Luxury travellers, this one’s for you. NSW is home to some incredible high-end hotels and next-level glamping sites. But for a group getaway, nothing quite beats booking out a big house and making it your own. We spoke with the team at Luxico – Australia’s largest curated collection of luxury villas and estates – to find the five most popular luxury stays in the state.
Set on a lush waterfront property with uninterrupted views out to Brisbane Water, Wagstaffe Tropics is a beautiful, light-flooded waterfront home complete with heated pool, multiple entertaining decks and a private jetty onto the water with kayaks and paddleboards for guests to use on a whim. The best news? It’s under two hours’ drive from Sydney. This one sleeps ten guests across five bedrooms.
This sophisticated urban sanctuary is right in the heart of Surry Hills – the go-to luxe home for an inner city staycation. The architecturally striking home features expansive living spaces including a designer kitchen, an open-plan living space and a media room. There’s also a plunge pool and a magical rooftop terrace with sweeping views across the city – and plenty of the city's best restaurants are within walking distance.
This private resort-style estate in the heart of Byron Bay is a dream coastal getaway – home to tropical gardens, a tennis court, a yoga pavilion, a lagoon-style pool and spaces for both big, communal dinners and for curling up on your own with a book and a chai from one of Byron’s best cafés (most of which are an easy walk away). This one sleeps 14 guests across seven bedrooms, so fire up the group chat.
Also based in the luxury coastal mecca that is Byron Bay, Mana Beach House offers the ultimate indulgence – a beautiful world-class beach on your doorstep. The lush tropical gardens are home to a heated pool, in case the ocean feels too far away. This one sleeps 12 guests across six beautiful, light-flooded bedrooms.
This 141-acre estate on the banks of the Hawkesbury River is home to an award-winning architecturally-designed main house as well as guest pavilions, sleeping a total of 12 guests across six gorgeous bedrooms. It’s also home to an infinity pool, a library, a games room and expansive gardens that spill down to the river, where you’ll find a private jetty jetting out into the water.
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