Barrack Point Holidays

Barrack Point Holidays is a small group of self-contained cabins and houses in Barrack Heights on the NSW South Coast, near Warilla Beach and Little Lake. It is a quiet base about 20 minutes from Wollongong and 90 minutes from Sydney, but there is a catch for dog owners: the cabins are not dog friendly, and any dog stay has to be arranged directly with management.

Dogs at Barrack Point Holidays

The property's own accommodation pages are blunt about it: cabins are not dog friendly, and anyone travelling with a dog is asked to contact the property to discuss dog-friendly options before booking. Booking platforms list the property-wide policy as pets not allowed, so a turn-up-and-ask approach will not work. If you want to stay here with your dog, call ahead, ask exactly which house or unit a dog can go in, and get the terms confirmed in writing before you pay a deposit. Assume nothing is pet friendly until management says so.

Max: the site itself says no dogs in cabins. Anything else depends on a direct conversation with the managers, so make that call before you book, not after.

The place itself

The cabins and houses are self-contained with kitchenettes, laundries, Foxtel, air-conditioning and undercover outdoor tables, and some sit with views over the mangroves toward the lake. Guests regularly call out cabin cleanliness and the quiet residential setting, and there are onsite tennis courts and parking. If a fenced yard matters to your dog, ask whether any of the houses have one when you enquire.

Getting there and nearby

Barrack Heights sits between Warilla Beach and Little Lake, roughly 20 minutes from Wollongong and 90 minutes from Sydney via the M1 Princes Motorway. Both the beach and the lake foreshore are easy reach for a leashed walk, and Warilla Fenced Dog Park is a short drive for off-lead time. Warilla Beach Cafe is the local coffee stop.

For stays where dogs are a published part of the deal, Lake Windemere Caravan Park is close by and NRMA Shellharbour Beachside Holiday Park takes pets on camping sites. More options are on the New South Wales pet friendly stays guide and the Barrack Heights destination page.