Congratulations to the team at Saffire Freycinet for winning an Andrew Harper Editors’ Choice Award.

Each year, Andrew Harper editors reflect on the prior year’s travels to identify the hideaways, hotels and unique travel experiences that proved to be the most memorable and recommendable. From commitment to personal service to the tranquil atmosphere provided, the selected hotels are among the most luxurious in the world.

Saffire Freycinet has been named among their Remarkable Returns.

“We editors love discovering something new, but we don’t pass up the chance to return to an old favorite ~

“We’ve recommended this beachfront property on Tasmania’s Coles Bay for years, and my 2024 revisit only increased my affection. With its full kitchen and dining room, sunken living room, marble soaking tub and plunge pool, our 1,506-square-foot Private Pavilion provided a luxurious amount of space for relaxation, both indoors and out. Meals at Palate restaurant are as delicious as ever: Chef Paddy Prenter makes ample use of Tasmanian seafood and artisan meats, as well as produce pulled from the garden. The vaulted lobby has lost none of its grandeur, the staff still radiates warmth, and the on-site experiences — with the beekeeper, at the nearby oyster farm, meeting the Tasmanian devils in their on-site enclosure — are highly memorable. This resort is Tasmania’s class act.”

To read the full review, click here.

Southern Ocean Lodge has also received special recognition the latest issue of Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report recognised as an ‘Extraordinary Comeback’.

To view the Hideaway Report, click here.

About Andrew Harper ~ for over 40 years, Andrew Harper has published candid editorial reviews of the most luxurious and unique hotels and travel experiences worldwide. Our editors sift through thousands of promising hotels each year. Of the few that merit an editor’s visit, even fewer end up meeting our standards. Over the years, our exclusive community of members have displayed intense loyalty to their favorite hotels, and they rely on the ratings and recommendations of our editors to point them in the right direction for planning their travels.