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The Keith Motel

8 November 2026

A sixteen-room motel a short walk from Capel Sound beach on the Mornington Peninsula, with retro touches and a relaxed coastal feel. Guests share an open-air kitchen, barbecue area, games…

The Monty

8 November 2026

A 1980s roadside motel on the Great Ocean Road in Anglesea, redesigned in a Palm Springs mid-century style with a white and forest-green exterior. It has sixteen rooms, an outdoor…

Surf Hotel

8 November 2026

The former Surf City Motel on The Esplanade in Torquay, a 1980s building refurbished in 2026 with its original brickwork kept. It has sixteen rooms and suites, skylit bathtubs and…

Lake House

8 November 2026

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…

A family-friendly motor inn in Golden Point, about a kilometre from central Ballarat and Sovereign Hill. Rooms run from corporate singles to three-bedroom self-contained houses, and the facilities take in…

Sunnymead Hotel

8 November 2026

A retro-styled boutique hotel on the Great Ocean Road at Aireys Inlet, reworked from the former Lightkeepers Inn Motel. It has twenty rooms, an outdoor magnesium pool with a pool…

Hara House

14 September 2026

A former court-style motor inn in Bright, redeveloped over several years into an adults-only stay with a kidney-shaped pool and shady palms. Rooms are refurnished with high-end bedding, the Pepperberry…

Drift House

14 September 2026

A small luxury hotel on Gipps Street in Port Fairy with six king suites. A garden pavilion called The Salon serves for dining and lounging, and the design draws on…

Kyneton Springs Motel

14 September 2026

A retro-styled boutique motel at the riverside end of Piper Street in Kyneton, designed around the feel of a classic road trip. It has twenty recently renovated rooms, a cooked…

River Drive Motel

14 September 2026

A five-room, self-contained motel beside the Tarwin River in South Gippsland, about two hours from Melbourne. It sits in a one-acre garden and has been refurbished in a modern Australian…