rcady is the Blue Mountains holiday place you’d choose to own, minus the boring ownership bits.

It's a dear old place with a happy history, tucked into a sunny Katoomba hillside, and recently extended and renovated.

Three big bedrooms (two doubles, one with twin beds) complete with charming old furniture and crisp white linen adjoin two pampering bathrooms complete with soft white towels on heated towel rails.

In the living room, sun-drenched during the day, you can browse books and magazines, watch TV or videos, listen to music or relax in the glow of the slow-combustion fire.

Throw open the French doors and take lunch out onto the big verandah, with currawongs and parrots for entertainment. Or relax by the barbecue in the flower-filled garden. Dine at the antique Federation oak dining table and let the dishwasher take care of the dishes.

There is garaging for your car, undercover entry to the cottage for those misty (or snowy!) winter nights and a well-equipped laundry.

Peaceful private Arcady is three minutes’ stroll from the major tourist attraction, Scenic World (Railway, Skyway, Sceniscender and rainforest boardwalk), is surrounded by bushwalks, and is a five minute drive from the cafes and shopping of Katoomba township.

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