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Villas & Lodges 23 entries

Lodges and properties at the national-flagship tier, from Lord Howe to the Kimberley.

Southern Ocean Lodge
Villas & Lodges

Southern Ocean Lodge

Kangaroo Island · SA

Baillie Lodges' Kangaroo Island flagship, razed in the 2020 bushfires and reopened December 2023 after a four-year, AU$60 million rebuild led by original architect Max Pritchard.

qualia
Villas & Lodges

qualia

Hamilton Island, Whitsundays · QLD

Baillie Lodges' Whitsundays property on the northern peninsula of Hamilton Island.

Longitude 131°
Villas & Lodges

Longitude 131°

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park · NT

Baillie Lodges' Uluru property since 2002.

Saffire Freycinet
Villas & Lodges

Saffire Freycinet

Coles Bay, Freycinet Peninsula · TAS

Federal Group's Tasmanian flagship at the gateway to Freycinet National Park, marking fifteen years in 2025 and a founding member of Luxury Lodges of Australia.

Lizard Island
Villas & Lodges

Lizard Island

Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef · QLD

Forty-room luxury resort on a national-park island 27km off Cooktown, the most northern resort on the Great Barrier Reef.

Cape Lodge
Villas & Lodges

Cape Lodge

Yallingup, Margaret River · WA

A 22-room luxury wine-country hotel on its own forty-acre vineyard in the heart of Margaret River, with a five-bedroom Residence on a separate three-acre lakeside parcel for buy-…

Capella Lodge Lord Howe
Villas & Lodges

Capella Lodge Lord Howe

Lord Howe Island · Sydney

Hayley and James Baillie founded their lodge collection in 2003 and bought the property then called Capella South in 2004, rebuilding it as the founding member of what became Bai…

El Questro Homestead
Villas & Lodges

El Questro Homestead

East Kimberley · WA

G'Day Group's Kimberley flagship since the 2021 purchase from Delaware North, a ten-suite hideaway above the Chamberlain River in the East Kimberley wilderness.

Bamurru Plains
Villas & Lodges

Bamurru Plains

Mary River Wetlands · NT

A wild-bush safari camp on the Mary River floodplains near Kakadu, owned by Wild Bush Luxury (acquired by Experience Co in April 2021).

Haggerstone Island
Villas & Lodges

Haggerstone Island

Cape York Peninsula · QLD

Roy and Anna Turner's thirty-year project on a private island 600km north of Cairns off Cape York Peninsula, surrounded by Great Barrier Reef.

Bullo River Station
Villas & Lodges

Bullo River Station

East Kimberley · NT

A 400,000-acre working cattle property at the convergence of the Bullo and Victoria rivers, East Kimberley.

Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef
Villas & Lodges

Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef

North West Cape, Cape Range National Park · WA

The only accommodation inside Cape Range National Park, set between the park and Ningaloo Reef on the North West Cape.

Bedarra Island
Villas & Lodges

Bedarra Island

Bedarra Island, Great Barrier Reef · QLD

A family-owned 12-villa private resort on a 45-hectare tropical rainforest island off Mission Beach, Queensland.

Halcyon House
Villas & Lodges

Halcyon House

Cabarita Beach NSW North · Sydney

A converted surf motel on the dunes at Cabarita (formerly The Hideaway), bought in 2011 by Brisbane sisters Siobhan and Elisha Bickle with their husbands Adam Flaskas and Dave Wa…

Pretty Beach House
Villas & Lodges

Pretty Beach House

Central Coast · Sydney

Four pavilions on a seven-and-a-half-acre property above Pretty Beach village, ninety minutes north of Sydney on the Bouddi Peninsula: Treetops in the penthouse position above th…

Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa
Villas & Lodges

Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa

Katoomba · Sydney

The 1889 Darley family summer estate above the Jamison Valley near Echo Point, ninety minutes by road from Sydney.

