Drift House
14 September 2026
A bluestone riverside manor reworked into six luxury suites by Multiplicity. Not a motel by birth, but it has the parking and the privacy and the soul of one.
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Royal Mail Hotel
14 September 2026
A Grampians original from 1855 with motel rooms out back overlooking Mount Sturgeon, a kitchen garden you could lose a friend in, and the most-awarded wine list in regional Australia.
Hotel Kurrajong
14 September 2026
A 1920s Art Deco gem near Parliament House. Carved fireplaces, decorative cornicing, the room where Ben Chifley died — and a back garden where the lobby goes out to read…
Mantra Lorne
14 September 2026
Victoria's oldest guesthouse — Erskine House on twelve acres of garden between the highway and the surf. Heritage bones, resort comforts, croquet on the lawn.
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…
Imperial Hotel
14 September 2026
Not a motel by birth, but a 1911 pub remade in 2025 with pressed-metal ceilings, antique mirrors and old-Hollywood lighting. Closer to a movie set than a country hotel.