Shellharbour is a charming township on the coast, south of Wollongong. It is located 106km south of Sydney, 25km south of central Wollongong.

Joylaine is luxury holiday accommodation for up to six people. It is situated in a fabulous location where you can put the car away and just stroll to the shops, cafes, restaurants, walking tracks, ocean, patrolled beaches, ocean swimming and wading pool, parks, fishing locations, bike tracks, Workers Club, Bowling Club or the hotel.

It’s Your Choice – rest and relax or explore the village and its surrounds:

- Sit on the day bed on the back verandah and catch up on some reading
- Get in the heated outdoor spa that seats six and enjoy a glass of wine
- Stretch your legs and wander through the Village, stop for a hot chocolate at My - Chocolate Shoppe, this is a must
- Browse through the boutiques, home wares and cafes
- Make a reservation at Relish for a great meal, they also have a new restaurant at The Links Golf Club
- Enjoy a stroll along the walking track from Joylaine to Bass Point
- Order some fish and chips and eat it in the park on the foreshore
- Book into Spa Semiyahn, they will give you a 10% discount I you let them know you are staying at Joylaine
- Have a surfing lesson with the boys from Pine Surfing Academy (details in the house)
- Play golf at Shellharbour or Calderwood
- Visit Green Poppy in the Village, anything from gourmet food to unusual home wares are available
- Buy some gourmet meat from Superior Meats and cook a BBQ
- Take a leisurely drive to Kiama, Gerringong/Gerroa, Jamberoo or Berry, all are villages worth visiting
- Minnimurra General Store has great food and coffee
- Manning Street Deli in Kiama does great all day dining and coffee and is one of our favourites
- Follow the tourist drive to Minnumurra Falls or up to Saddleback Mountain
- Go on a Top Gun flight from Illawarra Regional Airport
- Book in for High Tea at Ravensthorpe Guesthouse & Restaurant

The surrounding area offers rainforest walks, stunning drives and scenery, golf courses, top gun flights from the airport, markets (gourmet & craft), museums, fishing, diving (Bass Point is know as one of the best on shore diving locations in NSW) and small coastal and country towns to visit.

Kiama, (14km) Gerringong/Gerroa (25km), Jamberoo (20km) and Berry (37km) are all worth visiting whilst in the area.

Lake Illawarra, Bowral, Robertson, Minnamurra Falls, Picnic Island, Blackbutt Forest Reserve, Mount Kiera Lookout and Jamberoo Recreation Park are also nearby.

A must is to visit what the locals call “The Farm” in Killalea State Recreation Area. It’s a well know surfing location and also a great place for a picnic or to watch the world go by.

“Joylaine” is a fully self contained, two storey house. It is very spacious, comfortable and tastefully decorated, offering local modern art, quality furniture & facilities.


The upstairs lounge room has a leather lounge, TV, DVD, surround sound stereo, Playstation 2 & we offer games, DVD’s, video’s and CD’s.

Off the lounge and bedrooms is a large verandah with a day bed for you to relax on.

The upstairs bathroom has a bath, large shower and toilet & is a modern design.

Downstairs, the large open plan kitchen area downstairs is a modern design with a Caesarstone bench top that doubles as the dining room table. The stainless steel Ilve stove (gas hotplates and electric oven) is a feature of the area and other inclusions are double drawer dishwasher, SMEG microwave, fridge and freezer. All utensils & small appliances are included (toaster, kettle, glasses, crockery, cutlery, pots, pans, etc).

The area also has sofas, TV, DVD, stereo & stools for you to use.

There is a well equipped laundry, with washing machine & laundry powder, dryer, vacuum cleaner, iron & ironing board. The bathroom has a shower and toilet.

Outside, the fully fenced courtyard is accessed from the kitchen area & features a four burner built in BBQ, outdoor table, electric awning to keep you cool in the summer, outdoor shower (hot and cold water) & a six seater spa to relax in. This area also has a clothes line.

The garage has remote control & there is also room on the driveway for another car.

We also supply books, magazines, board games, toys, picnic basket/utensils, cooler bags & drink holders to mention a few items.

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Tourism Shellharbour

Accept MasterCard, Accept VISA, Baby Cot, Bath, BBQ, BBQ - Gas, Boat Ramp Nearby, Books/Magazines Supplied, Cable/Satellite TV, CD Player, DVD, Heated Spa (not spa bath), Internet access, Kitchen, Lake nearby, Laundry facilities, Linen supplied, Massage, No smoking, Restaurant, Stereo, Tea/Coffee Making Facilities, Television, Undercover or off street parking, VCR, Videos/DVDs Supplied, Wading pool

Three bedrooms (upstairs) and two bathrooms accommodate six people.

- The master bedroom has a queen size bed
- The second bedroom has a double bed and a TV & video player
- The third bedroom has two singles, but can be made into a king size bed if required.

The house also has a portable cot and linen should you need it.

Quality sheets, pillow cases, quilts/doonas, blankets, towels & beach towels are included. Tea towels, bathmats & hand towels are also included.