Bells at Killcare
Villas & Lodges

Bells at Killcare

Central Coast · Sydney

A boutique hotel on Darkinjung land in Bouddi National Park, ninety minutes north of Sydney, with twenty-five cottages and four eco-luxe Lodges spread across native grounds, stre…

Osborn House
Villas & Lodges

Osborn House

Bundanoon · Sydney

A heritage-restored 1890s five-star boutique hotel in Bundanoon, Southern Highlands, with 27 individually styled rooms, day spa, pool, sauna, and steam.

The Hunter Villa
Villas & Lodges

The Hunter Villa

Hunter Valley · Sydney

A single ultra-luxury private property on the Greg Norman-designed Vintage golf course at Pokolbin, overlooking the par-three twelfth hole with long views to the Molly Morgan Ran…

Earlsbrae
Villas & Lodges

Earlsbrae

Bowral · Sydney

An 1870s heritage estate on seven acres of established gardens in central Bowral, stylishly renovated to current luxury standards while keeping the period architecture intact.

Chalets at Blackheath
Villas & Lodges

Chalets at Blackheath

Blackheath Blue Mountains · Sydney

An alpine-style eco-resort high in the Blue Mountains on Dharug and Gundungurra Country, surrounded by over a million hectares of World Heritage wilderness.

Milton Park / Ardour Milton Park
Villas & Lodges

Milton Park / Ardour Milton Park

Bowral · Sydney

The 1926 Southern Highlands estate, recently the first hotel under Salter Brothers Hospitality's new Ardour Hotels & Estates brand.

The Gibraltar Bowral
Villas & Lodges

The Gibraltar Bowral

Bowral · Sydney

Luxury Southern Highlands hotel at the foot of Mount Gibraltar, on golf grounds.

The Cabinet

Hotels 5 entries

The rooms we would book on our own money, on the harbour and beyond it.

The Cabinet

Wineries 18 entries

The producers whose cellar doors and allocations are worth the application.

Penfolds Magill Estate
Wineries

Penfolds Magill Estate

Magill, Adelaide · SA

The original Penfolds vineyard at the foot of the Adelaide hills, planted 1844 by Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold and Mary Penfold, and the home of Grange.

Henschke
Wineries

Henschke

Keyneton, Eden Valley · SA

A six-generation family winery in the Eden Valley, Barossa, with the Hill of Grace vineyard whose ungrafted Shiraz vines were planted by Nicolaus Stanitzki around 1860.

Wendouree
Wineries

Wendouree

Clare Valley · SA

Alfred Percy Birks planted the first vines in 1892 on the western edge of Clare and released the first Wendouree wines in 1895.

Tyrrell's Wines
Wineries

Tyrrell's Wines

Pokolbin · Sydney

Edward Tyrrell's 1858 vines on Broke Road, Pokolbin.

Vasse Felix
Wineries

Vasse Felix

Cowaramup, Margaret River · WA

The founding winery of Margaret River, planted 1967 by Dr Tom Cullity.

Leeuwin Estate
Wineries

Leeuwin Estate

Margaret River · WA

Margaret River's other founding-tier winery, established 1973 by Denis and Tricia Horgan.

Audrey Wilkinson
Wineries

Audrey Wilkinson

Pokolbin · Sydney

Frederick Wilkinson planted the first vines on this Pokolbin hillside in 1866, on land his Wilkinson grandfather Alfred had selected; son Audrey took over the running of the prop…

Brokenwood Wines
Wineries

Brokenwood Wines

Pokolbin · Sydney

Founded 1970 by Tony Albert, John Beeston and James Halliday; Iain Riggs joined as Chief Winemaker in 1982 and shaped the modern house style.

Lake's Folly
Wineries

Lake's Folly

Pokolbin · Sydney

Dr Max Lake's 1963 vineyard, the first new Hunter planting of the twentieth century, and the one that demonstrated the region could grow Cabernet at all.

Mount Pleasant Wines
Wineries

Mount Pleasant Wines

Pokolbin · Sydney

Established 1921 by Maurice O'Shea, the father of modern Australian winemaking, whose name remains the icon range.

