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Kangaroo Island Supashak - Modern take on iconic Australian Shack

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A modern house with a glass facade, a wooden deck, and a metal roof structure.
A modern interior with a sectional sofa, a dining area, and large windows offering a view of the outdoors.
A modern house with a glass-enclosed patio, a dining area with chairs, and a small table.
A coastal landscape with a sandy beach, clear blue waters, and dense greenery in the foreground.
A person swimming in clear turquoise water near a wooden dock with a yellow safety railing.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Vivonne Bay Beach
3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 9

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue grill
  • Deck or patio

Explore the area

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Vivonne Bay, SA
  • Place, Vivonne Bay Beach
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Seal Bay Conservation Park
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • Place, Flinders Chase National Park
    ‪25 min drive‬
  • Airport, Kangaroo Island, SA (KGC-Kingscote)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 9)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

+1
5 Queen Beds

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Kangaroo Island Supashak - Modern take on iconic Australian Shack

The Supashak is a modern take on the iconic Australian shack. Designed to take advantage of the coastal reserve the home adjoins, guests can expect to see wallabies, kangaroos, possums and the occasional echidna or goanna.

Vivonne Bay is an excellent location to base your Kangaroo Island holiday as it is centrally located to a number of iconic attractions including Seal Bay and Flinders Chase, with the bay itself providing the ideal beach side holiday for surfing, snorkelling and fishing.

The Supashak is a fun design that can accommodate up to two families. Additional facilities and amenities include foxtel, coffee machine, washing machine, linen and towels.

Bedding Configuration

Bed One - Queen Bed (sleeps 2)
Bed Two - Queen Bed (sleeps 2)
Bed Three - 2 bunk beds one single bed (sleeps 5 TV with DVD only)

Minimum night stay 3 nights

Additional cleaning surcharge $100 for 3 night stays

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 9200358
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Vivonne Bay

Vivonne Bay is home to this holiday home. Vivonne Bay Conservation Park and Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park and Seal Bay Conservation Park. With surfing/body boarding and fishing nearby, you'll find plenty of adventures in the water.
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Vivonne Bay, SA

What's nearby

  • Vivonne Bay Beach - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park - 11 min drive - 18.0 km
  • Seal Bay Conservation Park - 21 min drive - 32.6 km
  • Flinders Chase National Park - 25 min drive - 42.4 km
  • Kangaroo Island Spirits - 36 min drive - 62.4 km

Getting around

  • Kangaroo Island, SA (KGC-Kingscote) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Vivonne Bay Bistro - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Kangaroo Island Supashak - Modern take on iconic Australian Shack pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Kangaroo Island Supashak - Modern take on iconic Australian Shack?

As of 14 August 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Kangaroo Island Supashak - Modern take on iconic Australian Shack on 28 August 2026 start from NZ$926, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Kangaroo Island Supashak - Modern take on iconic Australian Shack?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Kangaroo Island Supashak - Modern take on iconic Australian Shack?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Kangaroo Island Supashak - Modern take on iconic Australian Shack?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Kangaroo Island Supashak - Modern take on iconic Australian Shack located?

Situated in Vivonne Bay, this holiday home is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Vivonne Bay Beach and 2.6 mi (4.1 km) from Vivonne Bay Conservation Park. Little Sahara and Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park are also within 12 miles (20 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 56 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 56 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 56 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 56 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 56 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay, with fantastic wildlife

Had a very comfortable stay in a fantastic location for enjoying the beach and exploring KI
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Katrina S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was excellent- location, house, the lot- and we were greeted daily by various animals- wallabies, koalas, echidnas! AllAt our doorstep. Loved it.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Felicity J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family holiday

Perfect location to visit the sites around the island.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gemma R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Friendly local Wallabies

Excellent location and accomodation.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Andrew E.

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in, communication

business stay

short stay. nice ambience will return again when i am needing to stay in the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Luke G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very, very special stay

Amazing location, amazing host, amazing property! We'll be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Louise M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing

We loved staying! Fabulous to see wallabies up close and the accommodation was great!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Alistair M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Back to nature

Perfect spot for overseas visitors
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stacey B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Supashak is epic!

We loved the Shak! Very spacious and clean. Great location for visiting sites on the south of KI. And we especially loved seeing all of the wallabies right outside (one night there were 10 at once, and one even had a joey). This is a special place and we highly recommend it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Theodore D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Supashak Silence

Great location and accommodation. So nice to be away from the hub bub and take in the stars
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Geoff D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

KI supashack

Fantastic. Loved it all including the local wildlife
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

David L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful hideaway

This is a beautifully designed house in a great location near the beach, away from it all. Loved the endless wildlife visits. Liked the little details such as the custom visitor's book. Thanks for a wonderful few days. Highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Denice D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovef

Everything wad perfect
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Robert S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kiwis on KI

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Supershak, which has modern facilities and a great open living space. The house is centrally located on KI, enabling us to cover the island easily. Having the wallabies emerge from the scrub was an added bonus. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

fang f.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

kids loves this place

kids enjoy feeding wallabies every day. This house does not have a cool outlooking but very modern inside with all we need. And the fireplace is quite helpful in the cold rainy day.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Peter W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Well appointed

A great place to stay. Stick up with groceries etc before coming to the island. Be prepared for long driving distances on Kangaroo Island. But beautiful location.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Nancy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful wildlife

The home is comfortable and gorgeous and we loved the wood heater as it was cold enough to use it and we have one like it at home. Proximity to Flinders Chase NP was important for us and the lovely beach was readily accessible for long walks. But what we loved most were the wallabies that came down to the cottage every afternoon for a feed - they were very entertaining and we loved feeding and watching them.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

jill M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Supershak was super!

