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Desert Gardens

14 September 2026

The only rooms with Uluru views, set in a native garden of desert oaks and ghost gums. The walk to the rock at dawn takes nine minutes if you don't…

Sails in the Desert

14 September 2026

White-sailed pavilions that look more like a Sydney yacht-club wet-dream than a desert resort. Aboriginal art everywhere, retro desert glamour, and a sunset bar that knows it.

Heavitree Gap

14 September 2026

A MacDonnell Ranges foothill lodge with proper outback bones — wallabies on the lawn at dusk, a pool that's a relief in October, and a road train passing through every…

Hotel Kurrajong

14 September 2026

A 1920s Art Deco gem near Parliament House. Carved fireplaces, decorative cornicing, the room where Ben Chifley died — and a back garden where the lobby goes out to read…

Forster Motor Inn

14 September 2026

Lakeside originals on the mid-coast — 28 rooms, a kidney pool, kitchenettes, and a five-minute walk to Wallis Lake and a perfectly fine fish-and-chip shop.

Hawks Nest Motel

14 September 2026

A riverside hideaway on the Myall Coast — twenty rooms, a pool the colour of the river, and a manager who'll tell you exactly which beach to try first.

Wagon Wheel Motel

14 September 2026

An honest-to-god outback original on the Newell, set in native bushland with a pool the colour of the sky and a sign you can see from the highway after dark.

Sorrento Beach Motel

14 September 2026

The only motel on the Mornington Peninsula. Nineteen deluxe units, sea views, ground-floor parking, and a refit that kept the bones honest.

Hibiscus Motel

14 September 2026

A laid-back beachside escape 200m from Main Beach. Californian breezeblock, hibiscus-pink doors, and a refit that treats every room like its own little postcard.

Mantra Lorne

14 September 2026

Victoria's oldest guesthouse — Erskine House on twelve acres of garden between the highway and the surf. Heritage bones, resort comforts, croquet on the lawn.