Meet your hosts
Chris & Keryn Goodman - Bluff Lodge Bed & Breakfast, Bellerive, Hobart
Chris and Keryn Goodman have spent 15 years restoring Bluff Lodge, in a labour of love that initially transformed it into a warm and welcoming family home but in recent times has seen the couple continue their restoration program and turn their home into a B & B, which opened to guests in 2005.
About Bluff Lodge
Whilst it is immediately obvious that Bluff Lodge is a gracious home, it’s also much more than that. Bluff Lodge is an integral part of Hobart’s history, particularly the river-side Bellerive area.
The home was originally a gentleman’s residence, built for J R Watson Esquire on 25th July 1889.
It was designed by popular colonial architect, Hedley Westbrook, who also designed several major public buildings in the Bellerive Village, including the original Bellerive Post Office, now home to the local genealogical society and a sound museum, and the former Bellerive Police Station, re-invented in more recent years as the Bellerive Community Arts Centre
And your hosts
Chris is a retired mechanical engineer with a passion for model steam trains and aeroplanes. When he’s not being a host at Bluff Lodge, he loves to head off fishing in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, which has some of Australia’s best and most sheltered waterways.
Keryn has worked in the tourism industry for almost 20 years and has travelled widely, so she knows from experience that it’s the unexpected extras that really make a holiday. Her work included 18 years with Tourism Tasmania, including the marketing unit's Visiting Journalists Program, so she is well qualified to provide an exceptional experience for guests at Bluff Lodge.
Keryn has a personal commitment to good service and to ensuring that visitors to Tasmania are well-informed, so that they get the holiday that meets their expectations and needs.
A dog-lover who is especially smitten with Labradors, she has also been directly involved in the restoration of Bluff Lodge, including the refurbishment of its antique Tasmanian timber furniture.
Read more on Chris and Keryn's Bluff Lodge Bed & Breakfast website
