The top 50 luxe getaways in Australia

The top 50 luxe getaways in Australia

A new year is almost upon us and, if you’re anything like us, you may have already started thinking about your next family holiday, a romantic escape with your loved one, or a weekend getaway with friends.

To help you plan for the year ahead, View Retreats has created this comprehensive list of the best luxury accommodation and unique escapes across the country.

In each of these wonderful properties, we guarantee a luxurious and indulgent experience and memories that will last a lifetime.

From intimate beachside getaways and luxe bush safari camps to luxury private villas and exquisite boutique hotels, our hand-picked collection of the Top 50 Luxury Getaways in Australia in 2018 will truly inspire you.

“This year our Top 50 list has a strong focus on unique experiences across Australia,” said View Retreats Co-founder & CEO, Mat Lewis.

“Once upon a time the luxury traveller was obsessed by big hotel chains, expensive price tags and five-star ratings, but people these days are tired of boring cookie-cutter hotel rooms and are looking for unique luxury experiences that are truly different.”

These comments are supported by recent global research into millennial consumers by Deloitte that reports, “Quality and uniqueness are the most important factors in drawing millennial consumers to luxury products”.

The View Retreats Top 50 list is released each year and is determined using an internal rating system that combines website traffic, enquiry, booking, review & feedback data.

Top 50 Luxury Getaways in Oz

COUPLES RETREATS & ROMANTIC GETAWAYS

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  1. Kurrajong Retreat, Hepburn Springs, VIC (pictured above)
  2. The Villas of Byron, Byron Bay, NSW
  3. Clifftop at Hepburn, Hepburn Springs, VIC
  4. The Frames, The Riverland, SA
  5. Cedars Mount View, Hunter Valley, NSW
  6. Sticky Rice Villas, Adelaide Hills, SA
  7. Crystal Creek Rainforest Retreat, Tweed Valley, NSW
  8. The Buckland Luxury Retreat, High Country, VIC
  9. White Gates Cottage, Dandenong Ranges, VIC
  10. Banjara Retreat, Blue Mountains, NSW

HOLIDAY HOMES & PRIVATE VILLAS

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  1. Picadilly House, Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW (pictured above)
  2. South Hampton Luxury Retreat, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
  3. Racquet Retreat, Sunshine Coast, QLD
  4. Wolseley House, South Coast, NSW
  5. Sophie’s Vineyard, Margaret River, WA
  6. Seidler House, Southern Highlands, NSW
  7. Wilburra, Kangaroo Valley, NSW
  8. Cetacean, Sydney’s Northern Beaches, NSW
  9. Narringa Ridgeview, Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW
  10. Alinghi Beach House, Central Queensland, QLD

BOUTIQUE HOTELS

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  1. Jackalope Hotel, Mornington Peninsula, VIC (pictured above)
  2.  Spicers Potts Point, Sydney, NSW
  3. Hotel Hotel, Canberra, ACT
  4. Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
  5. The Old Clare Hotel, Sydney, NSW
  6. Islington Hotel, Hobart, TAS
  7. Establishment Hotel, Sydney, NSW
  8. Spicers Balfour Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
  9. Mount Lofty House, Adelaide Hills, SA
  10. Mansion Hotel & Spa, Werribee, VIC

LUXURY LODGES & RESORTS

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  1. Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, Blue Mountains, NSW (pictured above)
  2. Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, SA
  3. Spicers Sangoma Retreat, Blue Mountains, NSW
  4. Longitude 131°, Red Centre, NT
  5. Lake House, Daylesford, VIC
  6. Spicers Peak Lodge, Scenic Rim, QLD
  7. Capella Lodge, Lord Howe Island, NSW
  8. Pretty Beach House, Central Coast, NSW
  9. qualia Resort, Hamilton Island, QLD
  10. Byron at Byron Resort & Spa, Byron Bay, NSW

UNIQUE ESCAPES

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  1. Jamala Wildlife Lodge, Canberra, ACT (pictured above)
  2. Thorngrove Manor, Adelaide Hills, SA
  3. Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef, Coral Coast, WA
  4. Campbell Point House, Bellarine Peninsula, VIC
  5. The Berkeley River Lodge, North West, WA
  6. Paperbark Camp, South Coast, NSW
  7. True North, The Kimberley, WA
  8. Kingsford Homestead, Barossa Valley, SA
  9. Coastal Pods, Northern Tasmania, TAS
  10. Bamurru Plains, Top End, NT

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