The 15 Best Hotels and Lodges in Australia - AFAR

"Set within a 7,000-acre nature reserve in the Blue Mountains, this conservation-focused homestead-style ecolodge offers 40 villas that blend luxury with locally sourced, eco-friendly materials and solar-powered systems, plus an organic orchard and gardens that supply much of the property's cuisine. The experience emphasizes immersive Aussie nature—kangaroos, eucalyptus scents, sunrise private pools—and historical depth via an original 1832 farmhouse museum (visited by Charles Darwin in 1836), though the property is temporarily closed due to access issues following a 2022 landslide." - Jennifer Flowers, Krisanne Fordham, Laura Dannen Redman