Smoky Cape Retreat

My partner and l were welcomed by Ken on our arrival. He showed us the swimming pool, tennis court, and large BBQ area surrounded by the most stunning garden with flowers, ferns, and trees . Every window and entrance framed beautiful views on our stay . Being in this piece of paradise, l was feeling relaxed and comfortable. Our bedroom was huge , like the bathroom and spa bath which outlooked to a private garden , a feeling of tranquillity and peace in this luxurious place. It was an amazing experience . I recommend this accommodation to other guests and we can't wait to return. Thanks again, Ken and Mary, for allowing our puppy stay. He loved it too.

Large, very clean room with an enormous bathroom. Privately owned property with live in owners. The rooms (four or five) are separate from the main house with their own entries. The rooms have been carefully appointed with fairly new, high quality fittings and obvious great care by the very friendly and accommodating owners. The property has a pool, tennis court and large well appointed barbeque area for guest use. Located in a quiet bushy residential area no more than ten minutes drive from the town centre and main beach. Not the best location if the kids want to spend all day, every day at the beach (but the onsite pool should solve that problem). The slightly out of town location makes the rate for this high quality property affordable.

We can’t speak highly enough about the Smokey Cape Retreat. We booked it after lots of searching online as somewhere special to end a fortnight driving round west and northern NSW. They were said to be pet friendly and we were not disappointed. Owners Mary and Ken were the epitome of great hosts – welcoming, giving but unobtrusive. Once they had met Harry and settled the three of us into our garden suite, we were free to enjoy the delights of the tropical garden and our generous, well-appointed rooms to our heart’s content. The only downside was it was all so seductive we were severely tempted not to venture out to sample the other sights of Arakoon, Trial Bay and South West Rocks, all of which are just minutes away by car. Okay, we did succumb to its charms on our second evening and bought in a delicious pizza from the Paragon in South West Rocks, which we ate with a glass of wine at a little table on the suite’s private patio, watching night fall through the treetops and listening to the birds singing goodnight. An absolutely beautiful experience.

We have just returned from a two night stay. Wow! What can I say! The service that the owners Ken and Mary provided was exceptional. The guest room was ammaculate - the facilites were excellent including a spotless spa bath, beautiful linen, very comfortbale Queen bed and modern technology appliances. The propety was well kept with a beautiful pool area and stunning native gardens. It has a large outdoor gazebo with bbq facilites and an outdoor kitchen. The property is pet friendly, our dog was warmly welcomed by Ken and Mary. We highly reccomend this place and will definately be coming back! Thank you for having us!

Best nights sleep I have had in a long time. We were there for Christmas morning and our hosts, Ken and Mary couldn't have been kinder. They supplied croissants for breakfast as everything else was closed. They are both born hosts. The room was clean, the bathroom generous. Our room was nicely tucked away in greenery,

I have stayed on and off at Smokey cape retreat since had to seek refuge there with my little girl from an abusive relationship, since then we have been treated like part of their family and stayed regularly and were even welcomed for Christmas lunch with Mary and Ken- my daughter has been treated like one of their own and has adored her time there watching movies with Mary and swimming I didn’t just find my quiet and beautiful place to escape from the stresses of life, I found a second family ❤️❤️❤️