Before You Book
What to Expect
Privacy
The House and Cottage are set apart and screened by vegetation, each with its own entrance, outdoor areas, parking and creek access. They share no outdoor space. The driveway is shared, so you may occasionally see the other guests arriving or leaving. Sounds from neighbouring properties are audible now and then.
Neither building overlooks the other, and each reaches the creek without crossing the other's ground. There are no cameras anywhere on the property.
Who else is here
Both buildings are booked separately, and through the peak months they are often occupied at the same time. At quieter times of year the property is frequently unoccupied apart from your own booking.
Clothing-optional
Harmony Creek is clothing-optional. The privacy of the property makes this a real choice rather than a gesture: you don't need to wear clothing here, and you can stay dressed for your whole stay. Both are ordinary. There are no expectations and no social emphasis.
Adults only
The property is not suited to children: the land is unfenced, with open creek access and uneven ground.
Who it suits
The stay is self-guided: no program, nobody on hand, no service beyond the place being ready for you. There is the creek, the forest, the verandah, and whatever you bring with you. It suits people content with their own company, or with one other person's.
There is wi-fi, and mobile reception depending on your provider. The disconnection here is available rather than enforced.
Both buildings involve steps, and the ground is uneven and often wet.
Practical Reality
Power and water
Power is solar and water is rainwater, both collected on site. The infrastructure is built for ordinary use, and like any off-grid system it has its limits.
The creek, and the coast
The creek runs year-round from the Alexandra Range: shallow over rock and sand, with deeper pools for bathing, and well upstream of tidal water. Rocks are slippery and levels rise in the wet.
The Daintree River, the estuaries and the coastal beaches are a different matter. That is crocodile country, and marine stingers are present in coastal waters from November to May and can occur at any time. Bathe in the creek. Walk the beaches.
Humidity and weather
Humidity runs at 80% and often higher. Insects, wildlife and changing weather are part of every day here.
Booking & Stay Basics
Bookings are confirmed at the time you make them. I then send arrival instructions and access details by email, and payment details are provided during booking.
If you have questions, write to me before you book.
Details of the two self-contained accommodation options are outlined on the Accommodation page.