Best 50

Latest

Sea Sea Hotel

8 November 2026

A 25-room boutique hotel in Crescent Head with a retro, surf-inspired look and artisan-made interiors. It has garden-terrace rooms, a pool, a private sauna and ice bath, and the Sea…

The Mysa Motel

8 November 2026

A seven-room Palm Beach motel on the Gold Coast Highway, restored from the old Palm Trees Motel by owners Eliza and Jason Raine. It has breeze blocks, neon lights, banana-shaped…

Swell Hotel Byron Bay

8 November 2026

A reimagined former beach motel in central Byron Bay, the Swell is an adults-only hotel of 16 rooms with a 1970s-inspired palette and tropical gardens. A mineral pool, infrared sauna,…

Hotel Sun Ranch

8 November 2026

A design-led micro resort on 55 acres of regenerated farmland in the Byron hinterland, with a 70s-inspired, Californian ranch feel. Stay in off-grid barns, pool suites or a private suite,…

The Tamborine

8 November 2026

A 23-room boutique hotel on the Tamborine Mountain escarpment in the Gold Coast hinterland, with private balconies and valley views. There is a heated mineral plunge pool and spa, on-site…

Barossa Palms Motel

8 November 2026

A revamped motel in the Barossa Valley with Palm Springs-inspired styling, a mineral pool, daybed cabanas and a massage room. Mornings can start with yoga alongside the resident goats.

The Oriana Orange

14 September 2026

A former 1960s motel in Orange's wine country, now a resort-style boutique hotel with a retro, Palm Springs mood. There is a Pool Club, a winter sauna and plunge pool,…

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…

Motel Molly

14 September 2026

A colourful boutique stay in Mollymook with Moroccan-inspired rooms, Mediterranean tiling, handmade ceramics and balconies with garden or ocean views. There is a pool, sauna, outdoor cabana and BBQ, and…

The Clairfield

14 September 2026

A 57-room hotel on Sydney Road in Mudgee, with an enclosed heated pool, a gym, steam room and a wellness studio offering infrared saunas and float therapy. Gigi's restaurant serves…