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Straw bale house in the Blue Mountains

Straw bale eco-house accommodation in Leura Australia

This straw bale house forms part of an old dairy farm, now transformed into an award winning eco-retreat. Located in the Blue Mountains region, a World Heritage site, the house is a masterpiece of ingenuity, created mostly from recycled materials with a truth window offering a glimpse of the straw walls within.

Where: Australia › New South Wales › Leura

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Safari-style camp at Ayers Rock

This award-winning wilderness camp, in the heart of the Australian outback, has raised the bar in luxury camping, or glamping as it's becoming known. Set atop an isolated sand dune on the edge of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, each of these chic safari-style tents command private views of Ayers Rock.

Where: Australia › Northern Territory › Uluru

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Modernist beach house in Mornington

Beach house holiday accommodation Mornington Victoria Australia
Designed by Sean Godsell, one of Australia's leading architects, this award winning beach house on the Mornington Peninsula is elevated and exposed to fabulous ocean views. The only thing likely to interrupt your view will be the heads of bouncing children enjoying the sunken trampoline below.

Where: Australia › Victoria › St Andrews

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Rainforest tree houses in Queensland

Tree house accommodation in Queensland Australia
Cuddle up with the playful possums in these luxurious tree houses in the North Queensland rainforest. Well, perhaps not literally, but many of the animals at this private 100 acre wildlife sanctuary actively seek human contact. The tree houses offer total 4-star luxury in the wilderness.

Where: Australia › Queensland › Tarzali

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Stylish houseboat on the Murray River

Boatel, the floating hotel on the Murray River Australia
Priding itself as being the most luxurious vessel available for hire on any Australian waterway, the Boatel, as it is called, has been pimped-up with all the attributes of a luxury boutique hotel. To take this baby along the Murray River, all you need is a valid driver's licence and short tuition at the marina.

Where: Australia › South Australia › Mannum

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Luxury cabins at Freycinet Lodge

Holiday accommodation in Tasmania Australia
If you ever needed just one reason to visit Tasmania then this may be it. Uniquely set within the Freycinet National Park, this luxury lodge has successfully integrated superb accommodation with the environment. Freycinet Lodge offers a range of options from one and two-room cabins to exclusive couples’ retreats.

Where: Australia › Tasmania › Freycinet

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Motorhome holiday around Australia

Motorhome holidays in Australia

This has to be the ultimate way to explore Australia: in a large family-sized, luxury air conditioned motorhome. With a complete range of pickup and drop off locations throughout Australia, it allows you the freedom to go at your own pace and create your own holiday as you go along.

 

Where: Australia

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Bush cabins in the Blue Mountains

Holiday accommodation in New South Wales Australia
Hidden amongst the pines and eucalypts, these luxury cabins are designed specifically for couples and offer quiet secluded surroundings just a few minutes from some of the Blue Mountains' most spectacular scenery, rainforests and bushwalks.

Where: Australia › New South Wales › Blackheath

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Historic cottages in Tasmania

Holiday cottage accommodation in Tasmania Australia
You could be forgiven for thinking these cottages are in the Cotswolds but they are in fact set in the grounds of the Woolmers Estate in Tasmania, Australia! Built around 1840 they have since been converted into private self-catering accommodation.

Where: Australia › Tasmania › Longford

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