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AccommodationAccommodation for visitors at the Lizard Island Research Station comprises four shared, self-contained houses in which visitors cook and clean up after themselves. Kitchens are equipped with all essential cooking and eating utensils; bathrooms have a composting toilet and solar hot water shower; all bedding and cleaning necessities are provided.  Kirby house Kirby HouseKirby House accommodates up to eleven people in three bedrooms. Two rooms each have four bunks and the third has a queen size bed and two bunks. The house has two bathrooms, a kitchen, a dining area and a large verandah. Kirby House was built in 1982 with a generous donation from the James N. Kirby Foundation. The Kirby Foundation's support is on-going. It funded the house's extension in 1995 and refurbishment of its kitchen in 2003.  Kitchen at Suntory house Suntory HouseSuntory House is identical to Kirby House. It was built in 1982 with funding provided by Suntory Ltd and the Japan Foundation. Like Kirby, it has been extended and provided with a new kitchen.  Talbot House  Bedroom at Talbot House  Verandah at Talbot House  Bathroom at Talbot House Talbot HouseTalbot House was constructed in 2005 on the site of the original 1970s visitors' house. Like Kirby and Suntory, Talbot House also has three bedrooms sleeping up to eleven people, two bathrooms, dining area and verandah. The house is named after Professor Frank Talbot who established the Research Station while he was Director of the Australian Museum. Loomis HouseLoomis House is the smallest of the visitor houses with a single bedroom containing four bunks. It has a bathroom, a kitchen, a dining area and a large verandah. Loomis House was built in 1982 and is named after Henry and Jacqueline Loomis who provided initial funding for the Research Station in the early 1970s. It will be extended and refurbished in 2008.
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