婁海德船長之家(Low Head Pilot Station)

A gorgeous location with quite dated accommodation. If you are expecting a modern stay this is not the accommodation for you. It is a dated kitchen with basic amenities and an older-style stove. The reading room overlooking the lighthouse and water is stunning and worth the stay for that alone. The room configuration is not designed for more than one family (rooms are close together, zero soundproofing, small rooms etc.) so recommend either one family or very very close friends (no young children). The price point is reasonable and check in/ service was friendly.

From there we went to the oldest, continuously functioning Pilot station in Australia, the Low Head Pilot Station. It’s a collection of buildings, all of which served specific purposes in past days but now house a cafe, tourist accommodation and a rather well curated museum. Set out into themed rooms, there is just the right mix of written information and interesting artefacts. Outside, we watched a big freighter coming down the Tamar and a Pilot boat joining it to safely guide it through the many obstacles contained inside and at the entrance to the river. Bell Bay, on the Tamar, is Tasmania’s busiest sea port.

We stayed here to do the penguin Tour, the cottage has been upgraded to include modern cons. Very little bench space to prepare any meals or put anything you may not like to leave in your car. Tip, if you are older and require going to the toilet during the night, not only is the bedroom the room furthest away there is also a step down from the lounge area to the kitchen that you may well forget about if you are half asleep. The second night l put a chair in the doorway to remind me.

We enjoyed one night in the school house. It was typical of a old weatherboard home from yesteryear, high ceilings in most rooms and unique furnishings. The heating in the kitchen and bedroom was excellent, the lounge was a large room facing the ocean with great views. This is such a unique place to stay situated right on the beach front. Highly recommend this as a unique experience.

Each cottage was unique. Clean, tidy, & filled with normal household/kitchen items. Close to penguin parade, nice walking/riding tracks. Would have loved to try cafe out a few more times, but closed on Tuesday/Wednesday. This is not a criticism, just bad timing on our part.

Fantastic place to stat great views great experience we'll be back

The museum is an interesting little place full of fun and interactive stuff for kids too. Well maintained and easy to follow. In general a good place to visit with children. The need to 200 characters means I have to write this but which is silly

We loved the location of the Pilot’s Cottage/House at Low Head. Check in was easy through the machine at the Cafe, however, the sign on the house says Pilot’s Cottage, and our key said Pilots House. As there were many different forms of accommodation at this property, I would have liked the key to match the sign as we were tired from our travels. We were freezing and as our luggage had not made the flight to Tasmania with us, only had the clothes on our backs. My husband is an electrician, and could not get the air con/reverse cycle to heat. There are no fireplaces in this house either. It is a LARGE house with a lot of bedrooms. I can’t imagine staying here in winter without heat. It actually detracted from our experience. Thank goodness the bed had electric blankets. The fridge was stocked with our requests from the provisions. Thank you.

Spending a couple of days in a historic cottage was fantastic, the modern inclusions a bonus. We stayed in one of the Boa**an’s cottages constructed in 1860 which features a separate bedroom, lounge, dining room/kitchen and bathroom, the gas fire in the lounge kept us toasty warm as did the wall heaters in bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom. The whole precinct was a joy to stay in as was the surrounding village of Low Head. The on site cafe had very good meals. We loved the ability to order a heat and serve pre-prepared meal which was waiting in the cottage for us, we ordered the Moroccan Lamb Tagine which was succulent and delicious. Would definitely stay again.