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Ettalong Beach Resort

14 September 2026

A Mediterranean-inspired motel village from the late 70s with a lap pool, a spa, and the kind of garden courtyards built for a school-holiday week of doing nothing in particular.

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.

Halcyon House

14 September 2026

When Siobhan and Elisha Bickle bought a tired '60s motor inn five minutes from the NSW–QLD border, they kept the bones, the pool, the open-air corridors and the easy seaside…

Motel Molly

14 September 2026

A Mediterranean-pastel rebirth of a '60s beachside motel one street back from Mollymook's crescent. Hand-painted tiles in every room. A breakfast hatch instead of a reception desk.

The Isla

14 September 2026

Palm Springs glam meets South Coast retro: a '70s motor inn reopened in 2024 with hand-painted rooms, Scandinavian edges and a speakeasy-style cantina behind the laundry.

Casita

14 September 2026

A revived 1980s apartment block reborn as romantic retro suites with moody European charm, terracotta tile and a south coast edge that takes itself just seriously enough.

The Berry View

14 September 2026

A 1950s drive-up breeze-block motel transformed into Palm Springs-by-Berry, with original pylon sign, monstera-everywhere and an espresso machine that runs from 6.30 sharp.

The Lucky Hotel

14 September 2026

A Newcastle East heritage pub remade in 2014 with terrazzo, tropical wallpaper and a garden bar — a hotel above a pub, just like the old days, only with better…

The Clairfield

14 September 2026

A humble 80s motel reimagined in 2024 as a 57-room country retreat with a farm-to-table dining room and a wellness wing where the laundry used to be.