The new allure of travel: Where beauty meets experience in Australia’s luxury accommodation.
Travel has always been about discovery; exploring new places, finding inspiration and stepping beyond the everyday. But in recent years, the way we travel has evolved. Today’s traveller seeks more than remarkable destinations; they look for stays that elevate the experience itself. Across Australia, luxury accommodation has shifted toward design-led spaces that feel immersive, sensory and beautifully crafted.
From sun-drenched breakfast terraces to pools that dissolve into the horizon, travellers are choosing holiday homes where architecture, light, texture and landscape shape every moment. These considered environments have become as compelling as the destinations they belong to.
Design-led luxury accommodation in Australia.
The appetite for premium, design-forward short-stay accommodation continues to grow. Luxury today is defined less by formality and more by feeling; spaces that balance beauty with comfort, calm and connection. Across coastal retreats, hinterland estates and alpine escapes, travellers are choosing stays that feel both deeply personal and architecturally inspiring.
This philosophy sits at the heart of the Belle Escapes portfolio, a curated collection of luxury holiday homes across Australia. Each property is selected for its design, its sense of place, and its ability to reflect the essence of its destination, from Byron Bay’s coastal ease to the Hunter Valley’s hinterland serenity and the Snowy Mountains’ alpine stillness.
Este Estate, Byron Bay: A new benchmark for luxury holiday homes.
Among the standout homes within the Belle Escapes collection, Este Estate in Wategos, Byron Bay, represents the pinnacle of design-led Australian accommodation. More than a place to stay, it is an experience shaped by architecture, light and landscape.
Expansive living spaces, refined interiors and sweeping ocean views create a sense of effortless luxury. Each room, terrace and poolside vantage point is oriented to frame the surrounding environment; sunlit mornings, horizon-edge afternoons and evenings softened by panoramic coastal colours.
Clean lines, airy volumes and premium materials elevate every moment, while indoor-outdoor transitions encourage a slower, more connected rhythm of living. At Este, the most memorable scenes aren’t just seen; they are felt, deeply, quietly and completely.
A new standard in Australian travel.
As luxury evolves, travellers are no longer simply visiting destinations, they are inhabiting them. The new allure of travel lies at the intersection of beauty and experience, where thoughtful architecture and atmospheric design shape emotion, memory and meaning.
What makes these stays unforgettable isn’t only their visual appeal but how they make you feel: a swim at golden hour, dinner beneath a wide open sky, or the calm of returning to a private retreat that feels entirely your own.
With a growing collection of design-led luxury holiday homes across Australia, Belle Escapes connects travellers to properties that inspire presence. From coastal villas to hinterland estates and alpine hideaways, each stay is chosen for its ability to offer stillness, connection and beauty that lingers long after you leave.
