The perfect beach house

Fairhaven enjoys all the elements that make for a perfect beach getaway or residence.

Immersed in a pristine hinterland environment, homes in Fairhaven are also close to the best beaches on the coast and many homes also enjoy ocean views.

Fairhaven is also a very relaxing place to reside as local only traffic throughout most of the hamlet ensures real piece of mind and tranquillity you wouldn’t usually see in a seaside village.

Great Ocean Properties have another exceptional listing in this close-knit community that enjoys a picturesque outlook in three directions that takes in the ocean, Aireys Inlet lighthouse and Great Otway National Park.

This Mark Gleeson-designed home at 2 Kalbaru Drive, Fairhaven is in many ways the perfect beach house.

Great Ocean Properties director Marty Maher said the agency had always been a fan of Mark Gleeson-designed beach houses, and this was a particularly good design in the way that it responded to the site it was built on.

“Kalbaru Drive is unique because it is a very quiet street but still enjoys great access to the beach via a reserve that provides direct access.

“Fairhaven has so much to offer with the Great Ocean Road and its amazing coastline on one side and the wonders of the Otway National Park on the other.”

The home boasts large open plan living areas on each level with the upper level opening onto a substantial sundeck.

There’s ample accommodation across four double bedrooms serviced by a bathroom on each level.

But it is the detail that really adds to the appeal of this property.

Large floorboards recycled from a more-than-100-year-old woolshed, plenty of storage both internally and externally, a servery window from the kitchen to the deck area and an outside shower are all excellent features.

Set on a substantial 836sqm (approx.) native allotment (no mowing) and there is access to the beach through a nearby reserve, a perfect package that is ready to be enjoyed this summer.

Offers required by January 31.

For more information, phone Marty Maher on 0419 505 279 or Mim Atkinson on 0408 912 533.This Mark Gleeson-designed home at 2 Kalbaru Drive, Fairhaven is in many ways the perfect beach house.