High On Penguin

–Excellent location – show map
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Scored 9.4
Rated wonderful

About this property

Beachfront Location: High On Penguin in Penguin offers direct beachfront access, a sun terrace, and a lush garden. Guests enjoy sea views and a serene setting with free WiFi throughout the property. Comfortable Accommodations: The bed and breakfast features five bedrooms and two bathrooms, including a living room with a sofa bed. Each room is equipped with air-conditioning, a balcony, and a kitchenette, ensuring a pleasant stay. Exceptional Facilities: High On Penguin provides private check-in and check-out services, an outdoor fireplace, indoor play area, and free on-site parking. Additional amenities include a lounge, laundry service, and barbecue facilities. Local Attractions: Penguin Beach is a 12-minute walk away, while Devonport Oval lies 21 mi from the property. Burnie Wynyard Airport is 21 mi distant, offering convenient travel options.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 10 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities

  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Beachfront
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms

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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (10.0)

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Simon
Australia Australia
“Yes it was good to have breakfast provisions. We had all we needed.”
Helen
Australia Australia
“This place is one of the very best. The generous provisions/non-intrusive hospitality of Gerard, the views, the amazing musical theme throughout the house, the very comfortable comfort, - I could go on - are absolutely superb. A wonderful place to...”
Stevie
Australia Australia
“Very spacious, tidy and inviting. Host provided breakfast items including yoghurt, milk, bread and large variety of cereals amongst other daily necessities. Each room was more fascinating than the last full of rock and roll history and...”
Steve
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“This is house is a shrine to the golden era of rock music and so to stay here is a unique experience. This is not just accommodation. As Rock fans we really enjoyed the memorabilia and the rooms dedicated to music icons. It was a comfortable...”
Donald
Australia Australia
“The location was amazing and Gerard had everything for in the way of cereals,milk, yogurt,fruit and he was always available so it was a great place to stay”
Debbra
Australia Australia
“We loved the location, and massive music memorabilia .”
Kathryn
Australia Australia
“Amazing views overlooking penguin! The kitchen is well stocked...fabulous air bnb with sooo many beds/rooms and 2 bathrooms...Gerard was a friendly owner!”
Mahdi
Australia Australia
“Perfect location, nice and clean, all required services and facilities for long stay.”
Wanshanath
Australia Australia
“Atmosphere and the view, the rooms has different vibes which are dedicated to musician, good place to unwind and relax”
Louise
Australia Australia
“EVERYTHING! Huge, fun, quirky, well stocked, THE VIEWS! Just a really fun, relaxing, no stress home. 10/10!”

Hosted by Gerard Leary, Owner

9.9
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Gerard Leary, Owner
High On Penguin is an accommodation establishment in Penguin, a popular seaside town situated on the North West Coast of Tasmania. High On Penguin offers affordable accommodation with self-catering cooking facilities and breakfast ingredients. High On Penguin is located on a hill close to the town centre with panoramic view of the Penguin township and the coastline to the east. There are a number of excellent restaurants and coffee shops within a ten minutes walk. It is less than five minute walking distance to the beach. High On Penguin has five comfortable guest rooms. Each room is decorated on a rock ‘n roll theme. There are two guest lounges with large screen TV’s and a large collection of music CDs and DVDs and music memorabilia. A large private balcony has fantastic sea views and barbecue and dining facilities. High On Penguin is an easy 25 minutes drive from the Spirit of Tasmania terminal and 30 minutes drive from airports in Burnie and Devonport. Penguin is a scenic 90 minutes drive from the Launceston airport.
I am a part time senior secondary college teacher. On the 1st of June 2012 I asked Ronnie & Maggie Burns to perform the opening of High On Penguin. Ronnie is a legend of early Australia rock 'n roll and Maggie had a long association as a choreographer on the long running TV production - Young Talent Time. High On Penguin's five bedrooms - the Jimi Hendrix room, the Neil Young room, the Joni Mitchell room, the Bob Dylan room and the Janis Joplin room are decorated with memorabilia and have biographies etc. of each artist. Why these five artists - they are the owner's favourite artists of the 60's and 70's. The downstairs lounge area has a working Wurlitzer Jukebox, a large screen TV with surround sound and a large collection of CDs and DVDs. This room has fantastic panoramic sea views. The stairway between the two levels of the house is decorated with music memorabilia - featuring a male and female rock 'n roll hall of fame. The area at the top of the stairs contains more music memorabilia and music books. The upstairs lounge is very spacious. It has a large screen TV with surround sound, a restored record player, lots of LPs and a large collection of CDs and DVD
High On Penguin is located on a hill close to the town centre with panoramic view of the Penguin township and the coastline to the east. There are a number of excellent restaurants and coffee shops within a ten minutes walk. It is less than five minute walking distance to the beach.
Language spoken: English

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Amenities of High On Penguin

Great facilities! Review score, 9.8

Most popular amenities

  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Beachfront
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms

House rules

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Check-in
From 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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Check-out
From 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 18 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Free!Pets are allowed. No extra charges.
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Smoking is not allowed.

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