Surfside 22
8 November 2026
A 1963 motel reborn in 2024 with a mid-century Palm Springs look. It has sixteen rooms, each with its own kitchen and bathroom, plus a sauna and plunge pool and…
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Bells at Killcare
8 November 2026
A boutique hotel, restaurant and spa on the Bouddi Peninsula, about ninety minutes north of Sydney. Guests stay in Hamptons-style cottages, suites and villas or in newer ocean-view lodges, with…
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 Bower
8 November 2026
A boutique hotel in Byron Bay converted from a motel, set in about an acre of tropical gardens. It has suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and kitchenettes, plus a roughly century-old…
Bannisters by the Sea
8 November 2026
A beachfront boutique hotel on Mollymook's headland on the NSW South Coast. It has thirty-four rooms and suites, an infinity pool and bar, a day spa and the Rick Stein…
Blue Water Motel
8 November 2026
A former 1980s motel on Kingscliff Street, redesigned by Byron Bay designer Jason Grant with a retro-inspired coastal feel. It sits about fifty metres from Dreamtime Beach, near the north…
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…
The Kyah
8 November 2026
A refurbished 1970s motel in Blackheath, rebuilt as a boutique hotel with classic road-trip nostalgia. It has forty-six suites across three wings named for the Three Sisters, on two acres…
Miss Midgley’s
8 November 2026
An 1860s heritage home near James Street, converted into five apartments by mother-and-daughter architects Lisa and Izzie White. Original plaster ceilings, Petrie brickwork and mismatched floorboards are kept, and there…
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…