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Today’s editionNº 554 runs24 places

Down the last unsealed kilometres

The road runs out before the driveway does.

CottageNº 01The Rustic Hut Bush RetreatCassandra and Mark spent 25 years running a 25-person operation in theCradle Country · TASFarm StayNº 02Spencer Lane CottageEight kilometres west of Stanthorpe, a single self-contained cottage sits on aGranite Belt · QLDGlampingNº 03Gorge View Bush RetreatA family-run glamping camp 16km out of Katherine on the road toDarwin & Top End · NTCottageNº 04Clandulla Cottages & FarmstayNestled in Queensland's stunning Scenic Rim, this family-friendly farmstay offers unique agriculturalScenic Rim · QLDFarm StayNº 05Big Yard FarmA working cattle farm of a hundred acres at Moonbah, fifteen minutesSnowy Mountains · NSWGlampingNº 06Wildernest T2A second off-grid tiny house on the same remote Wildernest holding nearNSW

Water out the window

Bays, rivers and beaches at the boundary.

Boutique HotelNº 07Villa HowdenFifteen minutes from Hobart, on the quiet shores of North West BayHobart & Southern Tasmania · TASSelf ContainedNº 08Freycinet Coastal RetreatAt Coles Bay on the Freycinet Peninsula, this self-contained retreat sits onTASBnbNº 09Lazy River Boutique Bed and BreakfastFive acres of landscaped garden and mature native parkland running down toPerth · WAEco ResortNº 101770 Eco ResortIn the bushland behind Agnes Water, solar-powered cabins run entirely off theQLDBoutique HotelNº 11Dive HotelTwelve rooms directly across from Coogee Beach — not nearby, across theSydney · NSWSelf ContainedNº 12The Arthouse FreycinetPerched at the water's edge of Richardsons Beach in Coles Bay, thisTAS

The building had another life

Schoolhouses, keepers cottages, shearing sheds, converted.

Boutique HotelNº 13Caves House HotelBuilt in 1903 by the WA Government to house visitors to theMargaret River · WACottageNº 14St. Martin's of TasmaniaA heritage-listed former church in Dunalley, the small fishing village at theHobart & Southern Tasmania · TASBnbNº 15Cygnet Old Bank B&BBuilt for the Commercial Bank of Tasmania in 1909 — Romanesque facadeHobart & Southern Tasmania · TASGlampingNº 16Arapiles Club HouseThe house went up in the 1880s, built out of Mount ArapilesGrampians · VICBoutique HotelNº 17Roxburgh HouseThe 1880 Italianate building was originally Scotch College, then Queens College, thenHobart City · TASCottageNº 18Fusilier CottageAngus McLeod, bandmaster of the 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers, built this bluestoneHobart City · TAS

A different way to stay

Six nights of a kind you have not been booking.

GuesthouseNº 19Holberry HouseOn four acres of terraced gardens and parkland above the timber townSouthern Forests · WAHeritage LighthouseNº 20Green Cape Lightstation Keepers' CottagesThree restored keeper's cottages stand on a peninsula below the southernmost lighthouseSapphire Coast · NSWNational Park StayNº 21O'Reilly's Rainforest RetreatHigh in the World Heritage-listed Lamington National Park, at around 930 metresScenic Rim · QLDGuesthouseNº 22The Vineyard Retreat McLaren ValeA fifteen-acre working vineyard estate offering eight elegantly appointed, self-contained guesthouses inMcLaren Vale · SAHeritage LighthouseNº 23Montague Island Assistant Lighthouse Keeper's CottageOne of two keeper's cottages beside the granite light completed in 1881Eurobodalla · NSWNational Park StayNº 24Maria Island Penitentiary accommodationYou sleep in the convict penitentiary at Darlington, a World Heritage siteEast Coast Tasmania · TAS