Margan Wines
Wineries

Margan Wines

Broke Fordwich · Sydney

Lisa and Andrew Margan's 1996 family winery on the volcanic soils of Broke, twenty minutes west of Pokolbin proper, with second-generation Ollie now in the business.

Keith Tulloch Wine
Wineries

Keith Tulloch Wine

Pokolbin · Sydney

Keith and Amanda Tulloch's small family winery, established 1997, with daughter Jessica and son Alisdair now in the business.

Silkman Wines
Wineries

Silkman Wines

Pokolbin · Sydney

Liz and Shaun Silkman's personal wine label, started 2013 as a side project; both are senior at First Creek Wines (Liz Chief Winemaker, Shaun COO) where they produce more than a…

De Iuliis
Wineries

De Iuliis

Pokolbin · Sydney

Joss and Anna De Iuliis's twenty-hectare Lovedale Road vineyard, converted from grazing land with the first vines planted in 1990 and the wine programme starting in 2000.

Gundog Estate
Wineries

Gundog Estate

Pokolbin · Sydney

Matt Burton's 2011 boutique five-star producer, with a cellar door in the historic Pokolbin schoolhouse and a second in Canberra.

Ross Hill Wines
Wineries

Ross Hill Wines

Orange · Sydney

Terri and Peter Robson planted the first vines at Griffin Road in 1994; now run across three generations with son James and his wife Chrissy in the business since 2007.

Philip Shaw Wines
Wineries

Philip Shaw Wines

Orange · Sydney

Philip Shaw, the long-time Rosemount chief winemaker (1982-2003) and twice London International Winemaker of the Year (1986, 2000), planted the Koomooloo Vineyard above Orange in…

Meerea Park
Wineries

Meerea Park

Pokolbin · Sydney

A 1991 family winery owned and managed by brothers Garth and Rhys Eather, descended from land granted to Thomas Eather at Bulga in 1826.

The Cabinet

Dining 30 entries

Restaurants where the kitchen runs the room, not the marketing.

OB
Dining

Oncore by Clare Smyth

Barangaroo, Sydney CBD · NSW

Clare Smyth's first restaurant outside London, opened November 2021 on Level 26 of Crown Sydney with the harbour spread directly below.

Saint Peter
Dining

Saint Peter

Paddington · Sydney

Josh and Julie Niland's whole-fish-butchery restaurant, opened on Oxford Street in 2016 and relocated in 2024 to the heritage Grand National Hotel in Paddington.

Sixpenny
Dining

Sixpenny

Stanmore · Sydney

Daniel Puskas and James Parry's 1907 terrace house on Percival Road, Stanmore, opened March 2012 and named for the Sixpence restaurants of late-1800s Australia.

Margaret
Dining

Margaret

Double Bay · Sydney

Neil Perry's Double Bay restaurant, named the No.

Bennelong
Dining

Bennelong

Opera House · Sydney

Peter Gilmore's Opera House restaurant under Head Chef Rob Cockerill, ten years into the partnership and held at two hats in the 2026 Good Food Guide (16/20).

Firedoor
Dining

Firedoor

Surry Hills · Sydney

Lennox Hastie's all-fire kitchen on Mary Street: no gas, no electricity, two wood-fired ovens, three grills, and a wood-burning hearth.

L
Dining

LuMi

Pyrmont, Sydney · NSW

Federico Zanellato and his wife and head sommelier Michela Boncagni's two-hat waterfront on Wharf 10 at Pyrmont, opposite The Star.

SH
Dining

Shell House Dining Room & Terrace

Margaret Street, Sydney CBD · NSW

Joel Bickford (Culinary Director) and Aaron Ward (Head Chef, ex-Bathers' Pavilion, ester, LuMi, Sixpenny) on the ninth floor of the heritage Shell House on Margaret Street.

OA
Dining

Ormeggio at The Spit

The Spit, Mosman · NSW

Alessandro and Anna Pavoni's contemporary Italian on the Mosman waterfront, opened 2009 and hatted continuously since.