The Supershak is a very comfortable and well thought out holiday home in the most perfect location. Our family consists of children aged 6-17years and they all loved the place. Highlights of course were the wide open planning living looking onto the wildlife, comfy beds, the coffee machine, the honesty shop across the road, location close to the beach, 1km to the local store, 3kms to the jetty and close to Sahara dunes, Harriet river and Flinders Chase NP. We had the most aamzing family holiday. We will be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Wendy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The wallabies are the star of the show at Supa Shak

This is a great modern take on the 70's beach shak. Nestled into the bush the shak is a 5 min walk to the beach. It has everything you need for a comfortable stay. It is probably time to update the furnishings but it didn't detract from the experience and hey it is a "shak" after all. Vivonne Bay is a lovely spot and a good base from which to explore all the south coast has to offer. A burger at the general store is a must! Plan ahead and pick up supplies in Kingscote as there is little on offer close by.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Aimee W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The perfect spot

We absolutely loved this spot as our home base on KI. Perfect amount of space for everyone to be able to have a little quiet personal space after our days of adventure. Well appointed and comfortable. Amazing windows and light which allows you to enjoy the show of the wallabies outside. My kids (and who am I kidding...I) enjoyed feeding them and watching their antics throughout our stay. Just a short walk to a gorgeous beach at Vivonne Bay. Catherine was wonderful in her responses and getting back to us quickly with any questions we had. We wouldn't hesitate to return.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ranna H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We really enjoyed staying here. The house was comfortable, clean and spacious. It is set up well for families and we had the best summer holiday. The house is close to the beach and near to other outdoor activities & the Flinders Chase national park. There was also beautiful wildlife on our doorstep every night. With three energetic kids it was a great place to base to ourselves for long walks and body boarding at the beach, the Harriet river where we went kayaking and near the Sahara sand dunes for sand boarding and also some quad biking which was excellent if that’s your thing. We also did a day trip to explore Western River Cove, Stokes Bay & Emu bay it was a long day of driving but worth it to see all the beautiful beaches and some good lunch spots too (The Rock Pool Cafe. Beach Day Emu Bay and So Sando in Kingscote) Based on our experience: - Stock up on groceries, I recommend bringing breakfast & lunch options and then heading to the Vivonne bay general store (closes a 6pm in summer) or the Parndana pub for dinner open till 8pm. - Book activities ahead of time if you don’t have much flexibly in your schedule - It’s pretty hard to avoid the mozzies so put a bit of insect repellent on before bed We look forward to coming back again next summer
Vivonne bay beach
Wallabies having some dinner
Parndana pub
Kelly Hill Caves
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Joanna Z.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The house is nice, location is great.

Overall, we were satisfied with the house, its facilities, and the convenient location. However, there is room for improvement in cleanliness, particularly in the bedroom. Unfortunately, we also had a negative experience with the cleaner, whose attitude was quite impolite. He’s yelling to us when we couldn’t check out immediately upon his arrival, despite us informing the owner in advance that we needed a bit more time to clean up the kitchen before leaving.We believe these issues can be addressed to enhance the experience for future guests.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 11 January 2025
The guests left the house damaged and with egg shell through the bathroom and washing machine. We don’t allow late checkouts in the summer period due to new guest arriving the same day and our cleaner needed the entire 4 hours to repair and clean the home after these guest left.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Penelope R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

A well located property with everything we needed. Comfortable beds and a great outlook to the bush, good amenities and modern stove etc. On the day we arrived, there were lots of mosquitoes and small flies but no insect spray, so we would advise future guests to be certain to bring this. (There was repellent but this wasn’t what we needed). Our only other problem was all the non-stick cookware, which was way beyond its use by date and too deteriorated to use. These were just small things however, and we would definitely recommend this accommodation.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Angela S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Breakfast with wallabies

The Supa Shak was in a fabulous position on Kangaroo Island. Walking distance to the beach. A very useable house layout for our family with good indoor and outdoor spaces. We had one very very hot day and the airconditioner was totally ineffectual. With small children in the house this was a problem and sadly we had no response from the owner to our email on this matter. Loved the wildlife around the house everyday and the little "shop" across the road
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Janette R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Supashack

The house was an absolute pleasure to come home to. It’s comfy, stylish and beautifully appointed, with everything we needed. It made our holiday perfect.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

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