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The Sunseeker

8 November 2026

A roadside motel given a bold retro makeover, about five minutes from Byron Bay township on Bangalow Road. The red-brick facade has been kept, and the grounds hold a lagoon-style…

The Oaks Ranch

8 November 2026

A boutique countryside retreat on three hundred acres of bushland and pasture, a short drive from the coast near Mossy Point. It has renovated rooms, a nine-hole golf course and…

The Sails Motel & Pool Club

8 November 2026

A classic motel on Tweed Street, within walking distance of Brunswick Heads' beach, river, shops and restaurants. It has a pool with a poolside bar, a motel shop and barbecue…

Hotel Marvell

8 November 2026

A five-star hotel on Marvell Street in Byron Bay, with a rooftop bar and pool looking out over the town and a restaurant built on local ingredients. It is a…

Sea Sea Hotel

8 November 2026

A 25-room boutique hotel in Crescent Head with a retro, surf-inspired look and artisan-made interiors. It has garden-terrace rooms, a pool, a private sauna and ice bath, and the Sea…

Swell Hotel Byron Bay

8 November 2026

A reimagined former beach motel in central Byron Bay, the Swell is an adults-only hotel of 16 rooms with a 1970s-inspired palette and tropical gardens. A mineral pool, infrared sauna,…

Hotel Sun Ranch

8 November 2026

A design-led micro resort on 55 acres of regenerated farmland in the Byron hinterland, with a 70s-inspired, Californian ranch feel. Stay in off-grid barns, pool suites or a private suite,…

The Whale

8 November 2026

A converted roadside motel above Wagonga Inlet in Narooma, reworked by Merivale into an 18-room boutique hotel. The original structure is kept, along with a retro pool and a forty-year-old…

Dolphins Motel

8 November 2026

A fully renovated motel three minutes' walk from the south end of Mollymook Beach, styled on 1960s California beach culture. It has ten motel rooms and a three-bedroom apartment, plus…

The Oriana Orange

14 September 2026

A former 1960s motel in Orange's wine country, now a resort-style boutique hotel with a retro, Palm Springs mood. There is a Pool Club, a winter sauna and plunge pool,…