RH
Dining

Restaurant Hubert

15 Bligh Street, Sydney CBD · NSW

The Swillhouse Group's flagship, opened January 2016 in a basement on Bligh Street, beneath the Sydney CBD.

ARIA Sydney
Dining

ARIA Sydney

Circular Quay · Sydney

Opened December 1999 by Matt Moran (chef) and Peter Sullivan (restaurateur), partners since the Paddington Inn Bistro of 1991; now Moran's flagship under Solotel ownership, with…

Bentley Restaurant + Bar
Dining

Bentley Restaurant + Bar

Sydney CBD · Sydney

Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt's restaurant, opened March 2006 in a former Surry Hills pub and moved 2013 to its current grander address inside the Paradox Sydney (formerly Ra…

ester
Dining

ester

Chippendale · Sydney

Mat Lindsay's wood-fire restaurant on Meagher Street, the small Chippendale fine-dining outlier and a genuine destination kitchen.

TG
Dining

The Grill at The International

25 Martin Place, Sydney CBD · NSW

Joel Bickford (also Culinary Director at Shell House) and Head Chef Alex Keene's live-fire CBD steak and seafood room at 25 Martin Place, in the multi-format International precinct.

Eleven Barrack
Dining

Eleven Barrack

Sydney CBD · Sydney

Bentley Group's wood-fired grill at 11 Barrack Street, in the high-ceilinged 1849 First Savings Bank of New South Wales building.

AALIA
Dining

AALIA

Sydney CBD · Sydney

Executive Chef Paul Farag's Middle Eastern fine-diner at 25 Martin Place, opened 1 March 2022 and earning two Good Food Guide hats within months.

Yoshii's Omakase
Dining

Yoshii's Omakase

Barangaroo · Sydney

Chef Ryuichi Yoshii's omakase counter at Nobu, Crown Sydney.

Sokyo
Dining

Sokyo

Pyrmont · Sydney

The Star Sydney's Japanese restaurant since November 2011, opened by ex-Nobu Executive Chef Chase Kojima, born and raised in San Francisco.

O
Dining

Ora

8 Danks Street, Waterloo · NSW

Executive Chef Nobuyuki Ura's ten-seat kaiseki omakase counter at 8 Danks Street, on the Waterloo-Redfern border in the Danks Street precinct.

H
Dining

Haco

Alberta Street, Surry Hills · NSW

Keita Abe (also Chaco Bar) and Kensuke Yada (ex-Sasaki) opened Haco on Alberta Street in Surry Hills, next door to Alberto's Lounge.

Le Ho Fook Sydney
Dining

Le Ho Fook Sydney

Porter House · Sydney

Victor Liong's two-hat Sydney outpost of his Melbourne new-Chinese flagship, opened 17 September 2025 in the heritage-listed Porter House Hotel building on Castlereagh Street and…

King Clarence
Dining

King Clarence

Sydney CBD · Sydney

Bentley Group's pan-Asian restaurant at 71 Clarence Street, opened first week of December 2023 with Khanh Nguyen as Executive Chef (returned to Sydney after running Sunda and Aru…

Allta
Dining

Allta

Surry Hills · Sydney

Chef Jung-Su Chang's modern Korean fine-dining room on Reservoir Street in the Sydney CBD, two hats for two consecutive Good Food Guides.

Yellow
Dining

Yellow

Potts Point · Sydney

Founded 2013 by Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt of the Bentley Group, transitioned to vegetarian in 2016 in the corner-store building on Macleay Street, Potts Point, and sold i…

Bathers' Pavilion
Dining

Bathers' Pavilion

Balmoral · Sydney

The 1929 art-deco beach pavilion at Balmoral, run by the Pagent family since Serge Dansereau's departure in March 2021 after twenty-plus years.

Pilu at Freshwater
Dining

Pilu at Freshwater

Freshwater · Sydney

Giovanni Pilu and his wife Marilyn Annecchini's Sardinian fine-dining room on the rocks at Freshwater Beach, north of Manly, opened 2004 and held at two hats every year since 2005.

