Exceptional opportunity for private resort-style living AND easy income
Live-in + 3 successful short-term rentals (fantastic income for very little effort)
Stunning, versatile, architect-designed pavilion house
4 bed, 4.5 bath, separate multi-purpose building, 5 cars, private 3 acres

The Sanctuary Millstream
AUD$880,000 (approx. USD$630,000) for the property
+ Walk In/Walk Out STRS by negotiation

Phone Maia +61 493 239 104 or contact online

This incomparable architect-designed pavilion home in a wonderful regional tree-change location is a rare find. With four separate wings in the main house, separated by breezeways, a studio downstairs and another building separate from the main house that can be used in many ways, the possibilities are endless! (Photos, floor plan, 3D tour and videos below.)

Currently it's a golden goose, laying golden eggs - a lifestyle property owned by semi-retirees, running three successful, fully self-contained, short-term rental accommodations.

As a part-time lifestyle business, it totally rocks. Enough space and separation between the buildings for privacy and peace & quiet for everyone. Contactless check-in, automated messaging aggregated through Hostex, top ratings on AirBnB and Booking.com - guest favourite with 136 uber-raving guest reviews (AirBnB) and Booking.com), plus plenty of direct bookings and repeat stays (including popular with workers, as there is a chronic shortage of suitable accommodation). It's all set up so that it almost runs itself. Fantastic return for such minimal effort. Proof of income (+ expenses) and links to online listings available.

Option of walk-in, walk-out for the STRs, with branding, website, business card, brochures, photos, etc.

(Photos, floor plan and 3D tour further down below.)

At a glance

  • Fabulous architecturally-designed steel-framed house that impresses all who visit (built in 2011)

  • 4-5 extra-large bedrooms (3 converted to self-contained studios, with 2 more easy to convert)

  • 4 ensuite bathrooms + outdoor, undercover 12-jet spa bath with overhead shower + extra toilet in the laundry

  • 5 split system air conditioners + gas heater

  • 5 undercover car parking (1 x double carport, 1 x single carport, 2 x under house)

  • Separate building (approx. 5m x 5m) with a deck and split system air conditioning that could be used as another self-contained studio (with the addition of bathroom and kitchenette), or a bedroom, therapy/retreat space, office, music studio, games room, etc.)

  • A private, fully fenced 1.28 hectares

  • Flood-free and in a well-drained and well-sheltered location

  • 9 x 12 shed built on old tennis court (2 x drive-through bays + extra 1/2 bay. 4 cars, or caravans, boats, trailers etc.)

  • Additional 2.25 x 4.5m shed under the house on a concrete slab (new)

  • Legal height under the house, enabling further development

  • Mains water + 4 rainwater tanks (60,000L) includes header tank and pump

  • 6.5 kW solar power

  • Septic system

  • High-speed fixed wireless NBN

  • Reliable Telstra Network phone coverage

  • Outdoor fire pit, gorgeous starry night skies (no light pollution)

  • 50 healthy, mature Bowen mango trees (additional income source, or can be outsourced)

  • 10 minutes from the well-serviced town of Ravenshoe (sealed roads all the way) along one of the prettiest drives on the Tablelands

  • Local families of pretty-faced wallabies call this property home

Tell me more!!!

  • Mild days, chilly nights though excellent house placement for winter's northerly aspect - sun indoors and on the decks for winter enjoyment, and for keeping it warm well into the night (rarely need any heating)

  • Main living area includes gorgeous living room and decks, with spacious, double-sided kitchen (double door fridge space, dishwasher, 90cm wide electric stove/oven with 5 hotplates)

  • 315L electric HWS + gas hot water for the spa bath & living room heater

  • Fantastic climate! Micro climate halfway between the wet and the dry, Annual rainfall approx. 1.5 metres (4.5"), huge roof catchment for rainwater.

  • Healthy country living, clean air, abundant nature/wildlife, with creek and river waterholes for swimming nearby

  • Main house, no stairs, so it's good for aging in place (stairs down the side to under the house and the studio, studio has one step)

  • There are decks aplenty, perfect for outdoor living in this gorgeous climate

  • Roof anchors installed on the house roof for harnessed safety

  • Lovely neighbours/neighbourhood, fantastic wider community

  • Local police, ambulance and rural fire services

  • Local primary schools and high school

  • Weekly council garbage collection

  • Beautiful scenic drives to Atherton (55 minutes), Cairns (2 hours), Innisfail (1.25 hours)

  • All of the Tablelands abundant scenic/tourist attractions are within a 1.25 hour drive - perfect for day-tripping

  • 30 minutes to the Innot Hot Springs



Give me the tour!

3D, self-directed tour

The 3D Matterport tour above is the best, however, we also did some video walk-throughs before we were ready to go to market, which we can supply - or better still, we could do a video walk-through with you in real time, so you can guide it by preference and ask questions.

Soooooo...

For those outside the region, The Atherton Tablelands is Australia's best-kept secret! We moved from the Sunshine Coast (that is being loved to death, spoiling it!) to the Atherton Tablelands 3 years ago, and it is absolutely wonderful. Beyond all our expectations. The incredible natural beauty, the wildlife, the climate, the community and the affordability make it an exceptional offering.

For example; this incredible property costs only about a third of what you would pay on the Sunshine Coast. People in areas like SEQ are being forced out due to affordability. For the same cost as this property, if we were still on the Sunshine Coast, we'd be living in an average house on an 800 m2 block in town. And here we are, living expansively in this incredible home, earning $ and wondering why others aren't onto this!

And by the way, we're not leaving the area - we are taking a side step and buying another gorgeous property locally. We didn't see it coming, we'd love to keep this one, but we can't quite stretch that far!

That means others can now have the possibility of benefitting from us (reluctantly) letting this one go!
For this rare find with a big WOW! factor, call Maia 0493 239 104 or contact us online.

Maia & Drew

Millstream (south)
Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
Australia