Spotlighting the most private getaways of Australian luxury — places where you can relax in your own world.
Exclusive hideaways are everywhere — an exclusive lodge, an intimate boutique hotel, a mountain or coastal retreat away from the crowds. Australia is home to some fabulous luxury properties. These private hideaways represent a new style of distinctively Australian casual elegance and luxury — places where you can relax in your own world.
Hide away in your own exclusive gated enclave on the northernmost tip of a Queensland resort island, at qualia. Your luxury timber pavilion with ceiling to floor glass walls has wraparound views over the Whitsundays, an infinity pool, gourmet dining on the water’s edge and a central spa where you can have a hot stone massage with 300 million year-old stones.
Be one of the first to stay in a world class sanctuary on Tasmania’s pristine Freycinet Peninsula. Saffire will be an inspirational coastal sanctuary delivering sophisticated five star luxury. A rejuvenating and enlightening retreat, Saffire will enrich, uplift, and change the way you feel about life.
Get away from the crowds on East Bedarra Island. Bedarra Hideaway, a privately owned retreat, is a work of art nestled between a lush backdrop of tropical rainforest and a pure white sun kissed secluded beach. Every square inch of this exclusive island hideaway has its own distinctive character — a blend of tropical hideaways around the world. Bedarra Hideaway’s three hexagon building is a reflection of world renowned photographer and owner Peter Lik’s unique personality.
Enter the private gates and drive to the top of the escarpment to Pretty Beach House. Three secluded villas sit high on the Central Coast’s secluded Wagstaffe Peninsula, 90 minutes north of Sydney. Pretty Beach House is resoundingly an exclusive hideaway for couples, with day beds and private heated plunge pools, a private chef on demand and around-the clock butler service.
Indulge with a guilt free conscience at New South Wales latest exclusive hideaway, Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia’s first luxury wildlife and conservation based resort. There’s just 40 freestanding pavilions, each with their own pools.
Hide from the neighbours at the Avalon Coastal Resort — soak in the Huon Pine bathtub as you admire the views through wall to wall glass of the magnificent Tasmanian East Coast and unwind. Don’t worry, there are no neighbours —just you, the cliffs and the ocean.
Immerse yourself in wild bush luxury at Bamurru Plains where you’ll find romance in the lap of nature. Stay in one of nine individual safari suites which blend into the surrounding bush in the Mary River floodplains to the west of Kakadu National Park. Listen to the sights and the sounds of the bush, as you soak up the atmosphere from the luxury of your secluded suite with all the creature comforts of a luxury hotel.
Stay in a luxury lodge on Kangaroo Island. Set high on a coastal clifftop, commanding spectacular ocean, beach and wilderness views, Southern Ocean Lodge is the ultimate fusion of nature and luxury. Premium lodge facilities, a spa retreat, personal service and sophisticated dining deliver a stylish and exclusive Kangaroo Island experience.
Experience the beauty and majesty of Moonlight Head Lodge on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, an exclusive luxury lodge on Australia’s highest headland. Designed and owned by one of Australia’s foremost architects, Glenn Murcutt, it is orientated towards the sea, amidst dramatic landscapes and pure luxury in a magnificent semi wilderness location.
Escape to one of the most powerful places on earth, staying in complete luxury and awaking to your own private view of the sunrise over Uluru at Longitude 131. Your room is a palatial tent, and you will be one of a maximum of 30 guests ‘camping’ atop an isolated sand dune just outside the boundary of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory.
Enjoy the exclusive islands, fabulous wilderness lodges, glamorous tented camps in the desert and in coastal sand dunes, exclusive spa and vineyard retreats, and remote country properties where you can leave the city behind and live ensconced in true outback luxury.
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