Rockpool Bar & Grill
Dining

Rockpool Bar & Grill

Sydney CBD · Sydney

Neil Perry's steakhouse, on Hunter Street since the early 2000s, now run by Executive Chef Santiago Aristizábal under Hunter St Hospitality after Perry retired in July 2020 and t…

Otto Ristorante
Dining

Otto Ristorante

Woolloomooloo · Sydney

Twenty-five-year-old Italian on the Finger Wharf at Woolloomooloo, under Head Chef Richard Ptacnik since 2004 (Prague-born, with European stints in Berlin and Switzerland).

Catalina Restaurant
Dining

Catalina Restaurant

Rose Bay · Sydney

Michael and Judy McMahon opened Catalina in 1994 on the lawn at Lyne Park, on the original Rose Bay flying-boat base from which Qantas Empire ran flights to London until 1974.

Porcine
Dining

Porcine

Paddington · Sydney

Veteran chefs Nicholas Hill, Matt Fitzgerald, and Harry Levy's small French bistro above the P&V Wine & Liquor Merchants outpost on Oxford Street, Paddington, opened March 2021.

The Cabinet

Chefs & Private Dining 2 entries

Private kitchens that travel, from the pop-up to the principal residence.

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Yachts & Charter 30 entries

The vessels operating on Sydney Harbour and, where indicated, the Whitsundays.

Oneworld
Motor yacht

Oneworld

32 m · 5 cabins

A 2018 Majesty 100 superyacht out of Jones Bay Wharf, the working flagship of Oneworld Charters and the largest in the Sydney/Whitsundays charter circuit.

AQA
Motor yacht

AQA

28 m · 3 cabins

Warren Yachts-built 28-metre out of Sydney Harbour Yacht Charter's fleet, one of the operator's most-booked vessels.

Tango
Motor yacht

Tango

43 m · 4 cabins

Sydney's largest exclusive-hire superyacht: 43-metre Austal Yachts build with beach club, dance floor, sauna, spa, and tenders.

Aurora
Motor yacht

Aurora

29 m · 4 cabins

A Moonen-built 29-metre, three-deck motor yacht with full water-toy fleet (jet ski, seabob, paddle boards).

Evolution
Motor yacht

Evolution

37 m

A 37-metre Oceanfast superyacht, the largest in the Sydney Harbour Yacht Charter fleet.

Ghost II
Motor yacht

Ghost II

37 m · 5 cabins

A 37-metre Gulf Craft with a jet-black gel-coat hull and metallic silver superstructure: the Sydney Harbour event vessel built to be photographed.

Mischief
Motor yacht

Mischief

4 cabins

Lifestyle Charters' largest event vessel: 180-guest day capacity, marble bar, sky lounge, multiple entertaining spaces.

Sirenuse
Motor yacht

Sirenuse

33 m · 4 cabins

An Italian Riviera-inspired 33-metre Monte Carlo Yachts build, with hot tub on the flybridge and water toys.

Belle
Motor yacht

Belle

30 m · 4 cabins

A 2016-launched 30-metre motor yacht in Sydney Yacht Club's fleet, with modern, elegant interiors.

Caviar
Motor yacht

Caviar

34 m

A 34-metre ex-navy vessel converted to charter use, three levels including a rooftop bar and jacuzzi.

Corroboree
Motor yacht

Corroboree

34 m · 5 cabins

A 34-metre Lloyds Ships superyacht built for events on Sydney Harbour.

Cosmos II
Motor yacht

Cosmos II

34 m · 4 cabins

A 34-metre Lloyds Ships motor yacht with three tiers of entertaining space, sister to Corroboree in the Sydney Harbour Yacht Charter fleet.

Dreamtime
Motor yacht

Dreamtime

34 m

A 115ft Lloyds Ships motor yacht renovated 2015 and again in 2023.

Ghost I
Motor yacht

Ghost I

26 m · 4 cabins

The smaller, original Ghost in Chapman Yachting's lineup: 87ft Warren Yachts build with formal lounge, aft deck dining, hydraulic swim platform, hot tub.

