planning them, too — but it'll soon be available at Pumicestone Passage.
Sandstone Point Holiday Resort, aka the Bribie Island-adjacent resort that's on the mainland side of the waterway, is adding overwater villas to its accommodation offerings. Holidaymakers will have six cabins to choose from, all on stilts in the resort's new natural — and swimmable — lake, and ideally before 2023 is out.
There's no better time than summer to launch a new place to stay that's all about swims and watery views, with Sandstone Point Holiday Resort's overwater villas expected to be finished before the school holidays kick in. If you're keen to check them out as soon as they open, expect to have plenty of company. There might only be six of them, but the cabins each boast three bedrooms, making them family-friendly spots to slumber. And, so far more than 23,000 people have signed up for the waitlist to be notified when bookings launch.
Also included in each cabin: two bathrooms, an open-plan kitchen, and a dining and living space that opens out onto a deck. Inside, there's a fireplace for the cooler months. Outside, patrons will find an outdoor space to eat, a barbecue, a ladder going into the swimming hole and the 5000-litre private plunge pool per villa.
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At present, the lake beneath the cabins has just been filled, with the fish and natural plant life still to come. The villas themselves are being furnished, while outdoor showers are being finalised as well — plus privacy screens for each villa, and fencing to keep the place safe.
Sandstone Point Holiday Resort already includes a swim-up bar and three heated pools, so you won't be lacking in splashing options if you spend your summers pretending you're Aquaman or Ariel.
The natural lake will be chemical-free, with filtration and pumps making the water flow so that people can share a swim with the fish.
If you don't manage to nab a villa stay once they're welcoming in travellers but you're still keen for a swim, the lake will be open to all Sandstone Point Holiday Resort guests; however, there'll be certain times each day when it is exclusively available to folks in the cabins.
Sandstone Point Holiday Resort's overwater villas are expected to open before the end of 2023 at 1820 Bribie Island Road, Sandstone Point. Head to the resort's website to join the waitlist for further information.