33 The Best 50 · 2026
Lake House
Daylesford, VIC
A hotel, restaurant and spa on an unfenced lake in Daylesford, set among about six acres of country gardens. Lake House has been running since 1984 and pairs a Two Chefs Hats dining room with mineral baths at The Spa. Rooms range from lodge studios to waterfront suites and spa villas.
What makes it
- Two Chefs Hats dining room
- The Spa mineral baths
- Six acres of country gardens