Ginger
Catamaran

Ginger

19 m · 3 cabins

The flagship ILIAD 62 sailing catamaran in Sydney Harbour Exclusive's fleet, with the performance of an ocean-going yacht and resort-grade amenities.

Impulsive
Motor yacht

Impulsive

Lifestyle Charters' premium superyacht: open-plan saloon, expansive decks, aft alfresco dining, jacuzzi, sunroom for 12 overnight.

Legacy
Motor yacht

Legacy

32 m · 5 cabins

Sydney Yacht Club's headline 100ft Majesty superyacht with Beach Club expandable swim platform, sundeck jacuzzi, marble countertops, and five-cabin overnight fitout.

MY AU
Motor yacht

MY AU

34 m · 5 cabins

Sydney Harbour Luxe Charters' tri-deck Sanlorenzo with 700m² of deck across three levels, eight-person jacuzzi, full water-sports garage.

MY Lance
Motor yacht

MY Lance

38 m · 5 cabins

The newest superyacht in Sydney Harbour Luxe Charters' fleet, designed by Francesco Paszkowski with Sanlorenzo interiors.

MY Lumir
Motor yacht

MY Lumir

37 m · 4 cabins

A Heesen-built 37-metre with Omega Architects design language, full-beam master suite, and water toys.

Orraia
Motor yacht

Orraia

27 m · 5 cabins

A custom Horizon FD90 superyacht (the first of its kind in Australia) out of Sydney Harbour Exclusive.

Privacy
Motor yacht

Privacy

26 m · 4 cabins

An 87ft Warren Yachts build out of Sydney Harbour Exclusive, with open-plan saloon, aft deck, flybridge lounge, front-deck lounge.

Prometheus
Motor yacht

Prometheus

23 m · 3 cabins

Chapman Yachting's flagship-but-smaller 23-metre Warren Yachts build, with retractable sunroof, hot tub, gym and floating pool.

Quantum
Motor yacht

Quantum

37 m · 4 cabins

The only Warren Yachts S120 in the world: a custom 37-metre with open-plan saloon and multiple deck levels.

Rascal
Motor yacht

Rascal

35 m · 5 cabins

A 35-metre modern motor yacht in Lifestyle Charters' fleet, with five cabins, jacuzzi, premium sound system, and the full water-toy load (seabob, jet ski).

Rhemtide
Motor yacht

Rhemtide

23 m · 3 cabins

A 76ft Derektor Shipyards motor yacht refitted to an open, airy plan with refined saloon and upper-deck alfresco.

Sea Raes
Motor yacht

Sea Raes

31 m · 4 cabins

A 31-metre European-style superyacht out of Jones Bay Wharf, the more refined of Chapman Yachting's mid-tier offerings.

Shadow
Motor yacht

Shadow

31 m · 4 cabins

A 100ft Tecnomar superyacht, refitted in 2023, with cabins ensuited and a slide off the back deck for kids and parties.

The Starship
Motor yacht

The Starship

45 m

A pure venue vessel: 45-metre with three entertaining levels, main deck dining, VIP room, lounge, and bridge deck, with a daytime capacity of 950.

Yot Viva
Motor yacht

Yot Viva

24 m · 4 cabins

Sydney Yacht Club's purpose-built 80ft luxury vessel with multiple entertainment zones, full-service cocktail bar, and an inflatable swimming pool.

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Aircraft & Jets 4 entries

Australian charter operators with the discretion to handle a principal-class manifest.

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Helicopters 4 entries

Specialist rotary operators for the scenic, the transfer, and the corporate brief.

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Spas & Wellness 5 entries

Programmes that take the silence seriously, not the branding.

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Experiences & Access 6 entries

Cultural access, expeditions, and the appointments the wealthier Australian asks for by name.

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Ateliers & Bespoke 4 entries

Bespoke makers (jewellery, tailoring, leather) where the appointment is the point.

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Members' Clubs 5 entries

The members-only rooms where Sydney conducts the conversations that do not happen in public restaurants.

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Transport 1 entry

Chauffeur and luxury fleet for the city-to-airport register.