2026 category · 14 honorees
Luxury Lodges
Luxury Lodges is a new 2026 category with fourteen honorees, from reef and rainforest to Tasmania and Lord Howe Island. Our editors chose each from public information and read it against the five criteria in the methodology.
Standard editorial criteria apply
Full Luxury Lodges register · 2026
Lake House Daylesford
It stands in Daylesford, Victoria. Lake House also runs a cooking school.
Capella Lodge
Its suites have timber floors and custom joinery. It calls itself the island's premium retreat.
Saffire Freycinet
Its stays show the four seasons of Tasmania. It is an all-inclusive luxury lodge in Tasmania.
Silky Oaks Lodge
It stands on the Mossman River. Its treehouses use local timbers.
Qualia
Its stays include Leeward and Windward Pavilions. It opened in 2007.
Cradle Mountain Lodge
Its site points to local plants and wildlife. Its site calls it an iconic wilderness retreat.
Arajilla Retreat
It is a retreat on Lord Howe Island. Its suites sit in rainforest.
Bedarra Island Resort
It is an island resort on the reef. It offers all inclusive villas.
InterContinental Hayman Island
Its site lists rooms and island experiences. It sits on Hayman Island in the Whitsundays.
Jamala Wildlife Lodge
It sits beside the National Zoo and Aquarium. A local family owns and runs it.
Orpheus Island Lodge
It is a private island lodge. It offers beachfront villas, rooms and suites.
Pumphouse Point
It is an adults only retreat. It sits at Lake St Clair in Tasmania.
Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef
It is a lodge beside Ningaloo Reef. Its stays are all inclusive.
Southern Ocean Lodge
The lodge has 25 clifftop suites. It sits above the Southern Ocean.