Top 5 Small Luxury Australian Hotels

Small luxury hotels have a certain charm for people seeking something a little different from the run of the mill hotels. Boutique hotels offer a more intimate holiday, often ideally located and catering to your every need and desire. Australia has some stunning luxury hotels that allow you to experience the very best that this unique country can offer.

The following small luxury hotels are an excellent example of what you can anticipate on a visit to any of these.

Bloomfield Lodge, Queensland

*update 2016 – for sale, and in hibernation at this time

This is a ‘beautifully remote’ hotel that is totally unique. Bloomfield Lodge is a hidden gem, which is located on the shores of the Coral Sea in Far North Queensland. It is in the heart of the World Heritage listed Daintree Rainforest. Bloomfield Lodge is a rainforest eco lodge and is one of Australia’s most exclusive resorts. You can expect, and you do receive luxury accommodation and fine dining. Forbes classes it as No 1 as the ‘worlds best remote hotel’.

It is not too far away from the Great Barrier Reef if you can tear yourself away from the magnificence of this resort.

Having only one level to the hotel and a maximum of 36 guests, it is a hideaway that encourages you to not only embrace your surroundings but to pamper yourself to the max, with excellent wellness facilities to assist you to relax and unwind.

The Daintree is a luxurious rainforest and offers a variety of walking and cruising experiences. You will be enchanted by both the flora and fauna and of course the crocs.

Bloomfield Lodge is indeed a luxurious hideaway, located 115km from Cairns.

 

Kims Beach Hideaway, New South Wales

Located on Toowoon Bay and just one hour north of Sydney, Kims Beach Hideway is an excellent get away from the city.

Part of the small luxury hotels of the world, Kims Beach Hideaway is an ideal venue for a romantic retreat.

Kims is set idyllically between the beautiful beach and the beautiful forest and hillside.

It is a luxury resort, which is a family owned and your privacy and needs are their top priorities.  Spend your days on the stunning beach or visiting nearby markets. Enjoy your own private spa or jacuzzi or be pampered with massages and other treatments.

 

Injidup Spa Retreat, Western Australia

Injidup Spa retreat is three hours drive south west of Perth.

A trend in hotels nowadays is to have secluded villas, which offer the privacy that many people desire and need. This is an elite spa resort that has only 10 luxury villas with bespoke design and each with their own plunge pool. The resort is situated so that you have breath taking views of the ocean and the serenity that you can find in the surrounding National Park.

Injidup Spa is surrounded by 3000 acres of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, which is known for its unspoilt state. It is located in the heart of the Margaret River wine district, which is a much sought after experience for many. There are options to go deep sea fishing and other activities should you choose.

 

Thorngrove Manor Hotel, South Australia

This highly exclusive hotel has only 4 guests at a time and is renowned for its services and ambience, where the guests are the priority and privacy is assured.

A recipient of many awards, Thorngrove, is a unique Small Luxury Hotels of the World property, and is one of the world’s outstanding, romantic and artistic boutique hotels, which displays unique, creative and inspired architecture, captivating style and contemporary influence.

Thorngrove is an idyllic romantic escape for couples. The hotel has distinctive iconic baroque towers and a turret, resembling a castle and the interior is rife with antiques and the finest bespoke furnishings. There are unique artworks to compliment the stunning interior and exterior of Thorngrove Manor.

Thorngrove Manor Hotel provides individual dining experiences that are reliant on the vast produce available seasonally. There are opportunities to be totally pampered and to have a relaxing game of croquet.

This resort is just 20 minutes from Adelaide, making it a very easy, relaxed and opulent destination.

 

Smith Beach Resort, Western Australia

If you want to have a beach get away but still want to enjoy the country side then you will definitely enjoy a vacation at Smiths Beach Resort. The resort is ideally located on the white sands of Smiths Beach, which is about 3 hours south west of Perth.  You will definitely enjoy the beach during your stay but aside from that you can also enjoy the many wineries and restaurants that surround the area. Smiths Beach Resort is close to the well known Margaret River wineries.

The resort capitalises on its location so that you will enjoy excellent food and local wines.

The beach and the wineries of the area are highly popular and you can also enjoy the resorts’ swimming pool, play tennis, go surfing and scuba diving. There are also opportunities to further understand Australian culture.

This resort is definitely a beach resort where you can go surfing and scuba diving.

When planning on a getaway vacation, you do not need to choose a high rise commercial hotel that is busy with tourists and businessmen. You can easily head to a small and luxurious hotel, which offers peace and quiet that people crave in beautiful settings. These boutique hotels know how to treat their guests and to ensure that you come away feeling relaxed and pampered.

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