The Ultimate Luxury Mountain Estate - 'Mount Somerset', Port Douglas
Some places in the world catch your breath; these are places we dream about, totally unique on this planet, 'Mt Somerset', Port Douglas is one of those places. Impossibly beautiful, impossible to repeat and equally impossible to acquire . until now.
'Mt Somerset', Port Douglas, is where years ago, a young visionary couple spotted its unique potential and dared to make a dream come true. Completely off-grid, this property offers all the qualities of an inner-city luxury home but is perfectly perched on top of an un-spoilt mountain, surrounded by the great Australian icons and World Heritage areas of Port Douglas, such as the Daintree rainforest and Great Barrier Reef. Private and sanctuary-like, this property offers sustainability, functionality and luxury with the option for family living perfection or extended holidays with family and friends whilst including multiple simultaneous business applications.
An extraordinary once in a lifetime opportunity for those who have extraordinary vision! Including potential eco-tourism development subject to approvals or simply a piece of paradise to landbank for the future; the options are endless, but the lifestyle for now is perfect.
'Mt. Somerset', Port Douglas offers:
Spectacular elevated 360-degree ocean, mountain, and rural landscape views
Two levels of living with vehicle access to both levels
Over 610sqm of indoor and undercover outdoor living areas
3 King-sized bedrooms with en-suites and walk-in robes (one with a study)
Large home theatre and en-suite (incorporating 4th king bedroom, home office and/or gymnasium)
Open plan lounge / dining / kitchen / bar / covered balconies and decks
Fully air-conditioned and ceiling fans throughout
1,200+ bottle climate-controlled wine cellar
Spectacular views from every room through floor to ceiling glass
Full-length undercover patio with ocean/mountain views that extend over 70 kms
Designed, engineered and built in 2016 to the highest standard, with a contemporary streamlined architectural design, encompassing cyclone-proof strength glass
4 person Oasis spa with integrated heat pump on the patio
Huge undercover entertaining deck for formal and informal entertaining for up to 60 guests
Pebbled courtyard with fire pit and wood fired pizza oven
C-Bus / Control4 advanced home automation (lighting, fans, A/C, blinds, security, audio/video, movement and temperature sensors)
Five smart televisions (4K UHD in the lounge and home theatre)
Six zone (13 speakers) Sonos / Bose home entertainment / music streaming system
Unlimited NBN Fixed Wireless Broadband with high-speed ethernet
Fully furnished and equipped indoors and out
15kw off-grid solar system with battery storage and backup generator - no electricity bills!
150,000 litre rainwater tanks - no water bills!
Landscaped lawns and gardens
Abundant bird life, native wildlife and natural rainforest as your garden playground
Separate rustic cottage with bed/sitting room, camp kitchen, bathroom and bush toilet
Over 5 kms of well-maintained, all-weather driveways and tracks (partly bituminised)
Established fruit orchard (mango, avocado, various citrus)
New 130sqm 5 bay implement shed (one bay enclosed in for storage) with power and water
Opportunities to extend the existing accommodation and living areas
Acres of elevated flat grassed areas for further lifestyle development and use (swimming pool, tennis court, stables, helipad, gardens)
The property is a single title of approx 77 hectares (190 acres) of pristine, sloped wet tropical rainforest rising from the surrounding low-level plains to about 240m above sea level at the peak of 'Mt
Somerset', which is on the property.
Location:
5 minutes to Mossman Gorge and Mossman township
5-15 minutes to shopping, restaurants, beaches, schools, hospitals, commercial, entertainment and sporting venues
15 minutes to the south is Port Douglas, the gateway to the vibrant Great Barrier Reef
15 minutes to the north is the Daintree River and World Heritage Daintree Rainforest
15 minutes to the west are the Atherton Tablelands and historic outback towns
60 minutes to the south are Cairns International Airport, Cairns Central Railway and Cairns Cruise Ship Terminal (cruise ships also stopover in Port Douglas), and major retail, entertainment, hospital and medical, sporting and tourism venues
Contact Agents for more information and to book your viewing:
Sandie Edwards - 0456 447 813
Annie Hayes - 0402 859 467
Disclaimer
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