The Airlie Motor Lodge
14 September 2026
A 1970s palm-fringed tropical motel in Airlie Beach, Queensland, brought back by a surfboard shaper and a florist who kept the bones, the sign and the kidney pool and let…
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The Agnes Courts
14 September 2026
A 1950s sun-bleached surf motel in Agnes Water, Queensland, brought back by a returning local family who kept the bones, the sign and the kidney pool and let the rest…
The Stanthorpe Motel
14 September 2026
A 1960s roadside heritage motel in Stanthorpe, Queensland, brought back by a photographer and a builder who kept the bones, the sign and the kidney pool and let the rest…
The Port Motel
14 September 2026
A 1950s palm-fringed tropical motel in Port Douglas, Queensland, brought back by a young design couple who kept the bones, the sign and the kidney pool and let the rest…
The Noosa Motor Inn
14 September 2026
A 1960s sun-bleached surf motel in Noosa Heads, Queensland, brought back by two ex-Sydney chefs who kept the bones, the sign and the kidney pool and let the rest breathe.
The Rainbow Lodge
14 September 2026
A 1960s sun-bleached surf motel in Rainbow Beach, Queensland, brought back by a local architect who kept the bones, the sign and the kidney pool and let the rest breathe.
Barrier Reef Motel
14 September 2026
Forty-one air-con units on the Cassowary Coast. Salt-water pool, licensed restaurant, and a cane-cutter clientele the company prefers.
Kurrimine Beach Motel
14 September 2026
A tropical hideaway on the Cane-cutter Way — twenty-eight beachfront units, a licensed bar, spa suites, and the kind of frangipani that drops on every breakfast plate.
Atherton Hinterland Motel
14 September 2026
Owner-operated on the Atherton Tablelands. Pool in the middle, palms around it, and a host who actually knows where the platypus pool is.
Tessa’s on the Beach
14 September 2026
A whimsical 1960s Palm Springs-by-Bilinga homage with quirky named rooms, a magnesium pool and the kind of nostalgic styling that has wedding photographers on retainer.