Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Echoes Hotel & Restaurant
(Katoomba, Blue Mountains,
NSW;
&
02/4782 1966
): Echoes
is right on the edge of a dramatic
drop into the Jamison Valley. The
views from the balconies are
breathtaking. See p. 186.
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Barrington Guest House
(Bar-
rington Tops National Park,
The Hunter, NSW;
&
02/4995
3212
): Nestled in a valley just
outside the Barrington Tops
National Park, this charming
guesthouse and luxury cabin
property offers magnificent rain-
forest walks, plenty of native ani-
mals, and excellent activities, such
as horseback riding through the
bush. See p. 199.
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Ulladulla Guest House
(Ulla-
dulla, NSW;
&
02/4455 1796
):
Works of art on the walls, fabulous
food, and a lagoonlike pool among
the palm trees—all this and lovely
rooms with hosts that can't do
enough for you. See p. 218.
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Waverley
(Brisbane, QLD;
&
07/
3369 8973
): This gorgeous old
timber Queenslander house has
pretty rooms and a cool deck
within earshot of rainbow lori-
keets chirping in the mango trees.
And the cute shops and galleries of
fashionable Paddington are right
outside your door. See p. 243.
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Lilybank Bed & Breakfast
(Cairns, QLD;
&
07/4055 1123
):
This rambling 1890s homestead
used to be the Cairns mayor's resi-
dence. Today, owners Pat and Mike
Woolford welcome guests to its
comfy rooms, wide verandas, and
blooming gardens. You can also
stay in the renovated gardener's
cottage. See p. 284.
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Marae
(near Port Douglas, QLD;
&
07/4098 4900
): Lush bush-
land full of butterflies and birds is
the setting for this gorgeous con-
temporary Queenslander house
with hip rooms and an outdoor
plunge pool. Hostess Andy Crowe
serves a wonderful breakfast, and
Cactus, the crazy pet cockatoo,
gives you a warm welcome, too.
See p. 299.
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The Rocks
(Townsville, QLD;
&
07/4771 5700
): Victorian
charm has been poured into this
old Queenslander with stylish, not
frilly, results. Eat off antique china
in the old dining room, bathe in a
claw-foot tub in the main bath-
room, and meet other guests for
sherry on the wide old veranda at
dusk. See p. 311.
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The Summer House
(Darwin,
NT;
&
08/8981 9992
): Groovy
guest rooms with hip furniture,
funky bathrooms, louvered win-
dows, and tropical gardens make
this converted apartment block an
oasis of cool—in both senses of
the word. See p. 403.
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Hansons Swan Valley
(near
Perth, WA;
&
08/9296 3366
):
Good-bye faded lace, hello Art
Deco—here is a B&B with cut-
ting-edge style for young sophisti-
cates. Jon and Selina Hanson have
created a stylish retreat nestled
among the Swan Valley vineyards,
an easy drive from Perth. See
p. 450.
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Heritage Trail Lodge
(Margaret
River, WA;
&
08/9757 9595
):
How many B&Bs do you know
that provide a double Jacuzzi in
every room? These salmon-pink
cabins abut tall karri forest where
parrots flit. 'Roos hop into the
parking lot on occasion, and the
fabulous Margaret River wineries
surround you. See p. 458.
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Collingrove Homestead
(Angas-
ton, the Barossa Valley, SA;
&
08/
8564 2061
): This country house,
built in 1856, has a real air of
colonial manor farm living, with
hallways festooned with hunting
trophies, rifles, and oil paintings,
and plenty of oak paneling and
