SPEND YOUR NIGHTS IN
AWARD WINNING
ECO STYLE
The Lodge
Our lodge accommodation is nestled amongst fragrant casuarina, tea tree and banksia, experience Freycinet National Park living in award-winning, sustainable style. Friendly Beaches Lodge is the only building located on the coastal side of the Freycinet National Park.
Sustainable accommodation in Freycinet National Park
It has been called the invisible lodge. Deep within the heart of Freycinet National Park, Friendly Beaches Lodge is tucked into a secluded, 130-hectare private sanctuary, just 100 metres from the beach. You’ll retreat here after a day’s walking to relax, take a hot shower or bath, browse the well-stocked library and artwork by some of Tasmania’s finest artists, enjoy a delicious dinner and sleep in your spacious, private bedroom.
Winner of awards from the Royal Australian Institute of Architecture for sustainable design, this walkers’ haven sits lightly in its environment, invisible to the eye until you’re close by. Friendly Beaches Lodge is the only building located on the coastal side of the Freycinet National Park, ensuring we usually have the beach entirely to ourselves. Learn more about our commitment to sustainability here.
From the perfectly positioned picture windows and decks, to the shared dining and living areas, the lodge’s design is all about sophisticated simplicity. Find out more about the invisible lodge.
Our room design is all about simplicity, with sleeping zones branching off from the main lodge
Each lodge includes a relaxed lounge with cosy, wood-burning stove, a bathroom with a claw foot bath, separate shower room and toilets. Individual travellers are offered their own private room at no extra cost. From the perfectly positioned picture windows and decks, to the shared dining and living areas, the lodge is designed to blend into the pristine Freycinet National Park surroundings. Our accomodation is separated into two lodges. Each lodge has four bedrooms, a lounge with fireplace, two toilets, a bathroom, a shower and a sink area. You share with a maximum of five people.
A diverse collection of artworks from prominent Tasmanian artists for you to enjoy
Joan Masterman, the owner of Friendly Beaches Lodge, is passionate about the arts which is reflected in the eclectic mix you will find adorning our walls. The result of over twenty years collecting, works by artists such as Richard Wastell, Helen Wright, Kerry Gregan, Barbie Kjar, Tim Burns, Sally Curry, David Keeling, Bea Maddock and Ricky Maynard have been collected. Each year, Joan selects a new work to add to the lodge’s collection.
Her passion for art also inspired her to create the Ephemeral Art exhibition at the Friendly Beaches Lodge in 2006 and 2008, in collaboration with David Handley, (Founding Director of Sculpture by the Sea). Interstate and Tasmanian artists such as Ron Robertson-Swann OAM, Sasha Reid, Peter Adams and Julie Gough used sand, casuarina pods and burnt wood to create temporary, contemporary masterpieces which were positioned in the landscape.
We encourage all guests to visit the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), before or after their trip (closed Tuesdays). Our enquiries page has more details about our exclusive package with MONA and our Art of Nature special departure.
So, what does it feel like to stay at Friendly Beaches Lodge?
Hear from our team as they describe the feeling they get waking up at the lodge. Feelings of home, serenity and a sense of calm listening to the waves just a stones throw away.
Private lodge hire
Fancy four days of bliss on the East Coast of Tasmania in your very own ecolodge? Friendly Beaches Lodge is now available for private group hire. Experience your own slice of paradise on the Freycinet Peninsula with us.