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Jervis Bay Accommodation Philip pruning the trees.You have privacy but you also have the view.Guest reviews 2011
Such a lovely house, the photos on the web don't do it justice. An amazing view and such a lovely coastal town. Hopefully we will get back soon. A great couple of days, awesome views and a lovely house! Weather amazing. A wonderful place to seep into the landscape- enjoy the views, feel the breeze and hear the crashing of the waves. A wonderful and relaxing weekend to reconnect with ourselves and nature. Thanks! Great house with excellent views, saw lots of wildlife like possums and whales. Great spa also. We were here for our honeymoon and had a great time. We would love to come back and we will tell all our friends about the house and the area. What an amazing house! We had a great week here even though the weather was a bit up and down. Very relaxing saw whales from the deck which was exciting. Hopefully we will be back. We had a nice relaxing weekend away. Weather was great. Great views from the house.All in all we had a fantastic time and we will be back for longer next time. Had a great week and the weather was perfect. Saw plenty of whales. Lovely house with spectacular views. Really got lucky with the weather, stunning sunny days with fresh nights made cosy by the fireplace. House very clean and comfortable with everything you could need. You really have thought of all the little things, candles, bubble bath etc.
Thankyou for a wonderful weekend. I feel revitalised! We enjoyed our few days at your lovely place. We were lucky to have good weather and so were able to explore the beaches which are beautiful. The view from the deck is amazing and became even more so as we watched two trees being cut down in the house in front of us to the left. Thanks for the relaxing few days that we were here. Thank you Jane and Philip for your beautiful house. Even though it rained from Monday to Saturday, (Very heavy) we still had a relaxing time by the fire, reading and unwinding. see you next July. House has been great and cosy, very good fire place. The views are spectacular, great week!! A Beautiful house, very well kept, amazing views!! Great weather, we have had a truly wonderful weekend. Just wish we could stay longer but we will be back for our next kid free week end ASAP. A big thank you to Jane and Philip. Lovely house, Beautiful views, Wonderful wildlife, Amazing beaches, Thoroughly enjoyed the whale cruise. We will be back for sure!! Our stay couldn't have been better - loved everything particularly the sunrises. Loved the place, especially the fire. Had fun feeding the kookaburras on the balcony. The weather was perfect. House was exceptionally catered for romantic couples. We look forward to returning soon. What a great house! Had a lovely weekend, really wish we could have stayed a whole week. Thanks! Totally relaxing, perfect ambience, stunning views and house. We shall return Our stay could not have been better. Loved everything especially the sunrises. Great house with stunning views. We visited Booderee National park and saw a big stingray with four babies on it's back. What a fabulous bay, what a fabulous house. We have had a wonderful time here and have enjoyed all the extra touches around the house such as candles, a well supplied kitchen and the wine and chocolates! It has been absolute bliss to either sit on the deck or lie in bed and look out at the wonderful views. We loved using the BBQ and meeting the local parrots and possum and were also thrilled to see some dolphins at the beach. Jane and Philip thank you for keeping such a wonderful house and the consideration you employ throughout. We have fantastic memories to take away and have already tried to book our parents in- no doubt you have not heard the last from us. Thank you very much for letting us stay in your fantastic house, we both had a great time exploring the area and chilling out back on the deck. As always we had a wondeful stay- thank you Jane. The house was immaculate. We will be back.. Fanatastic place to return to. Thanks for the chocolates, wine and DVDs. We will be back again since returnees get your muffins... Second time and again, Another fantastic Anniversary thanks to Jane and Philip! Thankyou for the holiday and the memories. House perfect, Views Amazing saw 3 whales, Relaxation easy and plentiful, Jane and Philip thoughful, Beaches the best, End result- Great time. Great place to stay. Immaculately presented and very comfortable. We really appreciated the little touches like the champagne, chocolates, flowers, rose petals around the spa for our 30th anniversary, as well as the anniversary spa. Awesome place to come for a birthday getaway. Lovely View, Wonderful Service. Best week for along time. Came here to relax and have done that. White Sands walk, Botanic Gardens, Murrays Beach, Whale Watching. Staring into the fire and the views wonderful. The house is fantastic, love the design and decor. Thanks to you both. Beautiful house with everything we need to just chill out. The views are beautiful. The fire warms the place up brillantly and is hypnotising to watch just curled up with each other. We had a fantastic break here. Will recommend for sure. Had a great time, house is fantastic. Loved the house and the fantastic views. Breakfast on the deck was a relaxing way to start the day off and the white sands walk was a great way to see a few beaches. Helpful owners provided everything we needed plus more! Thanks.
