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The Alice Courts

14 September 2026

A 1970s red-dirt outback motel in Alice Springs, NT, brought back by a third-generation owner who kept the bones, the sign and the kidney pool and let the rest breathe.

Cooinda Lodge

14 September 2026

The gateway to Kakadu — refurbished lodge rooms, a billabong out the front, and the iconic Yellow Water cruises that leave at first light, every day, no exceptions.

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…