![]() Known to First Nations People as Wareamah, Cockatoo Island has emerged as an iconic contemporary arts venue, having hosted everything from Opera Australia’s Carmen on Cockatoo Island, the Biennale of Sydney and SailGP, and live performances by the likes of Lorde and John Farnham. The room itself is a charmer with high ceilings, super comfy king bed, and an inviting white bathroom featuring claw foot bath in a setting with splashes of silver and blacks, along with stylish and yum Appelles Apothecary and Lab products.The GA2023 Youth Forum will be held on Cockatoo Island, in the famous Sydney Harbour. Adding to that are beautiful flowers on the dining table when you walk in, an impeccable kitchen with top notch appliances including Delonghi four slice toaster, Espresso pod machine, Chef oven and LG no frost fridge and microwave tucked away in the cabinetry, as well as a stainless steel Dishlex dishwasher.Īll cooking and wash up supplies are provided, including a high performance cockroach spray which made sense later when a cockroach bulleted onto the top of my bald head at one point while reading in bed… hey, we’re talking a natural island setting here, so it’s only natural to expect the occasional local bug or two! Simple touches like a set of checkers and coits in the lounge room and a couple of Cockatoo Island history books simplify things as a reminder you’re not in a hotel room but rather a home away from home. ![]() Original designs are complemented by art deco light fittings, classic architraves, picture rails and casement windows to give history buffs a taste of its original feel while the interior has been made over with mod cons and shiny new floorboards. The Harbour View Apartment option is seriously homely, spacious enough in a semi-detached kind of way (prices from $285 a night, extending upward and beyond for two-bedroom and holiday house alternatives). My Harbour View Apartment was exceptionally easy on the eye, comfy, impeccably restored to yesteryear with all the mod cons including kitchen, washing machine/dryer, spacious room and adjoining deck opening up that promised view. The ferry trip allows you to take a deep breath and unwind properly in knowing your room with a view of one of the world’s best harbours is only minutes away. But it’s beautiful and refreshingly quiet: gone is the sound of traffic, smell of smog in the air and busy-ness of the day. After collecting my BBQ breakfast pack it was off to my Harbour View Apartment on the back of a golf buggy.Ĭockatoo Island, at before the junction of the Paramatta and Lane Cove rivers, has a distinctive peace and calm with a little dose of eeriness thrown in given the convict past and industrial landscape. That short trip itself is a chance to pause, switch off properly in what is a cruisy way to reach your accommodation (pardon the pun).ĭespite the name, there wasn’t a squawking cockatoo in sight. Lots happening, including fully self-contained Harbour View and Garden apartments, holiday homes, glamping and camping options, self-guided audio tours, cafes, and more.Ī little fear at first that the cockies may keep me up at night was soon put to rest upon arrival at the island 25 minutes or so after boarding the ferry at Circular Quay. It’s also said the ledge of the sandstone around the shore was rich with shellfish.įast forward and it’s gone through several incarnations: as a penal establishment where convicts were put to work in the early 1800s a reformatory for girls and industrial school for wayward boys major shipbuilding and dockyard facility for the South West Pacific in WWII following the fall of Singapore then after laying dormant for a decade Cockatoo Island was opened to the public in 2007 after a refurb and Cockatoo Island, together with 10 other historic convict sites in Australia, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010. The hilltop forest of red gums was a sanctuary for birdlife, including the white cockatoos. Cockatoo Island’s first boats were made of sturdy bark, some probably carved from the island’s own bushland. ![]() The Aboriginal people of the Sydney region called Cockatoo Island “Waremah” and as the harbour’s largest island, way back when, it would have made a substantial fishing base. Not for me this time around I wanted a homely apartment on a remote island with a stack of character and charm. When one thinks of Sydney for a business trip, it usually means a traditional hotel in the CBD. Cockatoo Island adds a whole lot of history, killer views of Sydney Harbour and a nice distance between the hustle and bustle of Sydney central. ![]()
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