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Home away from Home with Views, by Sue Coulton
Holiday makers have long been drawn to the Jervis Bay area because of the beauty of the surrounds. Truly enjoying it becomes even easier with the luxurious accommodation offered at A Blue Point House, in the town of Vincentia. The house, which features spectacular views of the Bay area was built by Jane and Philip Bessell-Browne with the help of a local builder. It opened in Easter 2000, and has quickly gained a reputation as one of the best value accommodation venues available on Jervis Bay. It is little wonder. The house features two bedrooms upstairs with a full bathroom and a large spa bath. Downstairs, there is a living-dining room,a fully equipped, modern kitchen, a television room, laundry, another bathroom and a large balcony with a barbecue to make the most of the views. Painted in yellow and blues to enhance the ocean aspects, the house has proved popular during the summer months and the whale watching seasons. Mrs Bessell-Browne said the couple had been fully involved in the construction of the house and believed it offered good value for money. "We particularly aim at couples who are after a romantic getaway, honeymooners, anniveraries, Valentine's Day or just people who want to get a way." she said.
We feel the atmosphere is relaxing and we've certainly tried to reflect this in the home."
Close to the beaches, shops, and golf course the Bessell-Brownes believe the Border and the North East residents can fully experience the delight of A Blue Point House by making it a longer stopover, with special rates in place to accommodate those who are looking for a getaway of several days. Rates and availability can be viewed at the website, www.bluepointhouse.com.au  Towards the mountainsVincentia AccommodationSydney Morning Herald Review
The building boom of the past 12 months has not been kind to Vincentia, a seaside retreat three hours south of Sydney where the hills overlooking Jervis Bay have been defoliated to make way for dozens of overblown brick-veneer holiday houses featuring triple garages, Corinthian colonnades and hectares of lawn. Take a tour around here and you'll pine for the days of the humble fibro shack surrounded by gum trees.
Luckily, Philip and Jane Bessell-Browne decided to buck the local suburban horreur aesthetic when they built Blue Point House on a hill at the southern end of town. They designed the two-storey house in post-Murcutt style - corrugated roof and walls, airy interiors, blue-and-yellow colour scheme to mimic sky and sand - and kept the trees it overlooks pretty much intact.
Rural seclusion is not the attraction here - the house sits cheek-by-jowl with its neighbours and its interior is designer-modern, with polished wooden floors, corrugated aluminium feature walls, a glass-topped dining table and fittings that smell freshly unpacked. But as a family weekender, it is extremely comfortable, spacious and functional.
The living room has a glass frontage that offers expansive views to Point Perpendicular and Bowen Island, the big balcony has a gas barbecue, and the main bedroom is big enough to play kick-to-kick football in. Bonus points were awarded for the tied bundles of kindling and the Father's Day Heinekens.
Locally, there's a limitless range of things to do around Vincentia - snorkelling in Jervis Bay, whale-spotting cruises, botanic gardens, bushwalks in nearby Booderee National Park, and a one-hour stroll along the Sandy Beach Trail to Hyams Beach, to name just a few. Frankly, we didn't do any of it. Instead, we took a 10-minute stroll to Greenfields Beach, a little, crescent-shaped cove which looked irresistible on the first warm day of spring - aqua water sparkling like frost and tall eucalypts throwing shade patterns over white sand. The rock formations at either end of the beach here offer enough shell collecting/crab spotting/rockpool fossicking to keep an average eight-year-old in Magic Beach mode for hours. Adults can wallow in the hallucinatory feeling that they're in the Cayman Islands.
Later, we went back to the house, broke open the complimentary Wolf Blass white and settled back to watch the stars come out. Those suburban-style mansions up the street seemed a long way away.
Richard Guilliatt, Good Weekend,
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