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Richard (Rick) and Suzanne (Suzi) are a married couple of twenty one years. They bought the property in 2002 and have spent the last nineteen years extensively renovating this huge WWI brick terrace house to its former glory while raising five children. Our home and our family are our passion. Since the fruits of this renovation have consumed our lives we’d love to share those fruits with others in the hopes that they feel a sense of connection with local history attached to the property and the historic beauty of the surrounding neighborhood. Salvator Suite sits at the front of the property facing the ocean and hills of West Hobart on level one of this 2 1/2 to 3 level house. The residential part of the house is situated above and behind the suite. The suite and structure above include a second storey deck which was part of a massive reconstruction process starting in 2010 and completed in 2011. The kitchenette/kitchen was built into the suite in October, 2019. The home is a 1915, double brick, Australian Craftsman Federation terrace house. One of the largest houses built by Mrs. Regina Cleary in the area. Many visitors over the years have marveled at the size and scope of the renovation that is not immediately apparent from street view. Although the property, according to many, has a certain unique charm and is a talking point among locals who walk past with their dogs and children. The Airbnb ‘plan’ was to create something bold and eclectic but to also provide a calm, homey, artistic, quirky space for quiet, reflective getaways. Rick is a print journalist/sub-editor with 30+ years experience and has resided in Tasmania for the last twenty years, where he worked as a high level editor at The Mercury Newspaper for over twenty years. He was born and educated in Sharon,Massachusetts, USA and was active in many school athletics-(track and gridiron) and spent a lot of his free time with friends playing pick up basketball and field baseball throughout his childhood. His father was a WWII Veteran and an electrical engineer and his mother was Valedictorian of Norwood High School, Norwood, Massachusetts who went on to teach Special Education at high school, completed multiple masters degrees in Special Ed. and became the head of Special Education in her region. His mother was a devout Catholic and worked extensively in her church and with various historical societies over many many years. Rick is one of six siblings, all his other siblings still reside in the north eastern United States. Rick was elected Editor of the College newspaper at UMASS Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts. He worked as a copy editor at newspapers in Connecticut, Victorville, California, San Bernardino, California and as a copy editor on the National Desk of the prestigious LA Times. Rick and Suzi met in 1998 and married in Los Angeles in 1999. Rick then emigrated to Tasmania in 1999. Suzi was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK and emigrated to Tasmania in 1975, ten days after the Tasman Bridge disaster. She is a former Royal Navy brat who spent two years deployed in Singapore with her family, where she started her schooling at the Royal Naval school, HMS Terror, Sembawang in 1969. Her family and one other hired a camper Combi van and drove from Chong Pang to Penang, Malaysia, which was a very long drive with the accomodation having three songs on the jukebox- Glen Campbell, Neil Diamond & The Beatles! How Partridge Family is that?! Suzi has fond memories of traveling to different Naval homes throughout her childhood and especially H.M.S Ganges Cadet Training School in Ipswich, Suffolk. Suzi matriculated from Hobart Matriculation College. She was a hospital trained registered nurse at the Royal Hobart Hospital. She became an Australian citizen in 1981. She began her undergraduate degree in Classics, Latin, History and Ancient Greek in 2008, now currently on leave of absence. Suzi is a self-confessed nerd & bibliophile, Doctor Who fan, music and arts fan. She is a great amateur cook, self-taught in many things including gardening and horticulture, classically trained in voice & flute, has a bad habit of reversing names, staring into the distance for ages while people are calling her name, (usually ‘muuuum’) loves natural history, ornithology, totally random facts & trivia. She also has a brother whom she doesn’t actually like very much, but he was a successful principal opera singer in Australia, who starred in Baz Lurhman’s epic production of La Boheme. So, yeah, he has to be useful for advertising, something. Rick, being a journalist, has a wealth of socio-political knowledge at the Tasmanian, Australian & International level. He also kicks butt at Rock n Roll & general trivia. He’s a map guy, a geography guru, an amazing planner and math whiz. He likes his privacy and his hound dogs. He’s also incredibly generous, talented and smart. Suzi is the one who has obsessed over the ‘look’ and the ‘feel’ of your decor, layout, books, CDs, Knick knacks, linens and arranges small customized adjustments to the colour, style and arrangement of bedding and supplies for each stay that just doesn’t show up on the lists photos, but they are there. We are an introspective, educated, quiet family who love to connect over the silly little things that make us laugh. Our home is an expression of our love of art, history, music, learning & love of Tasmania’s environment-Flora & fauna. Also, living through a major renovation project, revamping this century-old home, has given us a great perspective on work and life. You will see that this behemoth of a building still needs some slight cosmetic work, because some prior owner of the property was a 70s concrete enthusiast. But, rest assured, all major renovations are complete and NO renovations of any kind will interrupt your stay. We have three adult daughters who lived the renovations with us and have their own homes now. They can attest to how disruptive and difficult it has been over the last 17 years. However, the results have been worth the hardship, and we hope you agree. Also, we are a well-travelled family having consistently visited the US over the last 14 years- Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Cape Cod, Los Angeles, Pasadena- California, San Diego, Ca.- Old Town and La Jolla, Hawaii- Waikiki Beach, New York City 3 times & a family getaway in Melbourne. Individually, Suzi has visited Sydney, Melbourne, Fiji-Coral Coast & Beachcomber Island, Japan- Yokosuka, Yokohama, Kyoto & Tokyo, England-London, York, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland, Durham City, Sunderland-Durham, Middlesbrough-Teesside, The Yorkshire Moors, Newcastle & Scotland-Musselburgh & Edinburgh. We have driven around much of Tasmania as a family, camped on Maria Island and Bruny Island, stayed at Freycinet Lodge and camped at Freycinet National Park, stayed at Cradle Mountain Lodge and enjoyed the Dove Lake bushwalk. We have stayed at several old Tasmanian towns along the east & north west coasts of Tasmania and at the unique town of Strahan on the wild west coast, close to the World Heritage South West Wilderness. We have been to Hastings Caves & Thermal springs- large, Dolomite show caves unique to Tasmania. And many other escapades. Finally, we are generous, honest and loyal people who hope to share our stories, our love of Tasmania and our dear home with you.