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INJIDUPSPARETREAT,WA
You’llfindthissecludedgemofaretreat
onabeachintheheartoftheMargaret
Riverwineregion,low-slungamongdune
vegetationwithspectacularIndianOcean
aspects.Boastingjust 10 luxuriousvillas,
eachwithaprivateplungepool,anda
BodhiJspa,itsmutednaturalpalette
letsthelandscapedothetalking.
injidupsparetreat.com.auSOUTHERN
OCEAN LODGE, SA
For luxury in the wilderness, Kangaroo Island’s
Southern Ocean Lodge has long led the charge:
a sensitively designed retreat suspended lightly
in its rugged coastal surrounds. Think designer
furnishings and artwork by locals, recycled
spotted-gum feature walls, sand-blasted
limestone floors and breathtaking ocean views
at every turn. southernoceanlodge.com.auSHORTCUTS | Hot list
Saffire Freycinet, Tas
TASMANIA IS FAST EARNING THE
REPUTATION OF BEING AUSTRALIA’S
LUXURY LODGE CAPITAL, AND THE EAST
COAST’S SAFFIRE FREYCINET WAS A
GAME-CHANGER WHEN IT OPENED IN- DESIGNED TO HARMONISE WITH
ITS ENVIRONMENT, IT INCORPORATES
TASMANIAN TIMBERS AND AUSTRALIAN
DESIGNER TOUCHES THROUGHOUT.
SAFFIRE-FREYCINET.COM.AU
qualia, Qld
IT’S ALL HAPPENING IN THE
WHITSUNDAYS RIGHT NOW, WITH
HAYMAN ISLAND’S REOPENING AND
DAYDREAM ISLAND’S BIG REVAMP. BUT
LET’S NOT FORGET A PERENNIAL
FAVOURITE: QUALIA. ON THE SECLUDED
NORTHERNMOST TIP OF HAMILTON
ISLAND, ITS PRIVATE PAVILIONS ARE ALL
EQUIPPED WITH FLOOR-TO-CEILING
WINDOWS SO YOU CAN FEEL ENTIRELY
AT ONE WITH YOUR CORAL SEA
SURROUNDS. QUALIA.COM.AU
BANNISTERS
PORT STEPHENS, NSW
CHANNELLING THE SAME DESIGNER
STYLINGS AS ITS MOLLYMOOK COUSINS,
BANNISTERS PORT STEPHENS OPENED
LAST YEAR: A RETRO BEACH MOTEL
TRANSFORMED INTO BOUTIQUE DIGS
WITH 78 ROOMS, FOUR LUXURY SUITES,
A PENTHOUSE AND AN INFINITY POOL.
THERE’S A RICK STEIN RESTAURANT TOO,
OF COURSE. BANNISTERS.COM.AUWHETHER THEY’RE facing the Indian,
Pacific or Southern oceans, or perched on
the Great Barrier Reef, these luxury lodges
are all about you – and the view.LUXE COASTAL RETREATS