Australia has plenty of luxury lodges on its east and south coasts and at its red centre. Wallpaper* readers are regulars at Bedarra and Lizard islands, off the Queensland coast; One&Only Wolgan Valley in the Blue Mountains; El Questro in the Kimberley; Longitude 131 at Uluru; and Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The west coast did not get a look in. Until now.
Recent openings offer the chance to do an upscale grand tour – from desert camps to urban sanctuaries and from winelands to beach retreats. Como Hotels has opened its first Australian property in Perth. Best of all, Europeans can get there on a direct flight. Qantas flies non-stop from London and Rome to Perth. Here's the full list of new and improved outposts for those flying east to go west.
